All voluntary antonyms
vol·un·tar·y
V v adj voluntary
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- life and death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
- front-page — of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.
- life-or-death — life-and-death.
- conscripted — enrolled for compulsory service, esp military service
- urgent — compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing: an urgent matter.
- compulsory — If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
- forced — strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile.
- irremissible — not remissible; unpardonable, as a sin.
- vital — of or relating to life: vital processes.
- necessary — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
- incumbent on — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.
- ineludible — not eludible; inescapable.
- condign — (esp of a punishment) fitting; deserved
- imperative — imperative language
- involuntary — not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
- meat-and-potatoes — fundamental; down-to-earth; basic: What are the meat-and-potatoes issues of the election?
- inerrant — free from error; infallible.
- crucial — If you describe something as crucial, you mean it is extremely important.
- all-important — crucial; vital
- namer — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- climatic — Climatic conditions, changes, and effects relate to the general weather conditions of a place.
- mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- hurry-up — characterized by speed or the need for speed; quick: a hurry-up meal; a hurry-up phone call.
adjective voluntary
- essential — Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
- highhanded — Alternative spelling of high-handed.
- compulsatory — compulsory
- inevasible — Incapable of being evaded.
- obligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.