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What is another word for
imperative
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Adjective
Extremely urgent or important, to the point of being impossible to do without
Required or commanded by authority
Requiring immediate action
Giving an authoritative command
Significant in importance or esteem
Too powerful or convincing to be resisted
Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
Based on absolute truth
Noun
An essential or urgent thing or action
A moral, professional or legal duty
A command, signal or authorization to do something
Moral principles that govern the conduct of a person or organization
The grammatical mood expressing an order
A requirement for something
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Adjective
▲
Extremely urgent or important, to the point of being impossible to do without
critical
vital
crucial
essential
exigent
indispensable
necessary
integral
requisite
important
needed
incumbent
inescapable
must-have
vitally important
all-important
of great consequence
of the essence
of vital importance
a matter of life and death
key
paramount
required
significant
pivotal
consequential
urgent
mandatory
needful
fundamental
necessitous
pressing
high-priority
life-and-death
acute
central
burning
pre-eminent
obligatory
compulsory
compelling
called for
prerequisite
decisive
cardinal
of the utmost importance
momentous
major
principal
primary
weighty
basic
far-reaching
deciding
influential
determining
meaningful
substantive
all important
prime
chief
serious
intrinsic
grave
heavy
core
earth-shattering
life-or-death
historic
radical
quintessential
focal
profound
constitutive
material
invaluable
fateful
settling
big
considerable
determinative
much needed
world-shaking
meat-and-potatoes
overriding
salient
ponderous
great
very important
epoch-making
now or never
heavy-duty
large-scale
dire
intense
basal
desired
wanted
lacking
strategic
best
called-for
demanded
stipulated
lacked
mission-critical
business-critical
de rigueur
underlined
bottom-line
dominant
nitty-gritty
name-of-the-game
overruling
preeminent
primal
premier
predominant
portentous
coal-and-ice
telling
monumental
tough
leading
climactic
grand
supreme
top
capital
main
ruling
master
apocalyptic
noteworthy
testing
climacteric
outstanding
final
substantial
prominent
big-time
extensive
uppermost
earnest
dynamic
germane
special
pertinent
powerful
conspicuous
emphatic
trying
searching
characteristic
inherent
structural
earth-shaking
extremely important
life-saving
world-shattering
life or death
of great moment
conclusive
rudimental
staple
natural
underlying
rudimentary
elementary
of moment
life-changing
deep
major-league
almighty
of consequence
big league
psychological
foundational
constitutional
elemental
constituent
connected
component
innate
absolute
definite
forceful
definitive
desperate
clamorous
touch and go
insistent
showdown
hanging by thread
touchy
on thin ice
climatic
authoritative
imperious
trenchant
at the heart of
decided
incisive
certain
crisp
settled
fatal
peremptory
litmus test
most important
more ❯
“Physical fitness and mental strength are
imperative
for reaching the summit.”
Adjective
▲
Required or commanded by authority
compulsory
incumbent
mandatory
obligatory
necessary
required
peremptory
forced
nonelective
involuntary
requisite
essential
binding
needed
demanded
indispensable
prescribed
de rigueur
necessitous
vital
unavoidable
integral
needful
prerequisite
inescapable
compulsatory
critical
important
enforced
crucial
stipulated
must-have
called for
pivotal
statutory
principal
chief
compelling
key
quintessential
consequential
paramount
significant
foremost
prime
all-important
coercive
basic
exacted
coerced
recommended
wanted
fundamental
cardinal
unwilling
compelled
urgent
set
expedient
ordained
imposed
incumbent on
of the essence
king
contractual
enforceable
telling
curricular
preeminent
number one
right-hand
leading
capital
main
constitutive
dictated
slave
everything
commanding
irremissible
fixed
necessitated
conscripted
called-for
irrevocable
unalterable
indissoluble
OB
conclusive
imperious
permanent
unbreakable
the law
constrained
unconsenting
reluctant
grudging
bounden
begrudging
will-less
counted upon
intrinsic
central
core
appropriate
rudimentary
innate
inherent
substantive
high-priority
decisive
momentous
specified
pressing
desired
preferred
exigent
all important
elementary
bottom-line
proper
vitally important
life-and-death
pre-eminent
name of game
of the utmost importance
of great consequence
most important
more ❯
“It is
imperative
that you adhere to the terms of your employment.”
