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Adjective
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Required by law or a rule
mandatory
obligatory
required
forced
imperative
requisite
enforced
statutory
binding
incumbent
contractual
demanded
enforceable
necessary
peremptory
prescribed
stipulated
compulsatory
nonelective
unavoidable
essential
inescapable
involuntary
set
de rigueur
imposed
exacted
coerced
compelled
ordained
more ❯
“It is also wise to carry a warning triangle as its use is compulsory after an accident or breakdown in most countries.”
Adjective
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Necessary or very important
essential
crucial
important
necessary
key
requisite
vital
indispensable
needed
required
called for
imperative
critical
mandatory
obligatory
paramount
compelling
urgent
integral
pressing
high-priority
acute
of the essence
pivotal
fundamental
substantive
all-important
burning
central
consequential
significant
vitally important
life-and-death
of great consequence
of the utmost importance
pre-eminent
prerequisite
all important
must-have
necessitous
needful
more ❯
Adjective
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Bound to happen
unavoidable
inevitable
inescapable
certain
ineluctable
sure
necessary
ineludible
fated
unescapable
unpreventable
inexorable
predetermined
predestined
assured
preordained
impending
mandatory
obligatory
required
inevasible
prescribed
obvious
manifest
set
in the bag
sure to happen
bound to happen
for sure
in the cards
open and shut
locked up
more ❯
Adjective
▲
In accordance with regulations
regulation
fixed
official
prescribed
required
set
acceptable
appropriate
conventional
correct
fitting
mandatory
normal
obligatory
proper
standard
customary
usual
orthodox
ubiquitous
done
necessary
au fait
right
socially obligatory
a must
conforming to accepted standards
de rigueur
comme il faut
called for
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Convincing or effective
forcible
compelling
strong
effective
powerful
cogent
forceful
impressive
potent
valid
convincing
weighty
persuasive
telling
active
armed
efficacious
efficient
influential
mighty
plausible
violent
aggressive
coercive
conclusive
credible
drastic
eloquent
energetic
unanswerable
assertive
intense
militant
puissant
vehement
vigorous
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Unable to be prevented from continuing or progressing
inexorable
adamant
implacable
immovable
inflexible
relentless
severe
unbending
unyielding
cruel
hard
harsh
obdurate
unrelenting
intransigent
unappeasable
determined
merciless
pitiless
remorseless
uncompromising
unshakeable
unswerving
unwavering
inescapable
iron-handed
strict
unforgiving
unmollifiable
unpacifiable
unplacatable
unsparing
draconian
exacting
rigorous
ruthless
stringent
tough
indurate
ineluctable
adamantine
bound
dogged
immobile
ironclad
necessary
obstinate
resolute
rigid
single-minded
stubborn
unchangeable
unmovable
locked in
mean business
bound and determined
dead set on
hell bent on
no going back
set in stone
like death and taxes
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Certain to be or do something
destined
fated
certain
foreordained
ordained
bound
doomed
meant
predestined
preordained
predetermined
assured
designed
foredoomed
guaranteed
intended
sure
brewing
closed
coming
compelled
condemned
directed
forthcoming
impending
ineluctable
inescapable
inevitable
inexorable
instant
looming
menacing
near
overhanging
predesigned
sealed
settled
stated
threatening
unavoidable
very likely
in the wind
nailed on
at hand
hanging over
in prospect
in store
in the air
to come
in the cards
que sera sera
that will be
written in the cards
that is to be
way the ball bounces
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Arrogant and domineering
imperious
dictatorial
domineering
bossy
overbearing
authoritative
commanding
peremptory
authoritarian
high-handed
arrogant
lordly
overweening
autocratic
imperial
tyrannical
despotic
haughty
tyrannous
arbitrary
assertive
autocratical
bullish
dominating
forceful
magisterial
masterful
officious
tyrannic
wilful
willful
pushful
pushy
compulsatory
exacting
mandatory
obligatory
oppressive
required
high and mighty
throwing one's weight around
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Established and not likely to experience any changes
hard-and-fast
certain
determinate
final
firm
fixed
flat
frozen
hard
inexpugnable
set
settled
stable
absolute
binding
conclusive
decisive
dictated
exacting
irrevocable
mandatory
strict
unbending
written
carved in stone
set in concrete
definite
unambiguous
unequivocal
decided
more ❯
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