| ADJECTIVE | all | obligatory | morally or legally constraining or binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | obligatory | required by obligation or compulsion or convention |
| Sounds | ahblih'gahtao.riy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | morally or legally constraining or binding. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
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| Narrower | bounden | morally obligatory |
| compulsory, mandatory, required | required by rule | |
| de rigueur | required by etiquette or usage or fashion | |
| imposed | set forth authoritatively as obligatory | |
| incumbent on | morally binding or necessary | |
| indispensable | unavoidable | |
| prerequisite | required as a prior condition or course of study | |
| See also | necessary | absolutely essential |
| Opposite | optional | possible but not necessary |
| Spanish | obligatorio | |
| Catalan | obligatori | |
| Adverbs | obligatorily | in a manner that cannot be evaded |
| obligatorily | in an obligatory manner | |
| Meaning | required by obligation or compulsion or convention. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he made all the obligatory apologies" | |
| Broader | necessary | absolutely essential |
| Spanish | obligatorio | |
| Catalan | obligatori | |
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