Obligatory Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-blĭgə-tôrē, ŏblĭ-gə-
Imposed on one by authority, command, or convention
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. compulsory
  2. imperative
  3. mandatory
  4. necessary
  5. required
  6. binding
  7. coercive
  8. essential
  9. incumbent
  10. irremissible
  11. requisite
  12. unavoidable
Antonyms:
  1. optional
Essential, required
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. required
  2. essential
  3. binding
Antonyms:
  1. discretional
  2. optional
  3. nonessential
  4. unrequired
  5. voluntary

Words Related to Obligatory

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Obligatory Sentence Examples

  • But the development of modern culture has rendered these exploits of an unbridled fanaticism impossible, and no government would consent to enforce the once obligatory sentences of ecclesiastical courts.

  • By a law passed in 1868 attendance at school is obligatory on all children between the ages of 6 and 12 years.

  • He grunted, slipping an obligatory arm around her.

  • Primary education is obligatory.

  • Fasts, obligatory on all above seven years of age, are held on every Monday and Thursday, on every new moon, and at the passover (the 21st or 22nd of April).

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