optional
optional
Definition
op·tional (äp′s̸hə nəl)
adjective
left to one's option, or choice; not compulsory; elective
op′·tion·ally adverb
optional
Synonyms
optional
modif.
Antonyms
optional
Usage Examples
Preposition: for
- student: Optional for Students This class is optional for second year BSc or MSci in Mathematics students.
- user: Normally there is some logging mechanism to make the extra messages optional for the user.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: Normally there is some logging mechanism to make the extra messages optional for the user.
Modifies a noun
- excursion: From here, you can join an optional air excursion to the scenic Torres del Paine National Park, high in the Andes.
- module: Optional modules are marked with an " O " .
- subtitle: You can select to view the film with optional English subtitles.
- extra: Charges may be made for optional extras in terms of activities arranged by the school to take place wholly outside school hours.
- add-on: An optional add-on 3D molecule viewer is available for Windows users - see below.
- commentary: Alternate ending ( with optional commentary by writer/director Thurber ).
Modifying Another Word
- entirely: We will also take the opportunity to conduct a firewalk ( entirely optional!
- purely: In any case, these actions are purely optional, although it is highly recommended to do this.
- completely: As writing the Learning Journal was completely optional, only five out of fifteen students completed it.
- not: Please note that these issues are not optional extras.
- now: ALL named parameters are now optional Change: handling of todo memo.
- always: With these chords, the 6th string is always optional.
Used with adjective complement
- become: The Annual Meeting with parents has now become optional.
- consider: Those that are considered optional are shown in italics.
- take: Take optional locally taught Spanish lessons prior to the expedition.
- make: These fields may not be deleted from the database, the class type changed, or made optional.
- use: The camera's generous 56MB internal memory is complemented by storage using optional Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick PRO Duo media.
Browse dictionary entries near optional
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- optimistic
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- optimism
- Options Clearing Corporation
- optiputer
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- optoelectronics
- optometer
- optometrist
- optometry
- opulent
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