Optional
Optional adjective - Subject to one's freedom of choice.
Willing and optional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Willing" instead an adjective "Optional".
Nearby Words: option, optionally
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- volunteer and optional
- volunteer and willing
- free and optional
- free and willing
- willful and optional
- willful and willing
- deliberate and optional
- deliberate and willing
- spontaneous and optional
- spontaneous and willing
- gratuitous and optional
- gratuitous and willing
- unasked and optional
- unasked and willing
Both words in one sentence
- It was optional for Mega Man X and Super Metroid (not that a whole lot of people were willing to go for it in the latter).
Source: Lets Play / SuperLPHeroes -
Although you can just buy furniture, you can make them really fancy if you're willing to tromp around some optional dungeons for treasure (and don't plan on handing them to the museum).
Source: Video Game / Steambot Chronicles
Cite this Source
Willing and Optional. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/optional/willing
Optional & Willing. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/optional/willing>.
Willing or Optional. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/optional/willing.
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