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mandatory
adjective as in required, necessary
Strongest matches
binding, compulsory, de rigueur, essential, forced, imperative, indispensable, involuntary, obligatory
Strong match
Weak matches
commanding, compelling, compulsatory, imperious, irremissible, needful
Example Sentences
At a time in England when longbow archery was mandatory for all adult men, longbows, various forms of shorter bows, arrows, and other archery-related equipment were the most common weapons aboard the Mary Rose.
"But we really need a ban on their manufacture and mandatory 'do not flush' labelling on all wet wipes."
He first became the four-belt undisputed champion in May 2024 by beating Tyson Fury, before giving up the IBF title five weeks later and deciding not to fight the mandatory challenger.
This reach is essential to the organization’s justification for its mandatory $225-a-year “licence fee,” compulsory for every household that watches television.
Its government made the Nazi salute punishable by a mandatory prison term earlier this year.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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