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- pronunciation:
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puhl
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
required or obligatory.
Education is compulsory in this state up to the age of sixteen.Compulsory attendance for certain college activities was objectionable to some of the students.It is compulsory to have a building permit before beginning a construction project.- 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 |
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| derivations: |
compulsorily (adv.), compulsoriness (n.) |
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