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- obligate
collapse - restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"
- commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money" related words >
- accept obligation,
- agree to,
- answer for,
- be answerable for,
- be responsible for,
- be security for,
- bind,
- commit,
- compel,
- constrain,
- contract,
- engage,
- force,
- go bail for,
- have an understanding,
- make imperative,
- make incumbent,
- oblige,
- pledge,
- require,
- saddle with,
- shake hands on,
- take the vows,
- tie,
- undertake
- accept obligation,
- accept the responsibility,
- act for,
- agree to,
- appear for,
- back up,
- be accepted for,
- be answerable for,
- be regarded as,
- be responsible for,
- be security for,
- be sponsor for,
- be taken as,
- bind,
- commission,
- commit,
- contract,
- count for,
- deputize,
- engage,
- front for,
- go as,
- go bail for,
- go for,
- have an understanding,
- obligate,
- pass as,
- pass for,
- pinch-hit for,
- represent,
- serve as,
- shake hands on,
- speak for,
- sponsor,
- stand in for,
- stand sponsor for,
- substitute for,
- take the blame,
- take the vows,
- understudy,
- undertake
- insolvency
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- the lack of financial resources related words >
- bankruptcy,
- bouncing check,
- broken fortune,
- bust,
- collapse,
- crash,
- difficulties,
- distress,
- embarrassment,
- failure,
- genteel poverty,
- hard pinch,
- hardship,
- impecuniosity,
- impecuniousness,
- insufficient funds,
- kited check,
- light purse,
- narrow means,
- overdraft,
- overdrawn account,
- poorness,
- poverty,
- receivership,
- slender means,
- straitened circumstances,
- straits,
- tight squeeze,
- unprosperousness,
- voluntary poverty,
- vows of poverty
- adverse circumstances,
- adversity,
- affliction,
- aggravation,
- annoyance,
- blight,
- broken fortune,
- bummer,
- care,
- cross,
- curse,
- difficulty,
- distress,
- downer,
- embarrassment,
- genteel poverty,
- hard knocks,
- hard life,
- hard lot,
- hard pinch,
- hardcase,
- hardship,
- impecuniosity,
- impecuniousness,
- insolvency,
- irritation,
- light purse,
- narrow means,
- plight,
- poorness,
- poverty,
- predicament,
- pressure,
- rigor,
- sea of troubles,
- slender means,
- straitened circumstances,
- straits,
- stress,
- stress of life,
- tight squeeze,
- trial,
- tribulation,
- trouble,
- troubles,
- unprosperousness,
- vale of tears,
- vicissitude,
- voluntary poverty,
- vows of poverty
- hardship
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- something that causes or entails suffering; "I cannot think it a hardship that more indulgence is allowed to men than to women"- James Boswell; "the many hardships of frontier life" related words >
- adverse circumstances,
- adversity,
- affliction,
- aggravation,
- annoyance,
- asperity,
- austerity,
- bad luck,
- blight,
- broken fortune,
- bummer,
- care,
- cross,
- curse,
- danger,
- deprivation,
- difficulties,
- difficulty,
- discomfort,
- distress,
- downer,
- drudgery,
- embarrassment,
- genteel poverty,
- hard knocks,
- hard life,
- hard lot,
- hard pinch,
- hardcase,
- hardness,
- hazard,
- ill fortune,
- impecuniosity,
- impecuniousness,
- insolvency,
- irritation,
- light purse,
- mischance,
- misery,
- misfortune,
- narrow means,
- peril,
- plight,
- poorness,
- poverty,
- predicament,
- pressure,
- privation,
- rigor,
- sea of troubles,
- slender means,
- straitened circumstances,
- straits,
- stress,
- stress of life,
- suffering,
- tight squeeze,
- toil,
- travail,
- trial,
- tribulation,
- trouble,
- troubles,
- unhappiness,
- unprosperousness,
- vale of tears,
- vicissitude,
- voluntary poverty,
- vows of poverty,
- want
- OK,
- abide by,
- accede,
- accede to,
- accept,
- accept obligation,
- acclaim,
- accord to,
- acquiesce,
- acquiesce in,
- agree,
- agree with,
- answer for,
- applaud,
- approve,
- approve of,
- assent,
- bargain,
- bargain for,
- be a bargain,
- be a deal,
- be a go,
- be answerable for,
- be on,
- be responsible for,
- be security for,
- be willing,
- bind,
- buy,
- cheer,
