obligatory

The word “obligatory” has 5 syllables: ob-li-ga-to-ry

It's pronounced as /əˈblɪɡəˌtɔːri/

What is synonym and antonym for obligatory?

In the thesaurus, “obligatory” has 106 synonyms and 48 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for obligatory along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for obligatory

all-important
arid
banal
barren
binding
boring
bromidic
canned
cardboard
cliche
cobwebby
coercive
colorless
commonplace
compulsatory
compulsory
conventional
cookie-cutter
de rigueur
demanded
derivative
drab
dreary
drudging
dry
dull
dusty
enforced
essential
flat
forced
hack
hackney
hackneyed
heavy
ho-hum
humdrum
imitative
imperative
imperious
incumbent
indispensable
insistent
involuntary
jading
jejune
leaden
mandatory
mind-numbing
monotonous
moth-eaten
musty
necessary
needed
nonelective
normal
numbing
old
old hat
old-fashioned
ordinary
pedantic
pedestrian
peremptory
persistent
platitudinal
platitudinous
ponderous
pressing
prosaic
ready-made
required
requisite
rote
routine
shopworn
stale
standard
stereotyped
stock
stodgy
stuffy
tame
tedious
threadbare
timeworn
tired
tiresome
tiring
tried-and-true
trite
twice-told
typical
unavoidable
undramatic
unimaginative
uninspired
uninteresting
unoriginal
urgent
usual
vapid
wearisome
weary
wearying
well-worn

Antonyms for obligatory

absorbing
animating
atypical
chosen
discretionary
dispensable
elective
energizing
engaging
engrossing
enlivening
exciting
extraordinary
free
fresh
galvanizing
gripping
inconsequential
insignificant
interesting
intriguing
invigorating
involving
new
nonessential
novel
optional
original
pathbreaking
pioneering
riveting
stimulating
strange
trailblazing
unaccustomed
uncommon
unfamiliar
unhackneyed
unheard-of
unimportant
unknown
unnecessary
unneeded
unprecedented
unrequired
unusual
unwanted
voluntary

Meanings of obligatory

adjective
1. Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
2. Requiring a matter or obligation.

Example Sentences

As part of the tour, visiting the museum was obligatory for all participants.
The company's policy made it obligatory for employees to attend the annual training session.
Before graduation, students must fulfill certain obligatory requirements, including completing a senior project.
The receptionist greeted guests with an obligatory smile as they entered the hotel lobby.
In some cultures, attending family gatherings during holidays is considered an obligatory tradition.

On this page you'll find 154 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to obligatory, such as: absorbing, all-important, animating, arid, atypical, banal, barren.

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