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IMPERATIVE VERB Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the phrase imperative verb. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase imperative verb. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for IMPERATIVE VERB

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bid
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

• an attempt to get something

• a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

• (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make

verb

• propose a payment

• invoke upon

• ask for or request earnestly

• make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands

• make a serious effort to attain something

• ask someone in a friendly way to do something

command
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

• a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

• the power or authority to command

• availability for use

• a position of highest authority

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

verb

• be in command of

• make someone do something

• demand as one's due

• look down on

• exercise authoritative control or power over

demand
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an urgent or peremptory request

• the ability and desire to purchase goods and services

• required activity

• the act of demanding

• a condition requiring relief

verb

• request urgently and forcefully

• require as useful, just, or proper

• claim as due or just

• lay legal claim to

• summon to court

• ask to be informed of

direct
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective

• direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short

• straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action

• in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

• moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

• similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

• (of a current) flowing in one direction only

adverb

• without deviation

adjective satellite

• having no intervening persons, agents, conditions

• being an immediate result or consequence

• in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

• lacking compromising or mitigating elements

verb

• command with authority

• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• guide the actors in (plays and films)

• govern or manage

• take somebody somewhere

• cause to go somewhere

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• lead, as in the performance of a composition

• give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction

• specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• put an address on (an envelope)

• plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

enjoin
verbv
verb

• issue an injunction

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

instruct
verbv
verb

• impart skills or knowledge to

• give instructions or directions for some task

• make aware of

mandate
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a document giving an official instruction or command

• a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves

• the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

verb

• assign under a mandate

• make mandatory

• assign authority to

oblige
verbv
verb

• force somebody to do something

• bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

• provide a service or favor for someone

order
verb, nounv, n
noun

• (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

• (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

• a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

• established customary state (especially of society)

• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

• a condition of regular or proper arrangement

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

• a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• a body of rules followed by an assembly

• a group of person living under a religious rule

• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

• a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

• (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

• the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

verb

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• make a request for something

• issue commands or orders for

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• bring order to or into

• place in a certain order

• appoint to a clerical posts

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

• assign a rank or rating to

require
verbv
verb

• require as useful, just, or proper

• consider obligatory; request and expect

• make someone do something

• have need of

imperative
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• requiring attention or action

• relating to verbs in the imperative mood

noun

• a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior

• some duty that is essential and urgent

• a verb in the imperative mood.

Best Hypernyms For IMPERATIVE VERB

Here is a list of related hypernyms for imperative verb, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
command decree demand directive edict instruction mandate order verb

Alternatives for BID

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