Synonyms for beholden

Most common

bound · indebted

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged for a bounden duty.

   From an early age, I had decided I wanted to be beholden to no one.

Example sentences

• bound The plane we boarded was bound for San Francisco.
• indebted I'm deeply indebted to you for doing me this favour.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

bound¹

7 letters

obliged², bounden

8 letters

grateful², thankful², indebted³

9 letters

obligated⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (obliged² = 2 syllables).