Adjective
▲
Requiring immediate action
acute
burning
urgent
critical
dire
exigent
pressing
compelling
clamant
emergent
imperious
crying
importunate
necessitous
instant
crucial
vital
important
serious
essential
grave
desperate
clamorous
insistent
necessary
demanding
immediate
drastic
constraining
persistent
severe
dogged
tenacious
exacting
obstinate
significant
pivotal
high-priority
unrelenting
extreme
persevering
key
peremptory
sore
great
pertinacious
unyielding
sudden
paramount
contemporary
terrible
fundamental
forceful
climacteric
pushy
parlous
of the utmost importance
of the essence
life-and-death
binding
overriding
needful
coercive
unavoidable
threatening
menacing
dangerous
immoderate
pertinent
current
prevalent
topical
relevant
controversial
active
live
bad
awful
dreadful
hazardous
precarious
all-important
alarming
perilous
profound
lively
decisive
egregious
life-threatening
major
of interest
afflictive
demanding attention
emphatic
determined
instantaneous
adamant
direct
prompt
firm
unfaltering
assertive
heavy
integral
emergency
intense
impelling
unremitting
intransigent
stubborn
indefatigable
tireless
on-the-spot
leading
required
primary
capital
driving
indispensable
principal
foremost
decided
unwavering
inexorable
resolute
patient
quick
rapid
swift
momentous
weighty
demanded
chief
aggressive
nagging
obdurate
entreating
resolved
pushful
speedy
split-second
called-for
top-priority
very great
life and death
must-have
of great consequence
pre-eminent
abrupt
lightning
snappy
expeditious
express
precipitate
straightaway
reiterative
resounding
monotonous
continuous
relentless
perseverant
suppliant
harassing
avid
annoying
overeager
troublesome
earnest
disturbing
solicitous
high-pressure
alacritous
fleet
rathe
inescapable
existent
clamouring
UK
hurry-up
distressing
forcing
requiring
persuasive
claiming
obliging
heat-on
irresistible
clamoring
US
overly solicitous
on the spot
now or never
more ❯
“There is an
imperative
need for developing technology skills and financial acumen among the world's most vulnerable.”
Adjective
▲
Giving an authoritative command
commanding
imperious
authoritative
autocratic
dictatorial
peremptory
domineering
lordly
magisterial
overbearing
assertive
firm
bossy
insistent
masterful
overweening
aggressive
bidding
dominant
harsh
high-handed
imperial
ordering
powerful
stern
authoritarian
tyrannical
despotic
arrogant
dogmatic
tyrannous
autocratical
tyrannic
arbitrary
officious
pushy
decisive
high and mighty
dominating
confident
oppressive
emphatic
compelling
doctrinaire
iron-handed
haughty
severe
imposing
egotistic
categorical
opinionated
unchallengeable
coercive
pontifical
forceful
intolerant
undeniable
bullish
uncompromising
rigid
inflexible
draconian
unyielding
pushful
willful
wilful
iron-fisted
cocksure
obstinate
definite
strict
heavy-handed
dictative
pompous
proud
cocky
insolent
regnant
self-assured
self-confident
masterly
assured
repressive
sure of oneself
Neronian
dogmatical
clamorous
throwing weight around
crack-the-whip
impressive
brusque
abrupt
brisk
summary
autarchic
superior
positive
controlling
subjugating
bullying
strong-willed
incontrovertible
final
presumptuous
overproud
decided
certain
stringent
finished
rigorous
fixed
lording it
supercilious
binding
absolute
on high horse
crack the whip
in driver's seat
lofty
strong
unassailable
high-and-mighty
uppity
ascendant
preponderant
snotty
prevalent
cavalier
stuffy
disdainful
demanding
sniffy
in charge
not backward in coming forward
irrefutable
conclusive
irreversible
definitive
unconditional
obligatory
unappealable
adamant
entrenched
downright
unquestionable
opinionative
unbending
narrow-minded
self-opinionated
opinioned
obdurate
small-minded
unequivocal
prejudiced
tenacious
determined
stubborn
fascistic
one-sided
bigoted
wrong-headed
pigheaded
formal
stiff-necked
egotistical
fanatical
bullheaded
more ❯
“George was visited by the governor of the prison, who had received an
imperative
order for his removal.”
