compulsory
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compulsory
- /kəmˈpʌlsəɹi/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.
adjective more compulsory · most compulsory · compulsary
- Required; obligatory; mandatory. The ten-dollar fee was compulsory.
- Having the power of compulsion; constraining. Such compulsory measures are limited.
Similar: mandatory, binding, compulsatory, compulsory, decretory, forced, imperative, involuntary, nonoptional, obligatory, required, unbewised, unvoluntary · Opposite: optional, voluntary
noun compulsories · compulsary
- Something that is compulsory or required. Delobel and Schoenfelder failed to win the free dance, but they had built a big lead in the compulsories and the original dance.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mandatory, obligatory, required, mandatorily, obligatorily, mandated, obliged, require, obligated, requisite, obligate, necessary, requirement, necessarily, obligation, optional
adjective
Similar: mandatory, binding, compulsatory, compulsory, decretory, forced, imperative, involuntary, nonoptional, obligatory, required, unbewised, unvoluntary · Opposite: optional, voluntary
Translations
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adj mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory
| Español | compulsor, comisorio, compulsorio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 義務的な gimuteki na |
| हिन्दी | अनिवार्य anivārya |
| Português | obrigatório |
| Français | obligatoire |
| Deutsch | obligatorisch, pflichtmäßig, gesetzlich, verpflichtend |
| Italiano | obbligatorio, coatto |
| Ελληνικά | υποχρεωτικός ypochreotikós |
| Română | obligatoriu |
| Русский | обяза́тельный objazátelʹnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | bắt buộc |
| العربية | إِجْبَارِيّ ʔijbāriyy, إِلْزَامِيّ ʔilzāmiyy, مَفْرُوض mafrūḍ |
| עברית | חובה khova |
adj constraining
| 日本語 | 強制的な kyōseiteki na, 否応無しの iyaōnashi no |
|---|---|
| Português | compulsório |
| Deutsch | zwangsweise, verpflichtend |
| Italiano | obbligatorio, coatto |
| Ελληνικά | εξαναγκαστικός exanagkastikós |
| Română | obligator, care se cere |
| Русский | принуди́тельный prinudítelʹnyj |
Talk about this word "compulsory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/compulsory. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. compulsory. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/compulsory "compulsory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/compulsory.Cite this
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title = {compulsory},
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