ELECTIVE Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word elective. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ELECTIVE
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adjective • of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired noun • someone who takes the place of another person adjective satellite • every second one of a series • serving or used in place of another • occurring by turns; first one and then the other verb • go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions • exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions • be an understudy or alternate for a role • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) • do something in turns | ||||||||
| alternative | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen adjective satellite • serving or used in place of another • necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities • pertaining to unconventional choices | ||||||||
| chosen | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the name for Korea as a Japanese province (1910-1945) • one who is the object of choice; who is given preference • an exclusive group of people | ||||||||
| discretionary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment • (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed | ||||||||
| free | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint • unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion • not held in servitude noun • people who are free adverb • without restraint adjective satellite • costing nothing • not occupied or in use • not fixed in position • not taken up by scheduled activities • completely wanting or lacking • not literal verb • grant freedom to; free from confinement • relieve from • remove or force out from a position • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to • make (information) available for publication • free from obligations or duties • free or remove obstruction from • let off the hook • part with a possession or right • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition • make (assets) available | ||||||||
| optional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • possible but not necessary; left to personal choice | ||||||||
| selective | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • tending to select; characterized by careful choice • characterized by very careful or fastidious selection | ||||||||
| volitional | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • with deliberate intention | ||||||||
| voluntary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled • controlled by individual volition noun • (military) a person who freely enlists for service • composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance | ||||||||
| willful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • done by design • habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition | ||||||||
| electoral | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to elections adjective satellite • relating to or composed of electors | ||||||||
| elected | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • subject to popular election | ||||||||
| facultative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the mental faculties • able to exist under more than one set of conditions adjective satellite • granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something • optional | ||||||||
| elective course | nounn | |||||||
noun • a course that the student can select from among alternatives | ||||||||
