unexempted
Still must comply
Not exempted; still subject to a rule, requirement, or obligation that others may have been excused from.
Unexempted employees must complete the safety training by Friday.
The word appears mainly in legal, regulatory, or administrative contexts where exemptions exist and some parties don't qualify.
Required, not optional
- requiredNeeded by rule
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- bindingLegally or morally required
- enforcedMade to be followed
nonnegotiable · prescribed · statutory · imposed · decreed · inescapable · unavoidable · ineluctable
Legally responsible for something
- accountableObligated to explain oneself
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
- answerableLiable to account
- boundSecured or destined
subject · beholden · duty-bound · obligated · indebted · constrained · committed · pledged
compulsory
Required, not optional
- requiredNeeded by rule
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- bindingLegally or morally required
enforced · nonnegotiable · prescribed · statutory · imposed · decreed · inescapable · unavoidable · ineluctable · peremptory
liable
Legally responsible for something
- accountableObligated to explain oneself
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
- answerableLiable to account
bound · subject · beholden · duty-bound · obligated · indebted · constrained · committed · pledged · exposed