English Explanatory Dictionary

compulsory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Required; obligatory; mandatory.
  2. Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
noun
  1. Something that is compulsory or required.

Pronunciation

kəm-pŭl'sə-rē /kəmˈpʌlsəɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-compulsory.wav

Word forms

compulsory more compulsory most compulsory compulsary compulsories

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.

Synonyms

mandatory binding compulsatory compulsory decretory forced imperative involuntary nonoptional obligatory required unbewised unvoluntary

Antonyms

optional voluntary

Related words

command instruction requisite

Derived words

compulsorily compulsoriness compulsory acquisition compulsory education compulsory heterosexuality compulsoryness compulsory purchase compulsory purchase order non-compulsory noncompulsory semicompulsory uncompulsory
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