Term: imperative
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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
imperative (adjective)1.
a) of, relating to, or constituting the grammatical that expresses the will to influence the behavior of another - mood
b) expressive of a command, , or - entreaty exhortation
c) having power to , control, and direct - restrain
2.
not to be avoided or evaded - necessary an imperative duty masterful
1.
the grammatical that expresses the will to influence the behavior of another or a verb form or verbal phrase expressing it - mood
2.
something that is imperative as - (see imperative)
a) - command order
b) - rule guide
c) an act or duty - obligatory
d) an obligatory judgment or proposition
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
imperative (adjective)1.
forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law
SYNONYMS:
compulsory, forced, imperative, incumbent, involuntary, necessary, nonelective, obligatory, peremptory, requiredRELATED WORDS:
all-important, essential, indispensable, needed, requisite; insistent, persistent, pressing, urgent; demanded, enforced; coerciveNEAR ANTONYMS:
chosen, discretionary; dispensable, unnecessary, unneeded, unwanted; inconsequential, insignificant, nonessential, unimportant2.
impossible to do without
SYNONYMS:
all-important, critical, imperative, indispensable, integral, must-have, necessary, necessitous, needed, needful, required, requisite, vitalRELATED WORDS:
prerequisite; compulsory, mandatory, nonelective, obligatory; consequential, crucial, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, weighty; basic, central, fundamental, key, organic; insistent, persistent, pressing, urgentNEAR ANTONYMS:
undesired, unwanted; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant; excess, external, extra, extraneous, superfluous, surplus3.
needing immediate attention
SYNONYMS:
burning, clamant, compelling, critical, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, imperative, imperious, importunate, instant, necessitous, pressing, urgentRELATED WORDS:
demanding, extreme, immediate, insistent, intense, overriding; crucial, desperate, grave, life-and-death ( life-or-death), serious, severe, vital; dangerous, explosive, hazardous, perilous, precarious, unstableNEAR ANTONYMS:
incidental, low-pressure, minor, negligible, trivial, unimportant; nonthreatening, safe, stable1.
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
SYNONYMS:
behest, charge, commandment, decree, dictate, direction, directive, do, edict, imperative, injunction, instruction, order, wordRELATED WORDS:
demand, requirement; mandate; countermand, counterorder; law, precept, prescript, prescription, rule; ordinance, regulation, statuteNEAR ANTONYMS:
appeal, entreaty, petition, plea, urging; proposal, recommendation, suggestion2.
something one must do because of prior agreement
SYNONYMS:
burden, charge, commitment, devoir, do, duty, imperative, incumbency, need, office, responsibilityRELATED WORDS:
oath, pledge, promise, troth, vow, word; arrangement, prearrangement, setup; compact, contract, covenant, pact, trust; debt, payment, tribute; compulsion, constraint, restraint; must, requirement; coercion, duress, force; appointment, engagement, reservation; burden, onusNEAR ANTONYMS:
grace, postponement, stay; discharge, ease, exemption, release, relief, waiver; loophole; alternative, choice, option, pick, preference, selection