compulsory

Meanings

Plural: compulsories

Adjective Satellite

required by rule
- "in most schools physical education is compulsory"

Adj

Required; obligatory; mandatory.
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

Noun

Something that is compulsory or required.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus. Displaced native Old English ġenīedelīċ.

Synonyms

binding, compulsatory, compulsory, decretory, forced, imperative, involuntary, mandatory, nonoptional, obligatory, required, unbewised, unvoluntary

Antonyms

optional, voluntary

Scrabble Score: 19

compulsory is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
compulsory is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
compulsory is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

compulsory is a valid Words With Friends word