Imperative Synonyms and Antonyms
ĭm-pĕr'ə-tĭv
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Synonyms for Imperative
Designating or of important products or raw materials subject to increased production and restricted distribution under strict control, as in wartime
The definition of important is having great significance or consequence.
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.
Impressively dominant.
The definition of demanding is requires a lot of effort, skill or attention.
(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.
Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining:
Abominable; reprehensible:
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.
Very earnest or insistent:
The definition of mandatory is something that is required.
Of the nature of an obligation; compulsory:
Needed; essential:
The definition of requisite is something required or necessary.
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A claim of wrongdoing; an accusation:
A legally-defined responsibility to perform certain acts or meet certain standards of performance; an essential element of proof in a tort action is that the defendant had a duty to act in a certain manner, such as the duty to use due care in the operation of a motor vehicle. Duties may be mandated by law, such as the duty to pay taxes, or may be voluntary, such as those assumed under a contract.
A condition of poverty or misfortune:
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.
Perfect; complete; whole
compulsatory
Enforced by or resulting from compulsion; employing force or constraint; compulsory.
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
Necessary
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The definition of stern is someone who is very serious or strict.
Ability to control or use; mastery:
Something enjoined; command; order
An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
(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
obligative
That cannot be escaped or avoided; inevitable
Fond of acting the part of a master; domineering; imperious
Dominant refers to a gene that will present itself by producing a characteristic that can be inherited.
Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing:
Close at hand; near:
Antonyms for Imperative
Empty or unoccupied:
Done or undertaken of one's own free will:
Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.
The definition of submissive is willing to do what others want.
The definition of optional is available, but not required.
Not important; insignificant or petty.
Done in addition to requirements; unrequired.
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.
Not essential; not really necessary or important; unessential
requiring attention or action
Words Related to Imperative
Vital to the resolution of a crisis or the determination of an outcome:
Logically inevitable:
Of great significance; momentous:
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