nonobligate

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adjective

Not obligate.

Similar
discretionaryelectivefacultativefreenoncompulsorynonmandatorynonobligatorynonrequired
Opposite
basicessentialindispensablenecessarnecessary
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Meanings

adjectivenonobligate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot obligate.

    Synonyms: discretionary, elective, facultative, free, noncompulsory, nonmandatory, nonobligatory, nonrequired · Antonyms: basic, essential, indispensable, necessar, necessary, necessitous, needed, prerequisite

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot obligate.

Similar
discretionaryelectivefacultativefreenoncompulsorynonmandatorynonobligatorynonrequirednonrequisiteoptionaloptionaryunrequiredvolitionalvoluntary
Opposite
basicessentialindispensablenecessarnecessarynecessitousneededprerequisiterequiredrequisite
Also see
facultativenonobligatorynonrequisiteoptional

Origin

From non- + obligate.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonobligate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonobligate

MLA

“nonobligate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonobligate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonobligate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonobligate.

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