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adj. (especially of funds) not earmarked; available for use as needed; "discretionary funds"; "discretionary income"

adj. having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment; "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds"

optional

adj. having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment; "The commission has discretionary power to award extra funds"

Fuzzynyms (1)

voluntary

adj. of your own free will or design; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"

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open

adj. accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy"

open-ended

adj. without fixed limits or restrictions; "an open-ended discussion"

absolute

adj. not limited by law; "an absolute monarch"

impulsive, capricious, whimsical

adj. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"

lenient, soft, lax, indulgent

adj. tolerant or lenient; "indulgent parents risk spoiling their children"; "too soft on the children"; "they are soft on crime"

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discretionary

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