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obligatory |
Overview of adj obligatory The adj obligatory has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. obligatory -- (morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution") 2. obligatory -- (required by obligation or compulsion or convention; "he made all the obligatory apologies") Antonyms of adj obligatory 2 senses of obligatory Sense 1 obligatory (vs. optional) optional (vs. obligatory) => elective => ex gratia => facultative => nonmandatory, nonobligatory Sense 2 obligatory INDIRECT (VIA necessary) -> unnecessary, unneeded Similarity of adj obligatory 2 senses of obligatory Sense 1 obligatory (vs. optional) => bounden => compulsory, mandatory, required => de rigueur => imposed => incumbent on(prenominal) => indispensable => prerequisite Also See-> necessary#1 Sense 2 obligatory => necessary (vs. unnecessary) Attributes of adj obligatory Familiarity of adj obligatory obligatory used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj obligatory nonobligatory obligatory Overview of adj obligatory The adj obligatory has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. obligatory -- (morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution") 2. obligatory -- (required by obligation or compulsion or convention; "he made all the obligatory apologies")
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