duty bound
Obligated by principle
When a person is duty bound to do something, they regard it as an obligation imposed by their position or status: I felt duty bound to visit them in the hospital.
- compelledMade to act
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- pledgedFormally promised something
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- obligationRequired task or commitment
moral obligation · required · indebted · responsibility · conscience · honor · allegiance · service · oath · loyalty · guilt · trustworthiness · integrity · statute · virtue · compliance · promise · regulation
- duty
- moral sayingsdo unto others, golden rule, do the right thing, honesty is the best policy, treat others fairly
- obligation phraseshave to, need to, ought to, should, forced to
- ethicsmorality, deontology, dignity, sanctity of life, utilitarianism
- oath-boundsworn brother, blood brother, juror, witness
duty boundvoluntary
Done by choice
optional · free to choose · discretionary · elective · self-motivated
duty boundfree
Without payment or restriction
unbound · unconstrained · liberated · unobligated · at liberty
duty boundindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
unconcerned · irresponsible · conscienceless · amoral · unprincipled
duty, bound, duties, dutiful, dutifully, dutifulness, bind, binding, binds