obligation
Definitions
Noun
- The social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; ; - john d.rockefeller jr
- The state of being obligated to do or pay something
- A personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
- A written promise to repay a debt
- A legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "obligation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | obligations | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | obligation | 4 | 16 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "obligation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | population | 4 | 136 |
| 2 | competition | 4 | 63 |
| 3 | combination | 4 | 57 |
| 4 | conversation | 4 | 50 |
| 5 | observation | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | composition | 4 | 25 |
| 7 | occupation | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | oxidation | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | conservation | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | compilation | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | confirmation | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | consummation | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | consolation | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | convocation | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | altercation | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | armageddon | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | commendation | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | commutation | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | conjugation | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | arslanian | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | carburetion | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | conshohocken | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | contrarian | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | madhusudan | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | nonaggression | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | oxytocin | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | polyhedron | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "obligation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | combination | 4 | 57 |
| 2 | publication | 4 | 55 |
| 3 | obligations | 4 | 22 |
| 4 | litigation | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | mobilization | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | obliteration | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | volition | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | oblivion | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | origination | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | obligating | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | ligation | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | foliation | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | obligatory | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | mobilizations | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | globalization | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | obliging | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | obligate | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | pollination | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | litigations | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | exfoliation | 5 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "obligation" in a sentence.
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Words that often precede the term "obligation" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "obligation" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "obligation".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 27
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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