Antonyms for compulsory
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kuhm-puhl-suh-ree |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəmˈpʌl sə ri |
Definition of compulsory
Origin :- 1580s, from Medieval Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere (see compel).
- adj binding
- By it a national and compulsory system of education was established for the first time.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- A child has a right to finality as regards its compulsory lessons.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- No; your pride had placed them beyond your compulsory power.
- Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
- What advantage do we offer to the former for their compulsory thrift?
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- He missed his compulsory morning shower, a miss which did not distress him greatly.
- Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- Captain Blood escorted his compulsory guest to the head of the ladder.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- The ordeal of compulsory Purgation was abolished in Man as late as 1737.
- Extract from : « The Little Manx Nation - 1891 » by Hall Caine
- There are other difficulties in compulsory adjudication of disputes.
- Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg
- But neither certification nor sterilization should be compulsory.
- Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis
- Bathing, it seems, like education, is "free and compulsory" at Adelaide.
- Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
Synonyms for compulsory
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