Need another word that means the same as “optional”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “optional” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Optional” are: voluntary, discretionary, not required, up to the individual, elective, free, open, unforced
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “optional” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
discretionary | Available for use at the discretion of the user. Discretionary portfolios. |
elective | (of a body or position) possessing or giving the power to elect. Elective surgery. |
free | Using or expending something without restraint; lavish. A free country. |
not required | Required by rule. |
open | Of a vowel produced with a relatively wide opening of the mouth and the tongue kept low. The party s commitment to open government. |
unforced | Not resulting from undue effort; not forced. An unforced cheerfulness. |
up to the individual | Open. |
voluntary | Controlled by individual volition. Voluntary manslaughter. |
abstention | Restraint in one’s consumption; abstinence. A resolution passed by 126 votes to none with six abstentions. |
accessory | Someone who helps another person commit a crime. She was charged as an accessory to murder. |
alternative | Necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities. An alternative lifestyle. |
ballot | Vote by ballot. If the offer is oversubscribed acceptances will be balloted. |
choice | An act of choosing between two or more possibilities. Your choice of colors was unfortunate. |
choose | Pick out select or choose from a number of alternatives. I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant. |
chosen | Having been selected as the best or most appropriate. She was Mama s chosen. |
decide | Cause to decide. I ve decided to stay on a bit. |
elect | Selected as the best. I elected to have my funds deposited automatically. |
election | The status or fact of being elected. His election to the House of Representatives. |
elective | Not compulsory. An elective course of study. |
elector | In the US a member of the electoral college. Close to 60 per cent of the 60 000 registered electors voted. |
hustings | A meeting at which candidates in an election address potential voters. I was out on the hustings talking to people. |
incoming | The act of entering. Keep an account of your incomings and outgoings. |
individually | One by one; singly; separately. Dublin people dress more individually than people in London. |
menu | (computer science) a list of options available to a computer user. They worked rapidly down the menu of reports. |
opt | Make a choice from a range of possibilities. Consumers will opt for low priced goods. |
option | Buy or sell an option on. She was given the option of resigning or being dismissed. |
pick | Hit lightly with a picking motion. He was my pick for mayor. |
predetermine | Predestine (an outcome or course of events. A strong sense that life had been predetermined. |
prefer | Give preference to one creditor over another. We prefer sleeping outside. |
referendum | A legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorate. |
scarify | Make shallow incisions in (the skin), especially as a medical procedure or traditional cosmetic practice. Scarify soil. |
select | Selected or chosen for special qualifications. Click Tools on the menu bar and select Settings. |
selection | A plot of land acquired by selection. The publication of a selection of his poems. |
selective | (of a process or agent) affecting some things and not others. He is very selective in his reading. |
selectively | By selection; in a selective manner. He accused state officials of selectively enforcing the law. |
singly | One by one; one at a time. He talked to the players singly and in groups. |
suffrage | (in the Book of Common Prayer) the intercessory petitions pronounced by a priest in the Litany. The suffrages of the community. |
vote | Cause someone to gain or lose a particular post or honour by means of a vote. The referendum call was voted down. |
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