nonobligatory

Examples

• All

• The training session is nonobligatory, but it may be helpful for your professional development.

• Participation in the survey is nonobligatory.

• Attendance at the meeting is nonobligatory, so you may choose to participate or not.

• The workshop offers nonobligatory sessions for beginners.

• The workshops are nonobligatory, allowing participants to choose which ones they want to attend.

• In this course, completing the extra assignments is nonobligatory, so students can focus on the main material.

• The bonus features on the app are nonobligatory, giving users the freedom to customize their experience.

Synonyms

U

unnecessary

vsnonobligatory

300 1.6

More than is needed or wanted

applies when there is no rule requiring action rather than excess

N

nonessential

vsnonobligatory

11 4.4

Not needed for something to work or be successful

highlights lack of formal requirement rather than just lower importance

U

unneeded

vsnonobligatory

7 2.3

Not necessary or useful in a situation

refers to absence of rule or duty rather than lack of usefulness

I

inessential

vsnonobligatory

1 5.3

Not needed for a particular purpose or situation

focuses on missing legal or formal obligation rather than general necessity

U

unessential

vsnonobligatory

1 5.0

Not needed for the main purpose

focuses on lack of rule or obligation instead of degree of necessity

N

nonmandatory

vsnonobligatory

5.5

Something you do not have to do

has identical sense but uses a different negative base form

Antonyms

O

obligatory

• Formal

27 5.3

Required by law, rule, or authority

How Obligatory

mandatory

239 3.8

discretionary

46 6.7

nonobligatory

• Formal

6.1

voluntary

180 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology