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optional

Optional vs Recommended - What's the difference?

optional | recommended |


As an adjective optional

is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

As a verb recommended is

(recommend).

Any vs Optional - What's the difference?

any | optional |


As an adverb any

is to even the slightest extent, at all.

As a determiner any

is at least one; of at least one kind one at all.

As a pronoun any

is any thing(s) or person(s).

As an adjective optional is

not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

Optional vs Optionary - What's the difference?

optional | optionary |


As adjectives the difference between optional and optionary

is that optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while optionary is alternative form of optional.

Optional vs Arbitrary - What's the difference?

optional | arbitrary |


As adjectives the difference between optional and arbitrary

is that optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while arbitrary is based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

As a noun arbitrary is

anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee.

Optative vs Optional - What's the difference?

optative | optional |


As adjectives the difference between optative and optional

is that optative is expressing a wish or a choice while optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

As a noun optative

is a mood of verbs found in some languages (e.g. Old Prussian, Ancient Greek), used to express a wish. English has no inflexional optative mood, but it has modal verbs like "might" and "may" that express possibility.

Optional vs Tailorable - What's the difference?

optional | tailorable |


As adjectives the difference between optional and tailorable

is that optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while tailorable is capable of being made into clothing.

Potential vs Optional - What's the difference?

potential | optional |


As adjectives the difference between potential and optional

is that potential is existing in possibility, not in actuality while optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

As a noun potential

is currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to.

Optional vs Choicely - What's the difference?

optional | choicely |


As an adjective optional

is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

As an adverb choicely is

with care in choosing; with attention to preference.

Optional vs Instigate - What's the difference?

optional | instigate |


As an adjective optional

is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

As a verb instigate is

to goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite.

Discretion vs Optional - What's the difference?

discretion | optional |


As a noun discretion

is the quality of being discreet or circumspect.

As an adjective optional is

not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

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