Adjective
▲
Significant in importance or esteem
valuable
helpful
useful
expedient
important
significant
advantageous
beneficial
constructive
crucial
essential
favorable
US
favourable
UK
invaluable
pivotal
practical
vital
worthwhile
appropriate
critical
effective
good
indispensable
instrumental
paramount
profitable
admired
appreciated
auspicious
behooveful
beneficent
commodious
conducive
exigent
fruitful
fundamental
gainful
handy
in demand
key
meritorious
necessary
needed
opportune
productive
propitious
relevant
requisite
respected
rewarding
serviceable
strategic
timely
worthy
best
central
esteemed
estimable
held dear
hot
loved
of assistance
of benefit
of help
of service
of the essence
of use
of value
worth it
worth its weight in gold
hot property
scarce
worthful
efficacious
convenient
positive
effectual
operative
efficient
benignant
benefic
suitable
kindly
potent
win-win
lucrative
encouraging
advisable
fit
salutary
remunerative
powerful
sensible
functional
successful
friendly
desirable
applicable
gratifying
sound
practicable
facilitative
workable
economic
informative
usable
wise
prudent
recommended
fitting
preferable
suggested
promising
meaningful
capable
excellent
valid
adequate
exploitable
contributive
employable
to one's advantage
satisfying
enriching
subservient
paying
formative
utile
fulfilling
priceless
substantial
illuminating
seemly
contributory
apt
judicious
politic
commonsensical
precious
supportive
active
proper
working
fortuitous
recommendable
competent
tactical
prosperous
accessory
treasured
telling
forcible
accessible
available
utilizable
US
conclusive
decisive
determinative
operational
functioning
current
running
strong
virtuous
operable
applicative
applied
actionable
ultrapractical
well spent
viable
expendable
unused
wieldy
consumable
open
exhaustible
adaptable
ready
utilisable
UK
for the best
to your advantage
at hand
in working order
at disposal
in order
justifiable
purposeful
desired
wholesome
plus
industrious
generative
good for one
instructive
agreeable
benevolent
exemplary
money-making
worth the effort
required
good for you
toward
nice
reliable
edifying
pleasing
well-spent
influential
puissant
energetic
furthersome
lucky
accomplishing
achieving
effecting
qualified
indicated
useable
uplifting
inspiring
benign
unfailing
outstanding
durable
in one's interests
in one's best interests
comforting
cheering
gladdening
heartening
heartwarming
hard-wearing
utilitarian
dependable
sure-fire
called-for
called for
aiding
assistive
sturdy
stout
subordinate
providential
sovereign
disposable
ancillary
moneymaking
felicitous
well
secondary
feasible
forceful
operating
in running order
ready for use
up and running
available for use
fit for use
at your disposal
welcome
inestimable
cherished
subsidiary
favoured
UK
favored
US
happy
golden
bright
integral
consequential
irreplaceable
jammy
rosy
seasonable
paid
fat
juicy
money-spinning
rare
choice
fortunate
of substance
going
well-paying
sweet
rich
fructuous
lush
generous
auxiliary
logical
sagacious
commendable
counselable
enough
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
heaven-sent
well-off
all-important
financially rewarding
well paid
dear
productive of
good for
aid
helpful to
facilitate
favour
UK
favor
US
extremely helpful
supplemental
bush-league
appurtenant
collateral
adjuvant
minor
flunky
going concern
paid off
very productive
beyond price
extremely useful
leading
benefit
tending
assist
promotive
encourage
help
useful for
instrumental in
of great consequence
red-letter
of the utmost importance
