'Indebted' definitions:
Definition of 'indebted'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
adjective
Under a legal obligation to someone
Definition of 'Indebted'
From: GCIDE
- Indebt \In*debt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indebted; p. pr. & vb. n. Indebting.] [OE. endetten, F. endetter; pref. en- (L. in) + F. dette debt. See Debt.] To bring into debt; to place under obligation; -- chiefly used in the participle indebted. [1913 Webster]
- Thy fortune hath indebted thee to none. --Daniel. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Indebted'
From: GCIDE
- Indebted \In*debt"ed\, a.
- 1. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. [1913 Webster]
- By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'indebted'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beholden,
- bound,
- burdened with debt,
- deep in debt,
- duty-bound,
- embarrassed,
- encumbered,
- in debt,
- in difficulties,
- in embarrassed circumstances,
- in hock,
- in the hole,
- in the red,
- insolvent,
- involved,
- liable,
- mortgaged,
- obligated,
- obliged,
- owing,
- plunged in debt,
- responsible,
- tied up,
- unsound