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Synonyms for obligatory
əˈblɪg əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈɒb lɪ gə-oblig·a·to·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
obligatoryadjective
morally or legally constraining or binding
"attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"
Antonyms:
ex gratia, nonobligatory, unneeded, optional, unnecessary, nonmandatory, elective, facultativeobligatoryadjective
required by obligation or compulsion or convention
"he made all the obligatory apologies"
Antonyms:
facultative, optional, unneeded, ex gratia, elective, nonobligatory, nonmandatory, unnecessary
Editors Contribution
obligationadjective
Submitted by Jkullack on April 16, 2024
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
obligatoryadjective
Synonyms:
binding, incumbent, imperative, coerciveAntonyms:
optional, discretional
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "obligatory":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2435 | binding | |
#6240 | mandatory | |
#11526 | compulsory | |
#23825 | obligatory |
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Since it is obligatory to bury a Muslim’s dead body, many Islamic institutions will probably be willing to do the burial, some might be cautious and wait to see if others do the job. But what is certain is that Farook and his wife will be buried in an Islamic way.
In our case, this is not just possible but obligatory, right now, we are assessing how long it will take, how much work there is, and how we can carry it out.
Between May 11 and May 25 we will extend the obligatory preventative isolation but recover space for productive life.
Indeed you have been ordered to fight the infidel wherever you find him – what are you waiting for?, know that jihad in this time is obligatory on all.
We have proposed, with German Chancellor (Angela) Merkel, a permanent and obligatory mechanism. I believe that today what exists is no longer enough and there are countries ... who do not assume their moral obligations so we will need to go further.
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