All compulsory synonyms
com·pul·so·ry
C c adj compulsory
- binding — A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
- forced — strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile.
- mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- required — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- obligatory — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- imperative — imperative language
- 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.
- 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.
adjective compulsory
- unavoidable — unable to be avoided; inevitable: an unavoidable delay.
- compulsatory — compulsory