"Obligatory" is an adjective that describes something that is required or necessary.
The opposite of voluntary would be involuntary (not by choice). If it is by outside force or regulation, the opposite would be compulsory, forced, required, or obligatory.
Another word for obligatory is "required" or "necessary".
No, the term "obligatory" refers to something that is required or mandated, regardless of any potential hardship it may cause. The level of hardship caused by an assignment may vary depending on the circumstances, but it is not a defining characteristic of something being obligatory.
it means something that has to be done and another word for it would be required or necessary ____________________________________________________________ It means mandatory, binding, or compulsory. Something to done/said at no choice.
The root mandat- in the word mandatory means "command" or "order." It signifies something that is required or obligatory.
required, obligatory
Required, obligatory, compulsory.
It Means it "obligatory" or "mandatory. Ex. It is complusory that you go to class
Voluntary means done, given, or acting of one's own free will without being compelled or required to do so. It is something that is done willingly and without being forced.
When an action is required, the person may be said to be: ordered, coerced, required, compelled, constrained, or forced. The adjective for an action that must be done is: mandatory, compulsory, requisite, obligatory, or imperative.
In the British education system, nursery and preschool education is not obligatory. While children are required to attend school from age 5, early years education for those under 5 is voluntary. Additionally, post-16 education, such as college or vocational training, is also not mandatory, although most students choose to continue their education.