Synonyms & related words for obligatory

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of obligatory — including compulsory, mandatory, requisite, required, necessary, mandated. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to obligatory

Explore words related to obligatory — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include compulsoriness, nonobligatory, requisitely, bounden, prerequisite, requirement, obligato, obliged. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for obligatory

Common synonyms for obligatory include compulsory, mandatory, requisite, required, necessary, mandated, indispensable, imposed — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does obligatory come from?

The word obligatory breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lig-, from Latin ligo (“bind”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.