obligatory

Speech parts

1. obligatory - Adjective

2. obligatory - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mandatory required necessary essential binding compulsory imperative indispensable unavoidable inescapable needful bounden important must forced
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Antonyms

optional needless auxiliary another alternative minor
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Related terms

obligation obligate obliging oblige obligatorily obliger

Phrases with the word

not obligatory obligatory condition be obligatory for be obligatory make it obligatory obligatory feast day

Examples

attendance is obligatory Source: Internet

an obligatory contribution Source: Internet

he made all the obligatory apologies Source: Internet

Among other measures, he completely halted all public grants to the obligatory unemployment insurance introduced in 1927, resulting in workers making higher contributions and fewer benefits for the unemployed. Source: Internet

“Contrary to what is often said, secular education is not obligatory in France, it is school that is obligatory,” she added. Source: Internet

Although the United Kingdom uses the metric system for most administrative and trade purposes, Imperial units are widely used by the public and are permitted or obligatory for some purposes, such as road signs. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

obligatoriness obligatorization obligatorize obligatory condition obligatory feast day obligatum