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Required or compulsory because of custom or law

So customary or fashionable as to be expected of everyone or on every occasion

Repeated often to the point of being stale or commonplace

Necessary or very important

Bound to happen

Of the proper quality or extent

In accordance with official regulations or standard norms

Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint

Under an obligation

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Adjective

Required or compulsory because of custom or law

“Black suits for the men are the obligatory dress for these events.”

Adjective

So customary or fashionable as to be expected of everyone or on every occasion

run-of-the-mill

common or garden

standardized^US

matter-of-course

standardised^UK

well established

one-size-fits-all

occurring often

in the habit of

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“Despite the occasional obligatory trumpet with a mind of its own, Lucas kept the tempos lively.”

Adjective

Repeated often to the point of being stale or commonplace

run-of-the-mill

past their sell-by date

standardized^US

conventionalized

standardised^UK

dull as dishwater

undistinguished

middle-of-the-road

common or garden

no great shakes

nothing to write home about

lacking variety

lacking interest

lacking excitement

run of the mill

lacking variation

nothing to get excited about

unsophisticated

soul-destroying

run-of-the-mine

dull as ditchwater

middle of the road

nothing special

run-of-the mill

not amounting to much

readily available

widely available

fair-to-middling

fair to middling

straightforward

one-dimensional

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“I will finish with the obligatory comments about implications for American behavior.”

Adjective

Necessary or very important

vitally important

of great consequence

of the utmost importance

at the heart of

meat-and-potatoes

highly regarded

earth-shattering

at the center of

name-of-the-game

business-critical

mission-critical

of high standing

of vital importance

a matter of life and death

extremely helpful

extremely useful

worth its weight in gold

well thought of

in the public eye

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Adjective

Bound to happen

bound to happen

without recourse

to be anticipated

no ifs ands or buts

certain to happen

just around the corner

about to happen

in the pipeline

like death and taxes

out of one's hands

decided by fate

mapped out in advance

in the course of time

fast approaching

fast-approaching

written in the cards

just round the corner

handwriting-on-the-wall

way the ball bounces

established in advance

arranged in advance

decided beforehand

pre-established

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Adjective

To be paid

Adjective

Of the proper quality or extent

right and proper

richly-deserved

twenty-four carat

on the up and up

that's the ticket

just what was ordered

having direct bearing on

having to do with

fit for purpose

associated with

according to Hoyle

to one's own advantage

in one's own interests

what the doctor ordered

to one's advantage

in one's interest

in keeping with

right up your street

just what the doctor ordered

just what one needs

most appropriate

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Adjective

In accordance with official regulations or standard norms

socially obligatory

conforming to accepted standards

run-of-the-mill

standardized^US

standardised^UK

common or garden

long-established

matter-of-course

one-size-fits-all

tried and tested

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

widely recognized

commonly accepted

generally accepted

standard operating procedure

according to Hoyle

playing it safe

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Adjective

Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint

well disciplined

under the thumb

under one's thumb

at beck and call

in one's pocket

in one's clutches

well brought up

well-brought-up

easily influenced

easily manipulated

wrapped around finger

like putty in your hands

go-with-the-flow

rolls with punches

putty in one's hands

with the patience of Job

well-disciplined

easily persuaded

bowing and scraping

good-humored^US

good-humoured^UK

self-controlled

self-restrained

led by the nose

easily deceived

able to be influenced

easily taken in

easily taken advantage of

readily taken advantage of

treated like dirt

without a mind of one's own

in fear of one's partner

tied to someone's apron strings

subjected to nagging

under someone's heel

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Adjective

Under an obligation

under obligation

in someone's debt

under an obligation

under compulsion

without any option

having no alternative

under necessity

filled with gratitude

owing someone thanks

owing a debt of gratitude

owing someone a favour

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