Synonyms for optional
ˈɒp ʃə nlop·tion·al

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1. optionaladjective

   Antonyms:
   compulsory, mandatory, obligatory

2. optionaladjective

   On that beach clothing is entirely optional.

   Antonyms:
   mandatory, compulsory, obligatory

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1. optional

   Synonyms:
   casual, contingent, needless, non-essential, unnecessary, useless, worthless

   Antonyms:
   essential, indispensable, inevitable, infallible, necessary, needed, needful, required, requisite, unavoidable, undeniable

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1. optionaladjective

   possible but not necessary; left to personal choice

   Antonyms:
   bounden, indispensable, prerequisite, mandatory, compulsory, incumbent on(p), required, imposed, obligatory, de rigueur

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1. optionaladjective

   Synonyms:
   discretional, elective

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1. optionaladjective

   Synonyms:
   discretional, elective

   Antonyms:
   compulsory, coercive, obligatory

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1. List of paraphrases for "optional":

   facultative, voluntary, discretionary, elective, non-mandatory, option, permissive, opcat

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1. Beaverton Superintendent Don Grotting:

   I'm here to support you in any way and I'm at your convenience. But I do want you to know and I do want the message to get out there that this [anti-racism training] isn’t optional anymore, we've waited for the willing, and if you're not willing, maybe this isn't the right place for you to work. I'll just put it like that – maybe we can free up your future, because if we're going to become an anti-racist school district, it can't just be a few people, it's got to be everybody, to include our staff, to include our students, and our community, eventually everyone.

2. Pope Francis:

   Personally I think that celibacy is a gift to the Church. I am not in agreement (with those who say) optional celibacy should be permitted.

3. Carolyn Fairbairn:

   We really need a decision on airport capacity, it's urgent and it's not optional.

4. Brene Brown:

   Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection.

5. De Blasio:

   Starting today, were going to do something new in New York City, we will have checkpoints at key entry points to the city. Travelers coming in from those states will be given information about the quarantine. They will be reminded it is required, not optional. They will be reminded that failure to quarantine is a violation of state law, and it comes with serious penalties. ... Fines can be as high as $10,000.