Obligatorily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an obligatory manner.

    "Near-synonyms: necessarily; mandatorily; imperatively; (sometimes) by nature"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a manner that cannot be evaded wordnet
  2. 2
    in an obligatory manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
;by naturecompulsorilycompulsorilyimperativelymandatorily

Example

More examples

"Near-synonyms: necessarily; mandatorily; imperatively; (sometimes) by nature"

Etymology

From obligatory + -ly.

More for "obligatorily"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.