Synonyms for obligatorily
Most common
Definitions
- adv. 1
In an obligatory manner.
Near-synonyms: necessarily; mandatorily; imperatively; (sometimes) by nature
Example sentences
- necessarily A great scholar is not necessarily a good teacher.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| obligatorily | rising | |
| necessarily | steady | |
| compulsorily | falling | |
| perforce | falling | |
| mandatorily | steady | |
| imperatively | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- perforce2
- 10 letters
- obligately
- 11 letters
- necessarily5, mandatorily
- 12 letters
- compulsorily, imperatively
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (perforce2 = 2 syllables).