obligatory
oblig·a·to·ry
adj\ə-ˈbli-gə-ˌtȯr-ē, ä- also ˈä-bli-gə-\
Definition of OBLIGATORY
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: binding in law or conscience
2
: relating to or enforcing an obligation <a writ obligatory>
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: obligate 1
— oblig·a·to·ri·ly \ə-ˌbli-gə-ˈtȯr-ə-lē, ä- also ˌä-bli-gə-\ adverb
See Examples of OBLIGATORY
- The training is obligatory for all personnel.
- This action movie includes the obligatory chase scenes.
First Known Use of OBLIGATORY
15th century
Related to OBLIGATORY
Synonyms: compulsory, forced, imperative, incumbent, involuntary, necessary, nonelective, mandatory, peremptory, required
Related Words: all-important, essential, indispensable, needed, requisite; insistent, persistent, pressing, urgent; demanded, enforced; coercive
Near Antonyms: chosen, discretionary; dispensable, unnecessary, unneeded, unwanted; inconsequential, insignificant, nonessential, unimportant
Rhymes with OBLIGATORY
accusatory, admonitory, adulatory, a fortiori, aleatory, ambulatory, amendatory, applicatory, approbatory, celebratory, circulatory, combinatory, commendatory, compensatory, conciliatory, condemnatory, confirmatory, confiscatory, conservatory, consolatory, contributory, copulatory, cosignatory, declamatory, declaratory, dedicatory, defamatory, denigratory, depilatory, depository, derogatory, designatory, dispensatory, divinatory, escalatory, excitatory, exclamatory, exculpatory, excusatory, exhibitory, exhortatory, expiatory, expiratory, explanatory, explicatory, exploratory, expository, expurgatory, incubatory, indicatory, inflammatory, informatory, innovatory, inspiratory, inundatory, invitatory, judicatory, masticatory, masturbatory, memento mori, millefiori, obfuscatory, observatory, performatory, persecutory, predicatory, premonitory, prohibitory, reformatory, regulatory, repository, retributory, revelatory, respiratory, salutatory, stipulatory, supplicatory, transmigratory, undulatory
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