- come to terms,
- commit,
- compact,
- comply,
- condescend,
- connive at,
- consent,
- consent to silently,
- contract,
- covenant,
- deign,
- do a deal,
- endorse,
- engage,
- give consent,
- give the nod,
- go along with,
- go bail for,
- grant,
- hail,
- have an understanding,
- have no objection,
- hold with,
- in toto,
- make a bargain,
- make a deal,
- make a dicker,
- nod,
- nod assent,
- not refuse,
- obligate,
- okay,
- permit,
- promise,
- ratify,
- receive,
- sanction,
- say aye,
- say yes,
- shake hands,
- shake hands on,
- shake on it,
- stipulate,
- strike a bargain,
- subscribe to,
- take kindly to,
- take the vows,
- undertake,
- vote affirmatively,
- vote aye,
- vote for,
- welcome,
- wink at,
- yes,
- yield assent
- undertake
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- promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"
- enter upon an activity or enterprise
- accept as a charge
- accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" related words >
- accept,
- accept obligation,
- agree,
- agree to,
- answer for,
- approach,
- assay,
- assume,
- attack,
- attempt,
- bargain,
- bargain for,
- be answerable for,
- be responsible for,
- be security for,
- begin,
- bind,
- buckle to,
- carry on,
- certify,
- chance,
- commence,
- commit,
- compact,
- conduct,
- contract,
- covenant,
- dive into,
- do,
- do a deal,
- embark in,
- embark on,
- embark upon,
- employ,
- endeavor,
- engage,
- engage in,
- enter on,
- enter upon,
- essay,
- exercise,
- fall into,
- fall to,
- follow,
- get busy,
- get cracking,
- get going,
- get under way,
- get with it,
- go about,
- go at,
- go bail for,
- go in for,
- go into,
- go to it,
- go upon,
- guarantee,
- have an understanding,
- have at,
- hop to it,
- jump to it,
- launch forth,
- launch into,
- lay about,
- lift a finger,
- light into,
- make a deal,
- make an attempt,
- make an effort,
- move into,
- obligate,
- offer,
- pass,
- pitch in,
- pitch into,
- pledge,
- plunge into,
- practice,
- proceed to,
- promise,
- prosecute,
- pursue,
- sail into,
- seek,
- set about,
- set at,
- set forward,
- set going,
- set to,
- set to work,
- shake hands on,
- specialize in,
- stand back of,
- start,
- start in,
- stipulate,
- strive,
- struggle,
- swear,
- tackle,
- take on,
- take the vows,
- take to,
- take up,
- try,
- turn to,
- use,
- venture,
- venture on,
- venture upon,
- vow,
- wade into,
- wage,
- warrant,
- work at
- arm,
- armlet,
- bay,
- bayou,
- belt,
- bight,
- bind,
- boca,
- broken fortune,
- clutch,
- complication,
- cove,
- creek,
- crunch,
- difficulties,
- distress,
- embarrassing position,
- embarrassment,
- estuary,
- euripus,
- fine how-do-you-do,
- fjord,
- frith,
- genteel poverty,
- gulf,
- gut,
- harbor,
- hard pinch,
- hardship,
- hell to pay,
- hobble,
- hot water,
- how-do-you-do,
- imbroglio,
- impecuniosity,
- impecuniousness,
- inlet,
- insolvency,
- jam,
- kyle,
- light purse,
- loch,
- mess,
- mix,
- morass,
- mouth,
- narrow,
- narrow means,
- narrow seas,
- narrows,
- natural harbor,
- parlous straits,
- pass,
- pickle,
- pinch,
- plight,
- poorness,
- poverty,
- predicament,
- pretty pass,
- pretty pickle,
- pretty predicament,
- quagmire,
- quicksand,
- reach,
- road,
- roads,
- roadstead,
- scrape,
- slender means,
- slough,
- sound,
- spot,
- squeeze,
- stew,
- sticky wicket,
- strait,
- straitened circumstances,
- swamp,
- tight spot,
- tight squeeze,
- tightrope,
- tricky spot,
- unholy mess,
- unprosperousness,
- voluntary poverty,
- vows of poverty
- bind,
- broken fortune,
- close call,
- close shave,
- close squeak,
- closeness,
- clutch,
- complication,
- confinement,
- crowdedness,
- crunch,
- cubby,
- cubbyhole,
- difficulties,
- distress,
- doghouse,
- embarrassing position,
- embarrassment,
- fine how-do-you-do,
- genteel poverty,
- hair,
- hairbreadth,
- hairbreadth escape,
- hairsbreadth,
- hard pinch,
- hardship,
- hell to pay,
- hobble,
- hole,
- hot water,
- how-do-you-do,
- imbroglio,
- impecuniosity,
- impecuniousness,
- incapaciousness,
- incommodiousness,
- insolvency,
- jam,
- light purse,
- limitation,
