indebted
Grateful for help
Indebted means owing something to another.
The debt may be financial: I'm indebted to you for the loan.
More often it's figurative—owing gratitude for a favor, influence, or kindness: I'm deeply indebted to my mentor.
The word carries a formal, sometimes old-fashioned tone compared to simply saying grateful or thankful.
Feeling gratitude expressed
- appreciativeFeeling or showing gratitude
- beholdenOwing thanks or duty
- obligedBound to comply
- gratefulFeeling thankful
touched · moved · blessed · heartfelt · humbled · recognition · acknowledgment · gratitude
Secured or destined
- duty-boundMorally required to act
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- pledgedFormally promised something
- accountableObligated to explain oneself
responsible · liable · beholden · tied · sworn · obliged · compelled · contracted
Borrowed money repaid later
- creditorOne owed money
- borrowerOne who takes temporarily
- lenderOne who loans money
- repaymentGiving back what's owed
mortgage · interest · arrears · default · bankruptcy · liability · outstanding · overdue
Made heavy by burden
- encumberedMade difficult to move
- saddledBurdened or mounted
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- ladenHeavily weighted down
overburdened · strained · pressured · trapped · underwater · struggling · stretched · hampered
thankful
Feeling gratitude expressed
- appreciativeFeeling or showing gratitude
- beholdenOwing thanks or duty
- obligedBound to comply
grateful · touched · moved · blessed · heartfelt · humbled · recognition · acknowledgment · gratitude · kindness
bound
Secured or destined
- duty-boundMorally required to act
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- pledgedFormally promised something
accountable · responsible · liable · beholden · tied · sworn · obliged · compelled · contracted · constrained
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
repayment · mortgage · interest · arrears · default · bankruptcy · liability · outstanding · overdue · balance
weighed down
Made heavy by burden
- encumberedMade difficult to move
- saddledBurdened or mounted
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
laden · overburdened · strained · pressured · trapped · underwater · struggling · stretched · hampered · taxed
- financesmoney, affluence, cash, bankrupt, income
- wealth statuspoor, rich, wealthy, affluent, middle-class
- business adjectivescommercial, corporate, economic, financial, fiscal
- povertypoverty line, poor, poverty rate, impoverished, generational poverty
- commitment levelscommitted, dedicated, devoted, loyal, faithful
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
indebteddebt-free
Without financial obligations
paid up · settled · solvent · paid · free and clear
indebtedunbeholden
Owing no gratitude
ungrateful · thankless · unobligated · ingrate · unappreciative
indebtedindependent
Free from external control
free · autonomous · self-sufficient · unbeholden · unencumbered