Defenition of the word imperative

• Defenition of the word imperative

  • Conjugation form of a verb.
  • requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"
  • (grammar) relating to verbs in the imperative mood
  • some duty that is essential and urgent
  • a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
  • a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener''s behavior
  • relating to verbs in the imperative mood
  • requiring attention or action

Synonyms for the word imperative

• • imperative mood
  • jussive mood

Similar words in the imperative

• • adjuratory
  • assertive
  • clamant
  • commanding
  • crying
  • desperate
  • exigent
  • insistent
  • instant
  • peremptory
  • pressing
  • urgent

Hypernyms for the word imperative

• • duty
  • modality
  • mode
  • mood
  • obligation
  • responsibility

Antonyms for the word imperative

• • beseeching

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