- mess,
- mix,
- morass,
- narrow escape,
- narrow gauge,
- narrow means,
- narrow squeak,
- narrowness,
- near go,
- near miss,
- near thing,
- nearness,
- parlous straits,
- pass,
- pickle,
- pigeonhole,
- pinch,
- playhouse,
- plight,
- poorness,
- poverty,
- predicament,
- pretty pass,
- pretty pickle,
- pretty predicament,
- quagmire,
- quicksand,
- restrictedness,
- restriction,
- scrape,
- slender means,
- slenderness,
- slough,
- spot,
- squeeze,
- stew,
- sticky wicket,
- strait,
- straitened circumstances,
- straitness,
- straits,
- strictness,
- swamp,
- tight spot,
- tightness,
- tightrope,
- tricky spot,
- unholy mess,
- unprosperousness,
- voluntary poverty,
- vows of poverty
- commit
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- cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" related words >
- accept obligation,
- accomplish,
- accredit,
- achieve,
- agree,
- agree to,
- allocate,
- allot,
- answer for,
- assign,
- assure,
- authorize,
- be answerable for,
- be responsible for,
- be security for,
- bind,
- bring about,
- bring off,
- bring to pass,
- carry out,
- charge,
- charter,
- commend,
- commission,
- commit to prison,
- confide,
- confine,
- consecrate,
- consign,
- contract,
- contravene,
- covenant,
- dedicate,
- delegate,
- deliver,
- depute,
- deputize,
- destine,
- detach,
- detail,
- devolute,
- devolve,
- devolve upon,
- devote,
- do,
- do to,
- effect,
- effectuate,
- empower,
- enfeoff,
- engage,
- entrust,
- execute,
- give,
- give in charge,
- give in trust,
- go and do,
- go bail for,
- guarantee,
- hand over,
- have an understanding,
- imprison,
- incarcerate,
- infeudate,
- inflict,
- institutionalize,
- intern,
- license,
- make,
- make imperative,
- make incumbent,
- mission,
- move,
- obligate,
- oblige,
- offend,
- offer,
- ordain,
- pay,
- perform,
- perpetrate,
- perpetuate,
- pledge,
- post,
- produce,
- promise,
- pull,
- pull off,
- put away,
- realize,
- recommit,
- relegate,
- remand,
- remit,
- remove,
- render,
- require,
- saddle with,
- scandalize,
- send away,
- send out,
- send to jail,
- send up,
- sentence,
- set apart,
- shake hands on,
- shift,
- shut up,
- sin,
- submit,
- swear,
- take and do,
- take the vows,
- tie,
- transfer,
- transgress,
- trespass,
- trust,
- turn over,
- undertake,
- up and do,
- violate,
- vouchsafe,
- vow,
- warrant,
- wreak
- engage
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- get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged"
- keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
- hire for work or assistance; "engage aid, help, services, or support"
- carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe"
- ask to represent; of legal counsel; "I'm retaining a lawyer" related words >
- absorb,
- absorb the attention,
- accept obligation,
- affiance,
- agree,
- agree to,
- answer for,
- appeal,
- approach,
- arrest,
- assault,
- assay,
- attack,
- attempt,
- attend to business,
- attract,
- bargain,
- bargain for,
- battle,
- be answerable for,
- be attractive,
- be responsible for,
- be security for,
- beckon,
- become engaged,
- bespeak,
- betroth,
- bind,
- book,
- brief,
- bring,
- busy,
- captivate,
- capture,
- carry,
- catch,
- catch up in,
- chance,
- charm,
- clash with,
- coact,
- combat,
- commit,
- compact,
- concern,
- contract,
- contract an engagement,
- contract for,
- cooperate,
- covenant,
- decide,
- determine,
- devote,
- dispose,
- do a deal,
- do battle,
- dovetail,
- draw,
- draw in,
- embark on,
- embarrass,
- employ,
- enchant,
- encounter,
- engage in,
- engage in battle,
- engage the attention,
- engage the mind,
- engage the thoughts,
- engross,
- engross the mind,
- engross the thoughts,
- enlist,
- enmesh,
- entangle,
- enter into,
- enthrall,
- essay,
- exercise,
- face,
- fascinate,
- fetch,
- fight,
- get to do,
- give battle,
- go bail for,
- grab,
- grapple with,
- grip,
- guarantee,
- have an understanding,
- hire,
- hold,
- hold spellbound,
- hold the interest,
- hypnotize,
- imbue,
- immerse,
- implicate,
- incline,
- indenture,
- induce,
- influence,
- interact,
- interchange,
