indebted

adjective

in·​debt·​ed in-ˈde-təd 

1

: owing gratitude or recognition to another : beholden

2

: owing money

Synonyms

• beholden
• bounden [archaic]
• obligated
• obliged

Examples of indebted in a Sentence

thereafter forever felt indebted to the producer for giving her her lucky break

Recent Examples on the Web

During this period, Central and South American nations, heavily indebted and struggling with economic instability, caught the attention of international conservation organizations. —The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 July 2024

In a world of heavily indebted nations the example of Iceland is one to bear in mind. —Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024

But Beijing’s concerns over the highly indebted property sector led it to impose a regulatory crackdown in August 2020 that restricted new borrowing by developers. —Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024

What the fury around her political opinions tells me is that toxic political discourse closely resembles toxic stan culture, both of which are spiritually indebted to toxic sports fandom, the original irredeemable online subculture. —Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English indetted, from Anglo-French endetté, past participle of endetter to run into debt, from en- + dette debt

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

indebted

adjective

in·​debt·​ed in-ˈdet-əd 

: being in debt : owing something (as money or gratitude)