Facultative
Facultative adjective - Not compulsory.
Usage example: facultative courses in the sciences
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Synonyms for Facultative
Optional is a synonym for facultative in choice topic. In some cases you can use "Optional" instead an adjective "Facultative".
Nearby Word: facultatively
Optional
Optional adjective - Possible but not necessary; left to personal choice.
Facultative is a synonym for optional in choice topic. You can use "Facultative" instead an adjective "Optional", if it concerns topics such as possible. popular alternative
Nearby Words: option, optionally
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Related pairs
- free and facultative
- free and optional
- open and facultative
- open and optional
- unrestricted and facultative
- unrestricted and optional
- alternative and facultative
- alternative and optional
- permissive and facultative
- permissive and optional
- dispensable and facultative
- dispensable and optional
- extra and facultative
- extra and optional
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