- interest,
- interest in,
- interlace,
- interlock,
- intermesh,
- interplay,
- intertwine,
- interweave,
- interwork,
- invite,
- involve,
- involve the interest,
- join battle,
- join battle with,
- join issue,
- lead,
- lift a finger,
- lure,
- make a deal,
- make an attempt,
- make an effort,
- meet,
- mesh,
- mesmerize,
- mind the store,
- monopolize,
- mortise,
- obligate,
- obsess,
- occupy,
- occupy the attention,
- offer,
- partake in,
- participate in,
- pass,
- pass the time,
- pledge,
- plight,
- preengage,
- preoccupy,
- procure,
- promise,
- prompt,
- publish the banns,
- put on,
- recruit,
- rent,
- reserve,
- retain,
- secure,
- shake hands on,
- sign on,
- sign up,
- sign up for,
- soak,
- spellbind,
- spend,
- spend the time,
- stipulate,
- strike,
- suck into,
- summon,
- sway,
- take into employment,
- take on,
- take part in,
- take the vows,
- take up,
- tangle,
- tantalize,
- tease,
- tempt,
- tickle,
- tie,
- tie up,
- titillate,
- troth,
- try,
- try conclusions,
- undertake,
- venture,
- venture on,
- venture upon,
- whet the appetite
- embarrassment
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- some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"
- the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
- the state of being embarrassed (usually by some financial inadequacy); "he is currently suffering financial embarrassments" related words >
- abasement,
- abashment,
- absorption,
- agitation,
- awkwardness,
- baffle,
- bafflement,
- bashfulness,
- befuddlement,
- bewilderment,
- bind,
- bother,
- botheration,
- broken fortune,
- burden,
- burthen,
- cargo,
- chagrin,
- chaos,
- charge,
- cloud,
- clumsiness,
- clutch,
- comedown,
- complication,
- confoundment,
- confusion,
- constraint,
- coyness,
- cross,
- crunch,
- cumbrance,
- daze,
- deadweight,
- debasement,
- deflation,
- demureness,
- demurity,
- descent,
- difficulties,
- difficulty,
- dilemma,
- disadvantage,
- discombobulation,
- discomfiture,
- discomfort,
- discomposure,
- disconcert,
- disconcertedness,
- disconcertion,
- disconcertment,
- discountenance,
- disgrace,
- disorder,
- disorganization,
- disorientation,
- distress,
- disturbance,
- dump,
- embarrassing position,
- encumbrance,
- engagement,
- enigma,
- enmeshment,
- entanglement,
- excess,
- fine how-do-you-do,
- fix,
- flummox,
- flurry,
- fluster,
- flutter,
- fog,
- freight,
- frenzy,
- fuddle,
- fuddlement,
- genteel poverty,
- hamper,
- handicap,
- hangdog look,
- hard pinch,
- hardship,
- haze,
- hell to pay,
- hobble,
- hot water,
- how-do-you-do,
- humbled pride,
- humiliation,
- imbroglio,
- impecuniosity,
- impecuniousness,
- impediment,
- impedimenta,
- implication,
- imposition,
- inclusion,
- inconvenience,
- insolvency,
- involution,
- involvement,
- jam,
- jumble,
- letdown,
- light purse,
- load,
- lumber,
- maze,
- mess,
- mist,
- mix,
- morass,
- mortification,
- mousiness,
- muddle,
- muddlement,
- mystery,
- narrow means,
- nonplus,
- onus,
- oversupply,
- pack,
- parlous straits,
- pass,
- penalty,
- perplexity,
- perturbation,
- pickle,
- pinch,
- plight,
- poorness,
- pother,
- poverty,
- predicament,
- pretty pass,
- pretty pickle,
- pretty predicament,
- problem,
- profusion,
- pucker,
- put-down,
- puzzle,
- puzzlement,
- quagmire,
- quandary,
- quicksand,
- relation,
- riddle,
- ruffle,
- scrape,
- self-abasement,
- self-abnegation,
- self-consciousness,
- self-diminishment,
- setdown,
- shame,
- shamefacedness,
- shamefastness,
- shuffle,
- shyness,
- skittishness,
- slender means,
- slough,
- spot,
- squeeze,
- stagefright,
- stammering,
- stew,
- sticky wicket,
- strain,
- strait,
- straitened circumstances,
- straits,
- superabundance,
- superfluity,
- surplus,
- swamp,
- sweat,
- swivet,
- tight spot,
- tight squeeze,
- tightrope,
- timidity,
- timidness,
- timorousness,
- tizzy,
- tricky spot,
- trouble,
- unassuredness,
- unease,
- uneasiness,
- unholy mess,
- unprosperousness,
- unsettlement,
- upset,
- vexation,
- voluntary poverty,
- vows of poverty,
- weight,
- white elephant
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