vitally important
in the black
calculated to produce
lead to
contribute to
make for
tend to promote
contributing to
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Too powerful or convincing to be resisted
irresistible
compelling
overpowering
overwhelming
inescapable
unavoidable
uncontrollable
compulsive
inexorable
potent
urgent
besetting
certain
driving
forceful
inevitable
irrepressible
sure
ungovernable
unpreventable
destined
fated
ineluctable
obsessive
oppressive
overmastering
powerful
strong
intense
extreme
unbearable
pervasive
stifling
suffocating
marked
consuming
overriding
very strong
impulsive
driven
obsessional
neurotic
enthusiastic
passionate
irrational
crushing
overbearing
profound
devastating
shattering
penetrating
nauseating
unutterable
intolerable
acrid
pungent
distinct
bitter
offensive
sickening
sharp
nauseous
astringent
sickly
irrefutable
dominating
telling
weighty
invincible
breathtaking
mephitic
aromatic
fetid
US
cloying
unmistakable
heady
foetid
UK
overshadowing
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
insolent
cheeky
fresh
impertinent
bold
impudent
saucy
rude
abusive
contemptuous
insulting
pert
insubordinate
uncivil
audacious
brazen
brazen-faced
cocky
ill-mannered
nervy
sassy
unmannerly
brash
presumptuous
arch
bad mannered
bold-faced
brassbound
brassy
cocksure
contumelious
discourteous
disrespectful
flip
forward
impolite
lacking civility
lippy
offensive
wise
arrogant
barefaced
breezy
dictatorial
disdainful
magisterial
malapert
mannerless
off-base
out-of-line
overbearing
peremptory
procacious
smart
smart-alecky
ungracious
put down
shameless
haughty
supercilious
scornful
uppity
bumptious
pushy
pompous
immodest
lordly
cavalier
overconfident
lofty
superior
imperious
unabashed
sniffy
inconsiderate
presuming
pretentious
proud
conceited
high-handed
overweening
bad-mannered
unblushing
disparaging
blatant
smug
high and mighty
uppish
high-and-mighty
self-assertive
snooty
derisive
derogatory
highfalutin
patronizing
US
huffy
irreverent
assumptive
egotistic
overbold
hifalutin
egotistical
assuming
condescending
ill-bred
toplofty
thoughtless
flippant
vainglorious
self-important
patronising
UK
toploftical
snobbish
vain
boastful
arrant
vulgar
self-asserting
crude
hubristic
snotty
cool
stiff-necked
unashamed
unmannered
brass-necked
masterful
boorish
stuck-up
huffish
familiar
flagrant
unembarrassed
high-hat
mouthy
churlish
uncalled-for
unhandsome
chesty
opinionated
bold as brass
scurrilous
dismissive
important
domineering
uncouth
self-confident
hoity-toity
uncomplimentary
blustering
aloof
degrading
swaggering
confident
snippy
prideful
offhand
slighting
curt
vituperative
brusque
narcissistic
toffee-nosed
blunt
defiant
bossy
pejorative
belittling
ignorant
overfamiliar
denigratory
oafish
outrageous
opprobrious
crass
sneering
sarcastic
self-assured
mocking
boldfaced
loutish
improper
puffed up
swollen-headed
ungallant
graceless
ungentlemanly
self-satisfied
bigheaded
unladylike
out of line
defamatory
vituperatory
coarse
rough
snobby
scathing
unpleasant
stuck up
bloated
sharp
ostentatious
blasphemous
forceful
autocratic
scoffing
egoistic
egoistical
disagreeable
vitriolic
unrefined
pontifical
abrupt
smart-arsed
UK
elitist
swellheaded
invective
know-it-all
full of oneself
self-conceited
biggity
short
facetious
assertive
humiliating
disgracious
self-opinionated
biggety
gruff
surly
scurrile
scurril
truculent
mischievous
loud
cute
affronting
withering
smart-assed
US
obnoxious
reproachful
reviling
harsh
slanderous
deprecatory
egocentric
libellous
UK
