Definition for Mandatory:

• Expressive of positive command.

Synonyms for Mandatory:

• adj.

  •authoritative (adjective)
  • sovereign,
  • bureaucratic,
  • ex cathedra,
  • ex officio,
  • departmental.
  •binding (adjective)
  • in-dissoluble,
  • in dissoluble,
  • un-alterable,
  • un alterable.
  •compulsory (adjective)
  • more compulsatory,
  • most compulsatory.
  •de rigueur (adjective)
  • conforming to accepted standards,
  • a must,
  • conforming accepted standards.
  •forced (adjective)
  • in sincerer,
  • more conscripted,
  • in sincerest,
  • more compelled,
  • in-sincere,
  • in-sincerer,
  • be-grudging,
  • in sincere,
  • be grudging,
  • in flexible,
  • un willing,
  • more coerced,
  • in-flexible,
  • un-natural,
  • most grudging,
  • in-sincerest,
  • most begrudging,
  • insincere,
  • slavest,
  • in voluntary,
  • in-voluntary,
  • more grudging,
  • most coerced,
  • most conscripted,
  • most compelled,
  • un-willing,
  • more begrudging.
  •hard-and-fast (adjective)
  • hard and fast,
  • set in concrete.
  •prerequisite (adjective)
  • of essence,
  • of the essence,
  • pre requisite.
  •required (adjective)
  • involuntary,
  • Stipulated,
  • inescapable,
  • requisite,
  • constraining,
  • inevitable,
  • pressing,
  • inexorable,
  • imperative,
  • must,
  • indispensable,
  • essential,
  • proviso.
  •required, necessary (adjective)
  • compelling,
  • commanding,
  • Irremissible,
  • needful.
  •required/requisite (adjective)
  • more condign,
  • de-served,
  • re commended,
  • most demanded,
  • pre-scribed,
  • pre scribed,
  • re-commended,
  • de served,
  • most condign,
  • more demanded.

• n.

  •
  • common-law,
  • civil,
  • extraterritorial,
  • effective,
  • extrajudicial,
  • enabling,
  • forensic,
  • antitrust,
  • criminally,
  • criminal.
  •
  • obligation.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • all-important,
  • authoritative,
  • binding,
  • compulsory,
  • condign,
  • de rigueur,
  • forced,
  • hard-and-fast,
  • imperious,
  • incumbent on,
  • necessary,
  • obligatory,
  • prerequisite,
  • required,
  • Compulsatory,
  • highhanded,
  • conscripted,
  • bottom-line,
  • name of game,
  • pre-requisite.
  •n.
  • district,
  • dominion,
  • receiver,
  • recipient,
  • territorial dominion,
  • territory.

Paraphrases for Mandatory:

• Equivalence

  • Cardinal number
    compulsory.
  • Determiner
    compulsory.
  • Adjective
    compulsory.
  • Proper noun, singular
    compulsory.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    compulsory.
  • Adverb
    compulsory.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    peremptory, non-compensatory, compelling, prescriptive, indispensable, compensatory, constraining, restrictive, non-discretionary, prescribed, non-compulsory, requisite, obligate, overarching, essential, regulatory, duty-bound, stringent, optional, burdensome, imposed, overriding, required, legally-binding, mandated, imposing, crucial, Executory.
  • Proper noun, singular
    rules, powers, Les, required, mandated.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    non-compensatory, Les, regulatory, constraint, required.
  • Verb, past tense
    required, mandated.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    needs, requires, includes.

Antonyms for Mandatory:

• adj.

  • required, necessary
    inessential, unforced, optional, voluntary, secondary, free.
  • Other antonyms:
    elective, dispensable, unneeded, nonessential, unnecessary, unimportant, unwanted, chosen, insignificant, inconsequential.

Mandatory Sentence Examples:

• Typewriters might well be mandatory for the ephemeral news item, but I had been hired as a special correspondent and someday my manuscript would be a valuable property.

• The phrase in the Constitution which reads, " shall approve of all laws," is mandatory and leaves the Executive without discretion.

Homophones for Mandatory:

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