All obligatory synonyms
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O o adjective obligatory
- 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.
- required — to have need of; need: He requires medical care.
- essential — Absolutely necessary; extremely important.
- de rigueur — If you say that a possession or habit is de rigueur, you mean that it is fashionable and therefore necessary for anyone who wants to avoid being considered unfashionable.
- requisite — required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
- necessary — being essential, indispensable, or requisite: a necessary part of the motor.
- imperative — imperative language
- mandatory — authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory: It is mandatory that all students take two years of math.
- unavoidable — unable to be avoided; inevitable: an unavoidable delay.
- binding — A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
- coercive — Coercive measures are intended to force people to do something that they do not want to do.
- compulsatory — compulsory
- enforced — Caused by necessity or force ; compulsory.
- imperious — domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person.
- statutory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a statute.