Ex gratia
Ex gratia adjective - As a favor; not compelled by legal right.
Usage example: ex gratia payments made to nonstriking workers
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Optional
Optional adjective - Possible but not necessary; left to personal choice.
Ex gratia and optional are semantically related. You can use "Ex gratia" instead an adjective "Optional".
Nearby Words: option, optionally
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Optional and Ex gratia. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ex_gratia/optional
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