compulsory
Plural: compulsories
Adjective Satellite
- required by rule
- "in most schools physical education is compulsory"
Adj
- Required; obligatory; mandatory.
- Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Noun
- Something that is compulsory or required.
Examples
- Such compulsory measures are limited.
- The ten-dollar fee was compulsory.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.
Synonyms
mandatory, required, binding, compulsatory, compulsory, decretory, forced, imperative, involuntary, nonoptional, obligatory, unbewised, unvoluntary
Scrabble Score: 19
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