Mandatory and Necessitous

Mandatory

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

Necessitous and mandatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Necessitous" instead an adjective "Mandatory".

Nearby Words: mandate, mandated, mandatary, mandating

Necessitous

Necessitous adjective - Impossible to do without.
Usage example: all the dreaded, necessitous decisions that one must make when arranging the funeral of a loved one

Mandatory and necessitous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mandatory" instead an adjective "Necessitous".

Nearby Words: necessity, necessitated
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