Compulsory and Vital

Compulsory

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

Vital and compulsory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vital" instead an adjective "Compulsory".

Nearby Words: compulsion, compulsive

Vital

Vital adjective - Impossible to do without.
Usage example: I forgot one vital ingredient, and now the biscuits taste strange

Compulsory and vital are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compulsory" instead an adjective "Vital".

Nearby Words: vitality, vitally, vitalize, vitalism
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