Compulsory and Nonobligatory

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Compulsory adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.

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Nonobligatory is an antonym for compulsory.

Nearby Words: compulsion, compulsive

Nonobligatory adjective - Not required by rule or law.

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Compulsory is an antonym for nonobligatory in possible topic.

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Nonobligatory and Compulsory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compulsory/nonobligatory

Compulsory & Nonobligatory. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compulsory/nonobligatory>.

Nonobligatory or Compulsory. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compulsory/nonobligatory.

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