Imperative Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭm-pĕrə-tĭv
Authoritative
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. dominant
  2. masterful
  3. burning
  4. crying
  5. dire
  6. commanding
  7. emergent
  8. exigent
  9. instant
  10. pressing
  11. urgent
Antonyms:
  1. free
  2. unrestrained
  3. voluntary
  4. discretionary
  5. submissive
An act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religion
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. obligation
  2. burden
  3. charge
  4. command
  5. commitment
  6. duty
  7. imperative-mood
  8. must
  9. injunction
  10. need
  11. mandate
  12. responsibility
  13. jussive mood
  14. prerequisite
  15. imperative form
Necessary or urgent:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. urgent

Words Related to Imperative

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.

Imperative Sentence Examples

  • It's imperative to your success.

  • Water is imperative for survival.

  • It's imperative to restrict everything that makes his stomach upset.

  • It's imperative you see me at the earliest opportunity.

  • It was imperative that everyone understood the rules so that this would not happen again.

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