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Obligated

of Obligate

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Beholden 84% connected

of Behold

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Beholden 84% connected

of Behold

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Indebted 84% connected

of Indebt

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Indebted 84% connected

of Indebt

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Obliged 84% connected

of Oblige

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Obliged 84% connected

of Oblige

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Supposed 84% connected

of Suppose

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Supposed 84% connected

of Suppose

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Tributary 84% connected

Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peac…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Tributary 84% connected

Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or for the purpose of purchasing peac…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Responsible 66% connected

Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Responsible 66% connected

Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer; accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is responsible to the court for his conduct…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

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