INDEBTED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for INDEBTED?

Need another word that means the same as “indebted”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “indebted” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Indebted” are: beholden, under an obligation, obliged, obligated, bound, duty-bound, grateful, thankful, filled with gratitude, appreciative

Indebted as an Adjective

Definitions of "Indebted" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “indebted” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Under a legal obligation to someone.
• Owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc.
• Owing gratitude for a service or favour.
• Owing money.

Synonyms of "Indebted" as an adjective (10 Words)

appreciative	Feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure. Appreciative of a beautiful landscape.
beholden	Owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service. I don t like to be beholden to anybody.
bound	Headed or intending to head in a certain direction often used as a combining form as in college bound students. Leather bound volumes.
duty-bound	Under a moral obligation to do something.
filled with gratitude	Taken up.
grateful	Affording comfort or pleasure. A grateful heart.
obligated	Caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course. Was obligated to pay off the student loan.
obliged	Under a moral obligation to do something.
thankful	Pleased and relieved. They were thankful that the war was finally over.
under an obligation	Located below or beneath something else.

Usage Examples of "Indebted" as an adjective

• I am indebted to her for her help in indexing my book.
• Heavily indebted countries.

Associations of "Indebted" (30 Words)

admiration	Respect and warm approval. They were lost in admiration of the scenery.
appreciate	Rise in value or price. She feels that he does not appreciate her.
appreciated	Fully understood or grasped. Dangers not yet appreciated.
appreciation	Recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something. The appreciation of the dollar against the pound.
appreciative	Feeling or expressive of gratitude. Was appreciative of his efforts.
assess	Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of. Our house hasn t been assessed in years.
beholden	Owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service. I don t like to be beholden to anybody.
borrow	Take (a word or idea) from another language, person, or source and use it in one’s own language or work. You could easily have borrowed a book from your local library.
debtor	A person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt. Generally debtors must negotiate with each creditor separately.
delighted	Greatly pleased. We were delighted to see her.
discriminating	Showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste. The discriminating eye of the connoisseur.
duty	A payment levied on the transfer of property, for licences, and for the legal recognition of documents. A 6 per cent duty on imports.
enjoy	Derive or receive pleasure from get enjoyment from take pleasure in. The security forces enjoy legal immunity from prosecution.
esteem	An attitude of admiration or esteem. He was held in high esteem by colleagues.
generosity	The quality or fact of being plentiful or large. I was overwhelmed by the generosity of friends and neighbours.
gift	Present someone with a gift or gifts. Man is gifted with a moral sense.
grateful	Feeling or showing gratitude. The grateful shade.
gratitude	A feeling of thankfulness and appreciation. She expressed her gratitude to the committee for their support.
obligated	Caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course. Was obligated to pay off the student loan.
pleased	Proud of one’s achievements, especially excessively so; self-satisfied. We will be pleased to provide an independent appraisal.
relieved	(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear. Relieved parents who had waited anxiously for news.
relish	Make pleasant to the taste add relish to. I was appointed to a post for which I had little relish.
respect	Show respect towards. It differs in that respect.
revere	Regard with feelings of respect and reverence consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of. C zanne s still lifes were revered by his contemporaries.
tasteful	Having or showing or conforming to good taste. A tasteful lounge bar.
thank	Express gratitude or show appreciation to. Mac thanked her for the meal and left.
thankful	Pleased and relieved. They were thankful that the war was finally over.
thanks	With the help of or owing to. A letter of thanks.
treasure	Accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc. The children returned from the seashore with their shells and other treasures.
worth	Often used ironically worthy of being treated in a particular way. The companies have debts greater than two years worth of their sales.