Optional

English

Adjective

Optional (not comparable)

1. Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

   On that beach clothing is entirely optional.

Antonyms

• obligatory
• mandatory
• compulsory

Related terms

• option
• optionality

Thesaurus

alternative, arbitrary, autonomous, discretional, discretionary, disjunctive, elective, free, free will, gratuitous, independent, nonmandatory, offered, proffered, self-acting, self-active, self-determined, self-determining, spontaneous, unasked, unbesought, unbidden, uncalled-for, uncoerced, uncompelled, unforced, uninfluenced, uninvited, unpressured, unprompted, unrequested, unrequired, unsolicited, unsought, volitional, voluntary, volunteer, willful