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Compulsory

/kəmˈpʌlsəri/

Something that is compulsory or required.

📖 Definitions of "Compulsory"

noun

adjective

1
Required; obligatory; mandatory.
"The ten-dollar fee was compulsory."
2
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
"Such compulsory measures are limited."

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
obligatory	Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
required	Necessary; obligatory; mandatory.
mandatorynoun	obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
mandatory	obligatory; required or commanded by authority.
obligatory	Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.
requiredverb	Necessary; obligatory; mandatory.
mandatorily	In a mandatory manner; not optionally; required.
obligatorily	In an obligatory manner.
mandatedverb	required, mandatory
obligedverb	Under an obligation to do something.
requireverb	Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
obligatedverb	(Canada, US, Scotland) Having an obligation; obliged.
requisite	Essential, indispensable, required.
obligatenoun	Indispensable; essential; necessary; obligatory; mandatory; unavoidably invoked.
necessary	Required, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
requirementnoun	A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
necessarily	Inevitably; of necessity.
obligationnoun	A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
optional	Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
dutynoun	(countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
essential	Necessary.
enforceable	Capable of being enforced.
duty-bound	Alternative spelling of dutybound. [Compelled by duty.]