obliging

/ə-ˈblī-jiŋ/

from present participle of oblige

adjective

  1. willing to do favors : helpful

amiable good-natured obliging complaisant mean having the desire or disposition to please. amiable implies having qualities that make one liked and easy to deal with. good-natured implies cheerfulness or helpfulness and sometimes a willingness to be imposed upon.

verb

  1. to constrain by physical, moral, or legal force or by the exigencies of circumstance

  2. to put in one's debt by a favor or service

  3. to do a favor for

obliged to find a job

force compel coerce constrain oblige mean to make someone or something yield. force is the general term and implies the overcoming of resistance by the exertion of strength, power, or duress. compel typically suggests overcoming of resistance or unwillingness by an irresistible force.