optional |
available |
As adjectives the difference between optional and available
is that
optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while
available is such as one may avail one’s self of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.
optional |
selectional |
As adjectives the difference between optional and selectional
is that
optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while
selectional is of or pertaining to selection.
essential |
optional |
As adjectives the difference between essential and optional
is that
essential is necessary while
optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
As a noun essential
is a necessary ingredient.
optional |
preferred |
As adjectives the difference between optional and preferred
is that
optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while
preferred is favoured.
As a verb preferred is
(
prefer).
As a noun preferred is
(finance) preferred stock.
legend |
optional |
As a noun legend
is a story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
As a verb legend
is (archaic|transitive) to tell or narrate; to recount.
As an adjective optional is
not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
optional |
selectable |
As adjectives the difference between optional and selectable
is that
optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while
selectable is capable of being selected.
optional |
trivial |
As adjectives the difference between optional and trivial
is that
optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while
trivial is ignorable; of little significance or value.
As a noun trivial is
(obsolete) any of the three liberal arts forming the trivium.
alternate |
optional |
As adjectives the difference between alternate and optional
is that
alternate is being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal while
optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
As a noun alternate
is that which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
As a verb alternate
is to perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
optional |
intentional |
As adjectives the difference between optional and intentional
is that
optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while
intentional is intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily.
optional |
imperative |
As adjectives the difference between optional and imperative
is that
optional is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective while
imperative is essential.
As a noun imperative is
the grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.
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