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obligatory
adjective
morally or legally constraining or binding
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- O
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- BLIGATOR
- Scrabble score
- 16
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
əˈblɪɡətɔɹi
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
morally or legally constraining or binding
“attendance is obligatory”
adjective
required by obligation or compulsion or convention
“he made all the obligatory apologies”
In context
Example Sentences
attendance is obligatory
an obligatory contribution
he made all the obligatory apologies
Opposite words