📌incumbent

Meaning

Necessary as a duty or responsibility; currently holding office.

necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.

Example Sentences

It is incumbent upon all citizens to vote in elections.

It is incumbent upon all citizens to obey the law.

Synonyms

obligatory, mandatory, compulsory, essential

Entry 1

obligatory, mandatory, compulsory, essential

Entry 2

obligatory, essential

Antonyms

optional, voluntary, unnecessary

Entry 1

optional, voluntary, unnecessary

Entry 2

optional, unnecessary

Collocations

incumbent upon, incumbent president, incumbent duty, incumbent responsibility