compulsorily
Without any choice
Compulsorily means by force of requirement or obligation—done because rules, laws, or circumstances demand it rather than by choice.
Students are compulsorily enrolled in the national insurance scheme.
The property was compulsorily acquired by the state.
The adverb form of compulsory, it appears most often in legal and administrative contexts.
Required by rule
- requisiteSomething absolutely needed
- incumbentCurrent position holder
- necessaryIndispensable, cannot omit
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
binding · unavoidable · inescapable · nonnegotiable · demanded · expected · imposed · dictated
Officially ordered or required
- requiredNeeded by rule
- statutoryEstablished by enacted law
- prescribedOfficially recommended or mandated
- regulatedMade to follow rules
legislated · enacted · codified · decreed · ordained · stipulated · enforced · binding
Pressured compliance through threats
- duressCoercion through threats
- forceStrength or compulsion
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- pressureForce upon contact
threats · imposition · constraint · enforcement · subjugation · oppression · domination · bullying
mandatory
Required by rule
- requisiteSomething absolutely needed
- incumbentCurrent position holder
- necessaryIndispensable, cannot omit
imperative · binding · unavoidable · inescapable · nonnegotiable · demanded · expected · imposed · dictated · peremptory
mandated
Officially ordered or required
- requiredNeeded by rule
- statutoryEstablished by enacted law
- prescribedOfficially recommended or mandated
regulated · legislated · enacted · codified · decreed · ordained · stipulated · enforced · binding · compliance
coercion
Pressured compliance through threats
- duressCoercion through threats
- forceStrength or compulsion
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
pressure · threats · imposition · constraint · enforcement · subjugation · oppression · domination · bullying · harassment
- without intentunintentionally, inadvertently, accidentally, unwittingly, unconsciously
compulsorilyvoluntarily
Without external compulsion
optionally · electively · by choice · freely · willingly
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