Knowing and Mandatory

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Knowing

Knowing adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.
Usage example: after giving knowing offense to people of Italian ancestry, he gave the lame excuse that it had all been a joke
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Mandatory is an antonym for knowing.
Nearby Words: know, known, knowingly

Mandatory

Mandatory adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
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Knowing is an antonym for mandatory.
Nearby Words: mandate, mandated, mandatary, mandating
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  • Hidden Depths: N'tho 'Sraom: Ascended Fanboy of the Master Chief, irreverant mid-battle singer, conspiracy theorist (of sorts)...and Warrior Poet (knowing human poetry—in N'tho's case, Shakespeare—is practically mandatory if you want to call yourself a Squidhead with a straight face).
    Source: Fan Fic / The Last Spartan
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