Imperative synonyms and antonyms
ĭm-pĕr'ə-tĭv
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Part of speech:
Designating or of important products or raw materials subject to increased production and restricted distribution under strict control, as in wartime
crucial (related)
Vital to the resolution of a crisis or the determination of an outcome:
necessary (related)
Logically inevitable:
The definition of important is having great significance or consequence.
Impressively dominant.
The state of being emotionally or intellectually devoted, as to a belief, a course of action, or another person:
Compelled, mandated, obligatory, or required, especially if by legal process or a statute.
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The definition of demanding is requires a lot of effort, skill or attention.
Perfect; complete; whole
compulsatory
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
Necessary
(Biochemistry) Being a substance that is required for normal functioning but cannot be synthesized by the body and therefore must be included in the diet:
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The definition of indispensable is essential or absolutely necessary.
Required as part of a routine course of action or cultural expectation; predictable:
A group of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.
That cannot be denied, changed, delayed, opposed, etc., as a command
preemptory
Pertaining to preemption.
Required beforehand, esp. as a necessary condition for something following
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Calling for immediate attention; urgent
Obligatory:
The definition of requisite is something required or necessary.
Necessary
The definition of stern is someone who is very serious or strict.
Conveying a sense of pressing importance:
Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining:
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Ability to control or use; mastery:
Something enjoined; command; order
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
free (antonym)
Empty or unoccupied:
unrestrained (antonym)
voluntary (antonym)
Done or undertaken of one's own free will:
discretionary (antonym)
Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
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submissive (antonym)
The definition of submissive is willing to do what others want.
optional (antonym)
The definition of optional is available, but not required.
unimportant (antonym)
Not important; insignificant or petty.
unnecessary (antonym)
Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.
secondary (antonym)
Possessing some quality, or having been subject to some operation (as substitution), in the second degree; as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Compare primary.
inessential (antonym)
Not essential; not really necessary or important; unessential
Abominable; reprehensible:
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The definition of dire is something so bad or scary that it causes distress or terror.
Rising above a surrounding medium, especially a fluid.
The definition of exigent is pressing, demanding or urgent.
A claim of wrongdoing; an accusation:
A condition of poverty or misfortune:
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A social, legal, or moral requirement, such as a duty, contract, or promise, that compels one to follow or avoid a particular course of action:
Something for which one is responsible; a duty, obligation, or burden.
big (related)
Of great significance; momentous:
(Grammar) The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive).
a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
beseeching (antonym)
requiring attention or action
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obligative
necessity (related)
precondition (related)
high-time (related)
That cannot be escaped or avoided; inevitable
Fond of acting the part of a master; domineering; imperious
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Dominant refers to a gene that will present itself by producing a characteristic that can be inherited.
autocratic (related)
Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing:
Close at hand; near:
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