What does optional mean?

optional means "possible but not necessary; left to personal choice".

How many syllables are in optional?

optional has 3 syllables: op-tio-nal. The stress falls on "op". In IPA it is /ˈɑpʃənəl/.

What is the opposite of optional?

The recorded antonyms are obligatory.

Is optional a common word?

optional 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.

Optional — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
Antonymsobligatory
Similarelective ex gratia nonmandatory

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What does optional mean?: optional means "possible but not necessary; left to personal choice".
How many syllables are in optional?: optional has 3 syllables: op-tio-nal. The stress falls on "op". In IPA it is /ˈɑpʃənəl/.
What is the opposite of optional?

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