Optional Synonyms and Antonyms

ŏpshə-nəl
Not compulsory or automatic
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. discretionary
  2. elective
  3. nonobligatory
  4. voluntary
  5. unforced
  6. facultative
  7. noncompulsory
  8. free
  9. alternative
  10. unrestricted
  11. available
  12. arbitrary
  13. contingent
  14. volitional
  15. discretional
  16. not required
  17. according to one's will
  18. discriminative
  19. with no strings attached
  20. take-it-or-leave-it
  21. preferential
Antonyms:
  1. necessary
  2. compulsory
  3. enforced

Words Related to Optional

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.

Optional Sentence Examples

  • This last is the optional rule of the American Episcopal Church.

  • Optional expenditure includes the cost of.

  • If you are adding the optional cinnamon, do it now.

  • Nature-study, continued in the secondary schools, is an essential part in the curriculum of these schools, and elementary general history, English, French and German are among the optional subjects.

  • Two optional boolean qualifiers determine whether the object and listing files are to be generated.

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