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unobligated

unobligated

7.4
Free from a duty or promise to do something
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnəˈblɪɡeɪtɪd/
translation icon : no obligado
  • She felt unobligated to attend the meeting.

Examples

  • The company had several unobligated employees available for urgent tasks.

  • You are unobligated to help.

  • She felt unobligated to attend the event, as there was no formal invitation.

  • These funds remain unobligated and may be used for future projects.

  • She felt completely unobligated to attend the meeting since it was optional.

  • After the semester ended, students were unobligated to participate in any summer school activities.

  • He was unobligated to help with the project, yet he offered his assistance anyway.

Synonyms

unencumbered
vsunobligated
8 6.8

Free from worries, duties, debts and other things that hold you back

emphasizes absence of formal duty or obligation rather than general lack of burden
unbeholden
vsunobligated
  • Formal
8.4

Not owing anything to anyone or under their influence

is free from required duties or commitments rather than only social debts

Antonyms

obligated
20 4.2

Required by law or duty to do something

How Obligated

compulsory
31 4.2
required
  • Formal
1.4
obligated
20 4.2
unobligated
7.4

Surface Forms

unobligated positive

Morphology

unobligated = obligated (transparent) = un + obligate + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' is attached to the adjective 'obligated' yielding the straightforward meaning 'not obligated'.

Etymology

The word unobligated starts with un- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from obligate (seen in oblige and obligation), which means 'to bind' or 'to require'. So, unobligated means 'not bound' and is a handy way to say someone or something is free from duty or commitment.