Optional
Optional adjective - Subject to one's freedom of choice.
Self-imposed and optional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-imposed" instead an adjective "Optional".
Nearby Words: option, optionally
Self-imposed
Self-imposed adjective - Done, made, or given with one's own free will.
Usage example: if the candidates all follow self-imposed campaign-spending limits, government oversight is unnecessary
Optional and self-imposed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Optional" instead an adjective phrase "Self-imposed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- volunteer and optional
- volunteer and self-imposed
- chosen and optional
- chosen and self-imposed
- willful and optional
- willful and self-imposed
- willing and optional
- willing and self-imposed
- deliberate and optional
- deliberate and self-imposed
- spontaneous and optional
- spontaneous and self-imposed
- unasked and optional
- unasked and self-imposed
Both words in one sentence
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Self-Imposed Challenge: There is an optional Boss Rush that pits you against all 23 bosses found in the game.
- You don't have to do this to complete the quest, you DO have to do it in order to unlock the best reward, so it's kind of a twist where the self-imposed challenge is optional.
Source: That One Sidequest -
Using this technique to complete all the optional goals before playing the actual story is a fairly popular Self-Imposed Challenge.
Cite this Source
Self-imposed and Optional. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/optional/self-imposed
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