Synonyms for mandatory
ˈmæn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr imanda·to·ry

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1. mandatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   obligatory, compulsory

2. mandatoryadjective

   Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

   Attendance at a school is usually mandatory.

   Synonyms:
   obligatory, compulsory

   Antonyms:
   optional

3. mandatoryadjective

   Of, or relating to a mandate.

   Synonyms:
   obligatory, compulsory

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1. mandatary, mandatorynoun

   the recipient of a mandate

   Synonyms:
   mandatary, mandate

   Antonyms:
   optional

2. mandate, mandatoryadjective

   a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves

   Synonyms:
   mandatary, authorization, authorisation, mandate

   Antonyms:
   optional

3. compulsory, mandatory, requiredadjective

   required by rule

   "in most schools physical education is compulsory"; "attendance is mandatory"; "required reading"

   Synonyms:
   compulsory, requisite, needful, needed, required

   Antonyms:
   optional

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1. mandatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   preceptive, directory

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1. mandatoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   directory, commandatory, preceptive

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1. List of paraphrases for "mandatory":

   compulsory, obligatory, binding, peremptory, non-compensatory, required, imperative, coercive, statutory, obligation, prescriptive, enforceable, requirement, mandated

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1. Tom Dompier:

   My son is 6 and he played (flag) football last year and probably will this year. If he does play tackle football next year, it will be under two conditions. One is whether we can find equipment that fits and the second condition is that the league will have to go through Heads-Up Football, after going through these three years of study, I believe that coaching education should be mandatory.

2. Dobby Chew:

   For the most part, we are on the right track for Malaysia – it’s a reform that has been a long time coming, we should not deny the fact that the state is killing someone and whether the state should have this kind of power … having the mandatory punishment abolished is a good time for us to start reflecting about it.

3. Michele Kamali:

   I'd rather be on a self-imposed isolation than a mandatory quarantine.

4. Charles Grassley:

   We are not sending huge numbers of nonviolent drug offenders to federal prison under lengthy mandatory minimum sentences..

5. Julie Stewart:

   I commend the President, but I'd also like to stress that the problem his actions are trying to address can't be solved by the White House or the Department of Justice. Congress created these mandatory minimums, and Congress needs to reform them.