smarty-pants
smart-aleck
undisguised
affected
bragging
libelous
US
abhorrent
officious
free
smarty
self-centered
US
self-righteous
objectionable
selfish
self-serving
self-centred
UK
unrepentant
cold-shoulder
self-affected
self-promoting
self-engrossed
self-congratulatory
self-contented
self-adulatory
self-glorifying
big-headed
indelicate
unconcerned
orgulous
unchivalrous
indecorous
wise guy
impetuous
obloquious
underbred
shocking
rash
aggressive
sullen
wounding
intrusive
calumniating
hurtful
overt
sacrilegious
profane
impious
misbehaved
despotic
tyrannical
indecent
gross
hardened
abandoned
jeering
aweless
crusty
depraved
profligate
brazenfaced
bald-faced
unconcealed
dissolute
incorrigible
unprincipled
flashy
obtrusive
censorious
inappropriate
reprobate
as bold as brass
sardonic
maligning
unchaste
lewd
immoral
fancy-pants
derogative
depreciative
detractive
showy
full of contempt
full of yourself
assured
sure
without shame
jumped up
tactless
obvious
too big for your boots
foul
on an ego trip
unfriendly
insouciant
undiplomatic
glib
violent
berating
unceremonious
hotheaded
impulsive
impolitic
badly behaved
in-your-face
fearless
witty
personal
ungenteel
indifferent
unkind
inaffable
derisory
displeasing
authoritarian
scolding
iconoclastic
presumptive
terse
smart alecky
meddlesome
oppressive
scandalous
transparent
loud-mouthed
jocular
provocative
exceptionable
open
precipitate
hasty
bright
whimsical
tongue-in-cheek
insensitive
thrusting
snippety
unsubtle
provoking
castigating
unshrinking
hotshot
gritty
bantam
vilifying
unacceptable
reprehensible
vexing
coercive
bullish
demeaning
snide
decrying
depreciatory
denigrative
wanton
upbraiding
censurable
daring
irreverential
unhallowed
ungodly
unholy
calumniatory
meretricious
traducing
hard
gaudy
naked
upsetting
iron-handed
humorous
malign
forthright
low-bred
garish
disapproving
bare-faced
tyrannous
autocratical
authoritative
tyrannic
critical
pushful
malicious
injurious
sharp-tongued
unapologetic
despicable
imperial
regnant
commanding
on your high horse
on high horse
coming on strong
too big for one's breeches
too big for one's boots
holier-than-thou
self-respecting
putting on airs
blusterous
boldface
heavy
brave
plucky
bad
naughty
ballsy
irritable
moody
uncourteous
acerbic
impish
virulent
ill-behaved
rustic
inurbane
casual
amoral
uninterested
gauche
feisty
ill
smart-mouthed
undismayed
undaunted
unfilial
profanatory
combative
volatile
weisenheiming
hostile
unreserved
bitter
prying
inquisitive
incongruous
interfering
meddling
unsuitable
nosy
temeritous
grandiose
spirited
mortifying
ranting
denunciatory
uncivilized
US
cursory
off
perfunctory
overhasty
previous
premature
foolhardy
uncultured
uncultivated
hotdogger
positive
certain
raunchy
raw
roughneck
tacky
cheap
common
remote
swanky
tony
persnickety
take-it-or-leave-it
pococurante
offish
annoying
irritating
off base
indulgent
overindulgent
over-free
relaxed
depreciating
cynical
hypercritical
inhospitable
unfortunate
unawed
unflinching
frank
temerarious
standoffish
highhanded
self-aggrandizing
loudmouth
high
puffed-up
chirpy
dapper
dashing
keen
ill-humored
US
amusing
playful
uncivilised
UK
careless
strident
noisy
blaring
uninhibited
jokey
tawdry
spunky
gutsy
ambitious
discrediting
overassertive
direct
dominating
heavy-handed
corrupt
poised
composed
abashless
unaffected
unshamed
unrestrained
smart aleck
smart guy
smarty pants
frivolous
effervescent
trashy
pushing
heedless
headlong
untactful
incautious
vivacious
maladroit
grating
jarring
overfriendly
airy
wiseguy
aristocratic
high-flown
