Dictionary Definition
optional adj : possible but not necessary; left
to personal choice [ant: obligatory]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Not compulsory;
left to personal
choice; elective.
- On that beach clothing is entirely optional.
Translations
not compulsory
- Danish: valgfrit
- Finnish: valinnainen
- French: optionnel
- German: optional, wahlfrei
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
alternative, arbitrary, autonomous, discretional, discretionary, disjunctive, elective, free, free will, gratuitous, independent, nonmandatory, offered, proffered, self-acting,
self-active, self-determined, self-determining, spontaneous, unasked, unbesought, unbidden, uncalled-for,
uncoerced, uncompelled, unforced, uninfluenced, uninvited, unpressured, unprompted, unrequested, unrequired, unsolicited, unsought, volitional, voluntary, volunteer, willful