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Obligatory vs Indebted - What's the difference?

obligatory | indebted |

As adjectives the difference between obligatory and indebted

is that obligatory is imposing obligation, morally or legally; binding while indebted is obligated, especially financially.

As a verb indebted is

past tense of indebt.

obligatory

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Imposing obligation, morally or legally; binding.
    • an obligatory promise
  • * Richard Baxter
    • if he speak the words of an oath in a strange language, thinking they signify something else, or if he spake in his sleep, or deliration, or distraction, it is no oath, and so not obligatory .
  • Requiring a matter or obligation.

    • Antonyms

    * optional

    Related terms

    * obligate * obligated * obligation * obligational * obligato * obligatorily * oblige * obligee * obliger * obliging * obligingly * obligingness * obligor

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    indebted

    English

    Alternative forms

    * endebted (obsolete)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (indebt)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Obligated, especially financially.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 15 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=And Ferguson was largely indebted to young keeper David de Gea, who has had his critics this season but made crucial saves to keep United in contention as they came under concerted pressure in the closing stages.}}

    Synonyms

    * beholden * obliged