Synonyms of mandatory

mandatory

adjective

as in compulsory

forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law

the tests are mandatory for all students wishing to graduate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compulsory
• required
• incumbent
• necessary
• obligatory
• urgent
• needed
• imperative
• involuntary
• requisite
• forced
• essential
• nonelective
• peremptory
• indispensable
• enforced
• all-important
• demanded
• persistent
• insistent
• pressing
• coercive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• optional
• voluntary
• elective
• discretionary
• unnecessary
• unwanted
• unimportant
• chosen
• insignificant
• unneeded
• inconsequential
• dispensable
• nonessential