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facultative adj.
optional adj.
uncalled-for adj.

ADJECTIVE

facultative

Synonyms

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discretional discretionary elective noncompulsory nonobligatory volitional voluntary

ADJECTIVE

optional

Synonyms

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alternative arbitrary discretional discretionary elective extra facultative free no strings attached noncompulsory nonobligatory open unforced unrestricted up to the individual volitional voluntary

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compulsory forced required

ADJECTIVE

uncalled-for

Synonyms

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accidental avoidable fortuitous futile inappropriate inessential needless nonessential optional unessential uninvited unneeded unrequired unwanted unwarranted unwelcome useless

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not required

Police Scotland are not required to record the ethnicity of suspects in crime reports, therefore a breakdown is not available.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

But according to cognitive neuroscientists at MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research, language itself is not required for logical reasoning.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

PS, meanwhile, pointed to an August 2024 letter in which a Los Angeles World Airports executive said that city approval was not required.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The hearings were postponed until October, with those charged "not required to attend court", according to a letter distributed outside by the Courts and Tribunals Service.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Our Kommando was not required to work that day.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

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