compulsory

adj.强制的,

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
compulsory (adjective)
1.
- mandatory enforced compulsory retirement
2.
- coercive compelling compulsory measures
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
compulsory (adjective)
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
SYNONYMS:
compulsory, forced, imperative, incumbent, involuntary, necessary, nonelective, obligatory, peremptory, required
RELATED WORDS:
all-important, essential, indispensable, needed, requisite; insistent, persistent, pressing, urgent; demanded, enforced; coercive
NEAR ANTONYMS:
chosen, discretionary; dispensable, unnecessary, unneeded, unwanted; inconsequential, insignificant, nonessential, unimportant
elective, optional, voluntary
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