Compulsory
Compulsory adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Usage example: compulsory retirement at age 70
Involuntary is a synonym for compulsory in forcible topic. In some cases you can use "Involuntary" instead an adjective "Compulsory".
Nearby Words: compulsion, compulsive
Involuntary
Involuntary adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Usage example: the abolition of involuntary servitude by civilized society
Compulsory is a synonym for involuntary in automatic topic. You can use "Compulsory" instead an adjective "Involuntary", if it concerns topics such as forcible.
Nearby Word: involuntarily
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- habitual and compulsory
- habitual and involuntary
- binding and compulsory
- binding and involuntary
- constrained and compulsory
- constrained and involuntary
- necessary and compulsory
- necessary and involuntary
- mandatory and compulsory
- mandatory and involuntary
- essential and compulsory
- essential and involuntary
- required and compulsory
- required and involuntary
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