Command Synonyms and Antonyms

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To have at one's disposal
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. boast
  2. enjoy
  3. have
  4. hold
  5. possess
To issue an order
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. require
  2. bid
  3. charge
  4. direct
  5. enjoin
  6. order
  7. tell
  8. dictate
  9. instruct
  10. demand
  11. call
  12. appoint
  13. commission
  14. adjure
  15. exact
  16. prescribe
  17. impose
  18. compel
  19. mandate
  20. restrain
  21. rule
  22. ordain
  23. authorize
  24. decree
  25. proscribe
  26. forbid
  27. check
  28. prohibit
  29. interdict
  30. inhibit
  31. ban
  32. bar
  33. rule out
  34. debar
  35. summon
  36. ordinate
  37. cite
  38. authority
  39. set
  40. beck
  41. behest
  42. bidding
  43. give orders
  44. give directions
  45. proclaim
  46. issue a command
  47. call-to-order
  48. send for
  49. conquer
  50. beckon
  51. control
  52. send on a mission
  53. force upon
  54. call-on
  55. call upon
  56. take-charge
  57. take-the-lead
  58. direction
  59. enact
  60. domineer
  61. order with authority
  62. duty
  63. make a requisition
  64. edict
  65. task
  66. inflict
  67. expertise
  68. subpoena
  69. force
  70. warrant
  71. call for
  72. govern
  73. state authoritatively
  74. lay-down-the-law
  75. call-the-shots
  76. influence
  77. boss-around
  78. instruction
  79. put-one-s-foot-down
  80. knowledge
  81. say the word
  82. manage
  83. master
  84. might
  85. officer
  86. ordinance
  87. power
  88. proclamation
  89. regulate
  90. request
  91. supremacy
  92. sway
Antonyms:
  1. obey
  2. submit
  3. follow
To rise above, especially so as to afford a view of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. dominate
  2. overlook
  3. tower above
  4. overtop
The power to issue orders
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. authority
  2. control
  3. domination
  4. dominion
  5. mastery
  6. sovereignty
  7. sway
  8. jurisdiction
  9. prerogative
  10. power
  11. leadership
  12. rule
  13. coercion
  14. compulsion
  15. constraint
  16. restraint
  17. hold
  18. grasp
  19. grip
  20. charge
  21. direction
  22. management
  23. right
  24. headship
  25. warrant
  26. authorization
  27. supremacy
  28. primacy
  29. suzerainty
  30. absolutism
  31. might
  32. despotism
  33. tyranny
  34. ascendancy
  35. lead
  36. supervision
  37. predominance
  38. government
  39. rulership
  40. superintendence
  41. directorship
  42. presidency
  43. empire
  44. lordship
  45. royalty
  46. say-so
Antonyms:
  1. subordination
An area or group subject to orders
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. army
  2. unit
  3. squad
  4. group
  5. company
  6. battalion
  7. regiment
  8. division
  9. air command
  10. post
  11. fort
  12. camp
  13. garrison
  14. brigade
  15. platoon
  16. corps
  17. battery
  18. administrative and tactical unit
  19. sector
  20. field of command
  21. vanguard
  22. rear
  23. center
  24. left-flank
  25. right flank
  26. area under a commander
  27. station under a commander
To have control
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. govern
  2. control
  3. captain
  4. lead
  5. manage
  6. direct
  7. rule
  8. dominate
  9. overrule
  10. have sway
  11. determine
  12. override
  13. master
  14. conquer
  15. guide
  16. have the ascendancy
  17. compel
  18. conduct
  19. administer
  20. supervise
  21. superintend
  22. run
  23. reign
  24. have authority over
  25. overbear
  26. coach
  27. head
  28. dictate
  29. exact
  30. restrain
  31. check
  32. curb
  33. have at one's bidding
  34. have at one's disposal
  35. hold
  36. hold back
  37. force
  38. wield influence
  39. carry authority
  40. be head of
  41. boss
  42. predominate
  43. preside over
  44. reign over
  45. tyrannize
  46. repress
  47. prevail
  48. exercise power over
  49. domineer
  50. lord it
  51. constrain
  52. hinder
  53. subdue
  54. prevail over
  55. push
  56. coerce
  57. be master of
  58. oppress
  59. have superiority over
  60. have dominion over
  61. require
  62. oblige
  63. shepherd
  64. train
  65. limit
  66. hold office
  67. occupy a post
  68. officiate
  69. chair
  70. take possession of
  71. impel
  72. drive
  73. move
  74. regulate
  75. have the deciding voice
  76. take charge of
  77. have charge of
  78. take over
  79. take in hand
  80. keep in hand
  81. take-the-reins
  82. hold-the-reins
  83. be the boss of
  84. rule-the-roost
  85. crack-the-whip
  86. run-the-show
  87. be in the saddle
  88. be in the driver's seat
  89. wrap around one's finger
  90. have the upper hand
  91. have the whip hand
  92. call-the-shots
Antonyms:
  1. follow
  2. beg
  3. plead
  4. countermand
  5. revoke
  6. contradict
  7. oppose
  8. recall
  9. reverse
The act of exercising controlling power or the condition of being so controlled
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. control
  2. dominance
  3. domination
  4. dominion
  5. mastery
  6. reign
  7. rule
  8. sway
The capacity to lead others
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. lead
  2. leadership

Words Related to Command

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. administration
  2. owned
  3. over
  4. precede
  5. words
  6. comand
  7. subcommands
  8. CCDCLEAR
  9. commands
  10. uplevel
  11. ctcp
  12. VRFY
  13. add-to-ignore
  14. section
  15. command line
  16. sxdist
  17. sxsdist
  18. M.X

Command Sentence Examples

  • But when his Serenity took command everything became straight forward.

  • He sat in the only seat in the tiny craft, studying Ne'Rin, who transmitted from A'Ran's battle command center on the moon that was his interim home.

  • When the pit had been filled up a command was given.

  • The command was sharp.

  • Destiny immediately followed her command, looking back at the skunk.

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