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optional
[ op-shuh-nl ]
adjective
- left to one's choice; not required or mandatory:
Formal dress is optional.
Synonyms: voluntary, elective, discretional
- leaving something to choice.
optional
/ ˈɒpʃənəl /
adjective
- possible but not compulsory; left to personal choice
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Derived Forms
- ˈoptionally, adverb
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Other Words From
- option·ali·ty noun
- option·al·ly adverb
- non·option·al adjective
- non·option·al·ly adverb
- un·option·al adjective
- un·option·al·ly adverb
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Example Sentences
Sure, taking sexy pictures—like having sex itself—is, technically speaking, optional.
Van Zant was echoing a growing sentiment of paranoia and fear sparked by the optional public education standards program.
When I ask why she wears a veil in a society where it's optional, Sakdiyah explains how it frees her.
Preparing for retirement is “the why of politics, not merely optional dirty work.”
Then you may be delighted to learn that the essay portion of the SAT is now optional.
On nearly all railways retirement is optional at sixty and compulsory at sixty-five.
Local school and capitation taxes were optional with each county and public school district.
After they have a school certificate, entrance to the works is optional.
It is entirely optional; you have only to take it quietly or go to jail.
Civil engineering and political economy are the only optional studies with the women.
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