Synonyms of mandatory

2 Syllables
binding, needful, forced
3 Syllables
required, commanding, imperious, essential, hard-and-fast, compelling, bottom-line
4 Syllables
compulsory, departmental, requisite, bottomline, necessary
5 Syllables
compulsatory, obligatory, imperative, involuntary, irremissible, indispensable, prerequisite