The difference between Mandatory and Unnecessary

When used as adjectives, mandatory means obligatory, whereas unnecessary means not needed or necessary.

Mandatory is also noun with the meaning: a sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.

check bellow for the other definitions of Mandatory and Unnecessary

  1. Mandatory as an adjective:

    Obligatory; required or commanded by authority.

    Examples:

    "Attendance at a school is usually mandatory for children."

  2. Mandatory as an adjective:

    Of, being or relating to a mandate.

    Examples:

    "Mandatory Palestine"

  1. Mandatory as a noun (disc golf):

    A sign or line that require the path of the disc to be above, below or to one side of it.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: mando q1=colloquail"

  2. Mandatory as a noun (dated, rare):

    A person, organisation or state who receives a mandate; a mandatary.

  1. Unnecessary as an adjective:

    Not needed or necessary.

    Examples:

    "The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

  2. Unnecessary as an adjective:

    Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.

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