Antonyms for elective
ɪˈlɛk tɪvelec·tive

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1. elective course, electiveadjective

   a course that the student can select from among alternatives

   Antonyms:
   appointive, nonelective, nominated, nominative, nonelected, obligatory, non-elective, appointed

   Synonyms:
   elective course

2. elective, electedadjective

   subject to popular election

   "elective official"

   Antonyms:
   nominative, non-elective, nominated, nonelective, appointed, nonelected, appointive, obligatory

   Synonyms:
   elected

3. electiveadjective

   not compulsory

   "elective surgery"; "an elective course of study"

   Antonyms:
   non-elective, nonelected, nominated, appointed, nominative, obligatory, nonelective, appointive

   Synonyms:
   elected

How to use elective in a sentence?

1. Jim Dover:

   We've already discontinued inpatient elective surgeries, in order to create capacity, we took our post-anesthesia recovery care unit and converted it into another critical care unit.

2. Mike Peterson:

   I've never run for elective office, I didn't want to run for elective office, i felt a calling because I think we need to get these rising generations of kids back on track, understanding that there absolutely is privilege in America and it’s the privilege to be an American.

3. Susan Hellerstein:

   It is a large number of observational studies that are all pointing in the same direction, we should be having a conversation with patients about the risk when they are considering a truly elective c-section.

4. Raymond Bingham:

   The economic downturn resulted in changes in the way people drive, with people taking fewer elective trips.

5. Kelli Stargel:

   This legislation makes certain that our limited taxpayer dollars are not being used to support organizations that provide elective abortions.

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