Rhymes with obligatory
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O o Two-syllable rhymes
- glory — very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown: to win glory on the field of battle.
- gory — covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- story — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- tory — a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
Three-syllable rhymes
- parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- compulsory — If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.
- dictionary — (as modifier)
- dignitary — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
- dilatory — tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- dysentery — Infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces.
- mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- missionary — a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
- necessary — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
- necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- purgatory — (in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment that, after the guilt of mortal sin has been remitted, still remains to be endured by the sinner.
- signatory — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- territory — any tract of land; region or district.
- tributary — a stream that flows to a larger stream or other body of water.
- visionary — given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes: a visionary enthusiast.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- confiscatory — involving confiscation
- contradictory — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
- contributory — A contributory factor of a problem or accident is one of the things which caused it to exist or happen.
- depilatory — Depilatory substances and processes remove unwanted hair from your body.
- derogatory — If you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.
- epistolary — Relating to or denoting the writing of letters or literary works in the form of letters.
- inhibitory — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
- obituary — a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.
- preliminary — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
- prohibitory — prohibitive.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- conciliatory — When you are conciliatory in your actions or behaviour, you show that you are willing to end a disagreement with someone.
- paramilitary — noting or pertaining to an organization operating as, in place of, or as a supplement to a regular military force: a paramilitary police unit.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- amoebic dysentery — inflammation of the intestines caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica
- expeditionary — Of or forming an expedition, especially a military expedition.