Synonyms for indebted
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-det-id |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdɛt ɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for indebted
Définition of indebted
Origin :- late 14c., endetted "owing money," past participle of endetten "to indebt, oblige," from Old French endetter "to involve in debt," from en- "in" (see in- (2)) + dette "debt" (see debt). Figurative sense of "under obligation for favors or services" first attested 1560s. Related: indebt; indebtedness. Latin indebitus meant "not owed, not due."
- adj under an obligation
- To your hint, I thank you, are they indebted for their disappointment.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- I am indebted to Mrs. Richards for this method of extracting the oil.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885 » by Various
- I am indebted to him almost for the discovery—altogether for the restoration of the library.'
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- How can I divide myself, and say that the one-half of me is indebted to the other?
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- We were indebted for it chiefly to the skill and adroitness of Selina Whiston.
- Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
- Again we are indebted to Italy for the invention and name of the pianoforte.
- Extract from : « How the Piano Came to Be » by Ellye Howell Glover
- For this interesting piece of information we are indebted to Cicero.
- Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh
- She resolved that she would not be indebted to her ambitious rival for aid.
- Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
- I am indebted to the professor for the following information.
- Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
- That I am indebted to you for having opened to me the path by which my right was to be established.
- Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
Antonyms for indebted
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