Compulsory

//kəmˈpʌlsəɹi//

Synonyms for "compulsory" (61 found)

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Closest matches (13)

Adjective(2 words)
bindingcompulsatory

Strong matches (18)

Adjective(3 words)
decretoryforcedimperative

Related words (30)

Adjective(2 words)
mandatoryrequired

Related word relations

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7 relation types

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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related to

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similar

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Translations

74 translations across 37 languages.

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Afrikaans

2 entries
  • verpligte adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • verpligtend adj (constraining)

Arabic

3 entries
  • إِجْبَارِيّ adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • إِلْزَامِيّ adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • مَفْرُوض adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Armenian

2 entries
  • հարկադրական adj (constraining)
  • պարտադիր adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • абавязко́вы adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Bengali

3 entries
  • ওয়াজিব adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • ফরজ adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • বাধ্যতামূলক adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • задължителен adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • принуди́телен adj (constraining)

Catalan

1 entries
  • obligatori adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Czech

1 entries
  • povinný adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Danish

2 entries
  • obligatorisk adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • påbudt adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Dutch

1 entries
  • verplicht adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • deviga adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Estonian

3 entries
  • kohustuslik adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • sund adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • sunduslik adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Finnish

4 entries
  • pakko adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • pakko adj (constraining)
  • pakollinen adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • pakottava adj (constraining)

French

1 entries
  • obligatoire adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Georgian

3 entries
  • აუცილებელი adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • სავალდებულო adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • ძალადობრივი adj (constraining)

German

4 entries
  • gesetzlich adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • obligatorisch adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • pflichtmäßig adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • verpflichtend adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Greek

2 entries
  • εξαναγκαστικός adj (constraining)
  • υποχρεωτικός adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • חובה adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Hindi

1 entries
  • अनिवार्य adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • kényszerítő adj (constraining)
  • kötelező adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Italian

4 entries
  • coatto adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • coatto adj (constraining)
  • obbligatorio adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • obbligatorio adj (constraining)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 否応無しの adj (constraining)
  • 強制的な adj (constraining)
  • 義務的な adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Malay

1 entries
  • wajib adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Māori

1 entries
  • mātua tutuki adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Norman

1 entries
  • oblyigatouaithe adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • bindende adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • forpliktende adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • forpliktende adj (constraining)
  • obligatorisk adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Old English

1 entries
  • ġenīedelīċ adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Polish

1 entries
  • obowiązkowy adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • compulsório adj (constraining)
  • obrigatório adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Romanian

3 entries
  • care se cere adj (constraining)
  • obligator adj (constraining)
  • obligatoriu adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Russian

2 entries
  • обяза́тельный adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • принуди́тельный adj (constraining)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • do-sheachanta adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Spanish

3 entries
  • mandatorio adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • obligativo adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)
  • obligatorio adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Swedish

1 entries
  • obligatorisk adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • обов'язко́вий adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • bắt buộc adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אָבליגאַטאָריש adj (mandatory — see also mandatory, obligatory)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The scholar regards so-called compulsory education as useless.

Source: tatoeba (48931)

Attendance is compulsory for all members.

Source: tatoeba (273751)

In Japan, attendance at elementary and junior high school is compulsory.

Source: tatoeba (281234)

He regards so-called compulsory education as useless.

Source: tatoeba (287979)

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