Synonyms for elective
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Optional — open to choice; freely chosen; (also, usually) unnecessary; minor
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Open to choice; freely chosen; (also, usually) unnecessary; minor.
After accounting for all of my required courses, there is hardly any room in my schedule for any elective ones.
Related words
- Word family
- electiveness elect election
- Phrases
- elective mutism
Example sentences
- electoral Algeria is divided into electoral constituencies.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| elective | falling | |
| discretional | steady | |
| electoral | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- optional3
- 9 letters
- electoral4, voluntary4
- 11 letters
- facultative4
- 12 letters
- discretional
- 13 letters
- discretionary5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (optional3 = 3 syllables).