Synonyms & related words for nonobligatory

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Words related to nonobligatory

Explore words related to nonobligatory — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include optional, mandatory, obligatory, compulsory, compulsoriness, optionally, noncompulsory, required. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does nonobligatory come from?

The word nonobligatory breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: non-, from Latin non (“not”); ob-, from Latin ob (“toward”); lig, from Latin ligare (“to bind”); and -atory, from Latin atorius (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.