All compulsatory synonyms

adjective compulsatory

• set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
• suitable — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
• vital — of or relating to life: vital processes.
• binding — A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
• de rigueur — If you say that a possession or habit is de rigueur, you mean that it is fashionable and therefore necessary for anyone who wants to avoid being considered unfashionable.
• forced — strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile.
• imperative — imperative language
• mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
• obligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
• required — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
• imperious — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
• necessary — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
• requisite — required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
• bossy — If you describe someone as bossy, you mean that they enjoy telling people what to do.
• overbearing — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
• arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
• autocratic — An autocratic person or organization has complete power and makes decisions without asking anyone else's advice.
• dictatorial — Dictatorial means controlled or used by a dictator.
• domineering — inclined to rule arbitrarily or despotically; overbearing; tyrannical: domineering parents.
• haughty — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
• high-handed — condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.
• tyrannical — of or characteristic of a tyrant.
• authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
• commanding — If you are in a commanding position or situation, you are in a strong or powerful position or situation.
• 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.
• despotic — If you say that someone is despotic, you are emphasizing that they use their power over other people in a very unfair or cruel way.
• imperial — of, like, or pertaining to an empire.
• oppressive — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
• overweening — presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud: a brash, insolent, overweening fellow.
• peremptory — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
• tyrannous — tyrannical.
• indispensable — absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite: an indispensable member of the staff.
• involuntary — not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
• compelling — A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done.
• irremissible — not remissible; unpardonable, as a sin.
• needful — necessary or required: needful supplies.
• unavoidable — unable to be avoided; inevitable: an unavoidable delay.
• coercive — Coercive measures are intended to force people to do something that they do not want to do.
• appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
• condign — (esp of a punishment) fitting; deserved
• demanded — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
• deserved — rightfully earned or merited; just
• due — together; in unison.
• just — guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
• needed — necessary, required, or wanted (usually used in combination): a much-needed vacation.
• prerequisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
• prescribed — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
• recommended — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
• right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
• rightful — having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.