distasteful
bullying
rejecting
contemning
averse
despising
antipathetic
unsympathetic
scouting
repudiating
exasperating
ill-humoured
UK
tolerant
free-and-easy
superficial
piercing
raucous
catty
repulsive
ridiculing
biting
not backwards in coming forwards
overproud
dogmatic
shallow
irresponsible
carefree
disgusting
deplorable
unwelcome
undesirable
contemptible
insufferable
repugnant
galling
embarrassing
reproving
castigatory
cacophonous
deafening
jangling
dissonant
thundering
booming
shrill
over-assertive
impenitent
remorseless
lording it
turning up your nose at
looking down your nose at
insupportable
intolerable
ear-splitting
discordant
preponderant
demanding
ascendant
prevalent
stuffy
funny
comical
detestable
puckish
jazzy
tinny
beyond the pale
light-hearted
loudmouthed
high-pitched
metallic
flirtatious
out of order
damaging
on one's high horse
hateful
venomous
patent
glaring
aspersive
calumnious
autarchic
strict
iron-fisted
subjugating
controlling
draconian
libeling
US
denigrating
debasing
excoriating
offending
defaming
malevolent
libelling
UK
shaming
disgracing
damning
dishonoring
US
despiteful
injuring
dishonouring
UK
hurting
abasing
vile
malignant
reproaching
spiteful
manifest
evident
clever
pointed
ingenious
severe
dominant
strong-willed
arbitrary
uncharitable
palpable
unmistakable
pronounced
agile
highbrowed
highbrow
bantering
apt
slick
droll
incisive
quick
adept
nimble
jesting
ready
smooth
nifty
quick-witted
conspicuous
sheer
clear
crabbed
in driver's seat
crack the whip
straightforward
bald
outright
yokelish
bounderish
noticeable
undeniable
flaunting
rank
indisputable
cut-and-dried
striking
unmitigated
egregious
snazzy
protrusive
deliberate
glitzy
prominent
screaming
crying
in plain sight
taunting
hard-nosed
temperamental
upstage
high hat
dog it
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Based on absolute truth
dogmatic
authoritative
doctrinal
canonical
categorical
oracular
assertive
authoritarian
axiomatic
deducible
deductive
derivable
doctrinaire
eternal
excathedra
formal
inevitable
orthodox
peremptory
positive
pragmatic
prophetic
reasoned
systematic
theoretical
unchangeable
unerring
unqualified
a priori
by fiat
by nature
ex cathedra
on faith
by natural law
as a matter of course
Noun
▲
An essential or urgent thing or action
essential
necessity
need
obligation
requirement
must
priority
constraint
rule
requisite
prerequisite
condition
precondition
must-have
sine qua non
demand
qualification
fundamental
stipulation
postulate
essentiality
proviso
duty
urgency
necessary
criterion
basic
exigency
necessary condition
needful
necessary item
essential item
lifeblood
part and parcel
vital part
necessary thing
indispensability
needfulness
specification
commitment
devoir
charge
essence
indispensable
want
vital
indispensable thing
essential requirement
indispensable item
life or death
desideratum
not to be missed
exception
exemption
arrangement
codicil
terms
reservation
catch
modification
article
provision
strings
contingency
kicker
essential condition
obligatory condition
fine print
small print
rudiment
restriction
limitation
rider
staple
clause
quintessence
restraint
term
stricture
check
fetter
circumscription
hope
wish
lack
dream
allowance
objective
ideal
goal
aim
tempering
adaptation
alteration
caveat
amendment
refinement
if
mitigation
objection
softening
lessening
revision
adjustment
moderation
reduction
aspiration
desired thing
missing thing
needed thing
heart's desire
more ❯
“Many argue that free movement of labor is an economic
imperative
.”
