Beholden

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  • adjective. Owing something, such as gratitude, to another; indebted.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted; held by obligation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; bound by moral obligation; indebted; obliged.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. under a moral obligation to someone
    • Word Usage
    "Until these issues are addressed, the U.S. economy will remain beholden to Wall Street's bonus-crazed whims."
    Equivalent
    obligated  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Holden  bolden  embolden  folden  golden  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    appreciated  busi  divisible  educative  elated  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    acknowledging  appreciative  beholden to  bound  bounden  
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