Thesaurus:compulsory

Thesaurus

compulsory

English

Adjective

Sense: required or commanded by authority

Synonyms

• binding
• compulsatory
• compulsory
• decretory (obsolete)
• forced
• imperative
• involuntary
• mandatory
• nonoptional
• obligatory
• required
• unbewised
• unvoluntary

Antonyms

• optional    [⇒ thesaurus]

Coordinate terms

• advised
• encouraged
• recommended
• suggested

See also

• Thesaurus:command
• Thesaurus:instruction
• Thesaurus:requisite

Further reading

• “744. compulsion” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “compulsory” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.