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noncompulsory
adjective as in facultative
adjective as in inessential
adjective as in optional
adjective as in unnecessary
Strongest matches
adjective as in unneeded
Strongest matches
Weak matches
adjective as in unrequired
Weak matches
- accidental
- additional
- avoidable
- beside the point
- casual
- causeless
- chance
- dispensable
- excess
- exorbitant
- expendable
- extraneous
- extrinsic
- fortuitous
- futile
- gratuitous
- haphazard
- inessential
- irrelevant
- lavish
- needless
- nonessential
- optional
- prodigal
- profuse
- random
- redundant
- supererogatory
- superfluous
- surplus
- uncalled-for
- uncritical
- undesirable
- unessential
- unneeded
- useless
- wanton
- worthless
Example Sentences
The bill, which would establish noncompulsory industry cybersecurity standards, is bogged down in ideological disputes.
The AMA should "regard the purchase of health insurance to be a matter of individual responsibility to be encouraged by the use of tax incentives and other noncompulsory measures," those opposed to the mandate said in their resolution.
The AMA should "regard the purchase of health insurance to be a matter of individual responsibility to be encouraged by the use of tax incentives and other noncompulsory measures," those opposed to the mandate said in their resolution.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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