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com·pul·so·ry
 compulsory
- pronunciation:
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puhl
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
required or obligatory.
a compulsory test- synonyms:
- binding, mandatory, obligatory, required
- antonyms:
- discretionary, optional
- similar words:
- involuntary, necessary, needful, requisite
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| definition 2: |
coercive or constraining.
- synonyms:
- coercive, constraining
- similar words:
- controlling, forcible
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| related words: |
compulsive, imperative, mandatory, unavoidable |
| derivations: |
compulsorily (adv.), compulsoriness (n.) |
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