Another word for imperative | Synonyms for imperative

Another word for imperative

imperative Synonyms

imperative

modif.

Necessary
inescapable, immediate, crucial, compelling; see crucial, important 1, necessary 1, urgent 1.
Authoritative
masterful, commanding, dominant; see autocratic 1, dominant 2, powerful 1.

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Another word for imperative

adjective

Compelling immediate attention:
burning, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, instant, pressing, urgent. See big
Imposed on one by authority, command, or convention:
compulsory, mandatory, necessary, obligatory, required, requisite. See obligation

noun

An act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religion:

burden¹, charge, commitment, duty, must, need, obligation, responsibility. See obligation

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Water is imperative for survival.
It's imperative to restrict everything that makes his stomach upset.
It was imperative that everyone understood the rules so that this would not happen again.
It's imperative to describe the differences between these two software programs.
It is therefore imperative to include all names of jointly liable people from the start.

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