Optional and Reserve

Optional

Optional adjective - Subject to one's freedom of choice.

Reserve and optional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reserve" instead an adjective "Optional".

Nearby Words: option, optionally

Reserve

Reserve noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.

Optional and reserve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Optional" instead an adjective "Reserve".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Military School In some countries, schools which are not generally military in approach may have optional military training organisations as official extra-curricular activities, such as the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) in the USA or the Officer Training Corps (OTC) in British private schools.
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