compulsory

1. 1.

   required by rule

   “in most schools physical education is compulsory”

   “attendance is mandatory”

   “required reading”

   Synonymsmandatoryrequired

   Similarobligatory

Questions about compulsory

What does compulsory mean?

compulsory means "required by rule".

How many syllables are in compulsory?

compulsory has 4 syllables: com-pul-so-ry. The stress falls on "pul". In IPA it is /kəmˈpʌlsɚi/.

What is another word for compulsory?

Close synonyms include mandatory, required. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is compulsory a common word?

compulsory is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.