Synonyms of mandatory
13 similar words · 15 opposite words
Another word for mandatory is required. Other synonyms of mandatory are compulsory, obligatory and forced. The opposite of mandatory is optional.
Synonyms and similar words for mandatory
adjectiveObligatory; required or commanded by authority.
- compulsoryRequired; obligatory; mandatory.
- obligatoryImposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
- binding
- compulsatoryEnforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
- forced
- imperative
- involuntary
- nonoptionalNot optional.
- requiredNecessary; obligatory; mandatory.
- unbewisedUnconscious; unproven.
- unvoluntary
- decretory obsoletePertaining to an authoritative decree or final judgement.
nounA sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
- mando colloquialA mandatory, a sign or line that requires the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
Opposite of mandatory
adjectiveObligatory; required or commanded by authority.
- optionalNot compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
- electiveOpen to choice; freely chosen; (also, usually) unnecessary; minor.
- discretionaryAvailable at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
- facultative
- free
- noncompulsoryNot compulsory.
- nonmandatoryNot mandatory.
- nonobligateNot obligate.
- nonobligatoryNot obligatory.
- nonrequiredNot required.
- nonrequisiteNot requisite.
- optionaryOptional.
- unrequiredNot required.
- volitional
- voluntary
Meaning of mandatory
- adjective Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
- adjective Of, being or relating to a mandate.
- noun A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.
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Questions about synonyms of mandatory
- What is another word for mandatory?
- Mandatory has 13 synonyms on Word.ws, such as required, compulsory, obligatory and forced.
- What is the opposite of mandatory?
- The opposite of mandatory is optional. Other antonyms of mandatory are elective, nonmandatory, discretionary and free.
- What does mandatory mean?
- Mandatory means obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
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