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. Steven Mnuchin:

   It's not an optional tax, you pay the safe harbor as opposed to paying something else. People may pay a little bit more in a safe harbor knowing they have tax certainty.

2. Paul Ryan:

   House Republicans was a part of the mess that we uncovered over at DOJ, house Republicans has an obligation to come and testify. If House Republicans wants to come plead the Fifth that's House Republicans choice, but a subpoena to testify before Congress is not optional, it's mandatory. We will do what we need to do to protect this branch of government.

3. Max Lucado:

   Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.

4. Elon Musk:

   Which is totally ok and it happens all the time … They usually tell people about it but that’s seemingly the optional part at Twitter now, next up though is finding out if Twitter will pay me what they owe me per my contract.

5. Mitch Skandalakis:

   In one time period, Gwinnett County reported 3,046 COVID cases, and Cobb County, which is mask mandate optional, 2,797 cases, the masks don’t work.