optionally

1. 1.

   in an optional manner

   “this rule is applied optionally”

   Antonymsobligatorily

Questions about optionally

What does optionally mean?

optionally means "in an optional manner".

How many syllables are in optionally?

optionally has 5 syllables: op-ti-o-nal-ly. The stress falls on "o".

What is the opposite of optionally?

The recorded antonyms are obligatorily.

Is optionally a common word?

optionally is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.