Noun
▲
A moral, professional or legal duty
duty
charge
responsibility
commitment
incumbency
obligation
burden
office
devoir
need
task
onus
role
business
engagement
job
assignment
function
do
commission
work
answerability
liability
service
mission
chore
concern
care
calling
occupation
accountability
ought
place
undertaking
culpability
contract
requirement
pledge
trust
accountableness
pigeon
station
must
chargeability
blameworthiness
part
post
brief
directive
province
detail
operation
trouble
briefing
committal
custody
remit
instruction
tie
trial
consignment
warrant
pressure
tax
hardship
cross to bear
excess baggage
Herculean task
compulsion
instinct
impetus
motivation
motive
cognition
call
promise
understanding
boundness
importance
albatross
encumbrance
obligatoriness
constraint
moral imperative
affair
project
errand
exercise
capacity
enterprise
appointment
position
activity
endeavor
US
endeavour
UK
worry
effort
employment
venture
pursuit
labour
UK
purpose
thing
objective
goal
labor
US
piece of work
process
load
field
action
department
weight
plan
expedition
stint
command
power
quest
strain
aim
exploit
sphere
piece of business
act
deed
preserve
bailiwick
discipline
trip
millstone
contribution
interest
baby
situation
area of interest
campaign
vocation
game
involvement
scheme
mandate
gig
authorization
US
berth
proceeding
application
adventure
use
cumber
deadweight
matter
deal
play
secondment
setup
area
line
domain
realm
oppression
journey
authority
territory
jurisdiction
authorisation
UK
area of activity
affliction
speciality
UK
legal responsibility
formal order
terrain
demesne
fief
barony
firmament
precinct
walk
specialty
US
element
circle
arena
fiefdom
kingdom
front
problem
bother
cross
turf
procedure
exertion
bag
drag
billet
area of responsibility
blame
stress
line of country
utility
end
struggle
practice
target
transaction
attempt
object
raison d'être
participation
industry
exploration
course
measure
pain
proposition
avocation
experiment
essay
hazard
move
try
feat
niche
doing
ball and chain
stunt
test
intention
intent
message
right
order
nomination
issue
prerogative
shopping
run
collection
delivery
placement
mantle
privilege
government
case
specialism
taskwork
placing
moral obligation
cumbrance
fun and games
class
classification
spot
slot
administration
sphere of activity
dominion
workplace
hand
tour of duty
lifework
profession
trade
long row to hoe
transfer
say
supervision order
day job
walk of life
servitude
focus
chores
art
métier
craft
rôle
gauntlet
inconvenience
difficult task
challenge
headache
person's task
party
bit
share
side
incubus
wish
ambition
aspiration
hope
pretension
accomplishment
ideal
racket
holy grail
desire
faction
cause
behalf
allocation
relocation
happening
outfit
shop
striving
hassle
lookout
determination
strength
drain
accreditation
solution
license
designation
licence
empowerment
delegation
misfortune
beat
energy
what one is into
attachment
behavior
US
faculty
connection
entanglement
control
force
proxy
brevet
permit
certificate
diploma
deputation
legation
agency
embassy
point
meaning
mark
behaviour
UK
dead weight
grievance
mental weight
anxiety
shackle
punishment
unwanted responsibility
thorn in one's side
difficulty
chain
hindrance
consideration
expectation
scope
sense
relevance
avail
basis
design
reason
principle
wont
idea
destination
way
assiduousness
escapade
crusade
plunge
shot
orbit
investment
gamble
flier
flyer
stake
caper
flutter
experience
speculation
expenditure
sweat
while
elbow grease
throw
fling
romp
peril
chance
stab
wager
risk
jeopardy
crapshoot
voyage
world
pet project
leap in the dark
business enterprise
spec
forte
power of attorney
score
incrimination
debt
indebtedness
arrears
arrearage
fault
area of knowledge
prefecture
county
champaign
shire
section
tract
rap
guilt
drill
line of business
maneuver
US
movement
program
US
dealings
deployment
attack
manoeuvre
UK
step
assault
maneuvering
US
implementation
amenability
subjection
owing
amenableness
proceedings
phenomenon
strategy
episode
tactic
coordination
event
blueprint
raid
handiwork
manipulation
programme
UK
exploitation
manoeuvring
UK
motion
course of action
ground plan
game plan
war game
more ❯
“The government must recognize that it is their
imperative
to seek an exit from the crisis.”
Noun
▲
A command, signal or authorization to do something
command
charge
directive
instruction
order
decree
edict
behest
commandment
dictate
direction
injunction
word
mandate
ruling
bidding
rule
demand
precept
fiat
do
ukase
regulation
ordinance
rescript
requirement
law
dictum
statute
canon
diktat
pronouncement
say-so
pronunciamento
prescription
stipulation
writ
exhortation
act
proclamation
warrant
request
will
ultimatum
enjoinment
promulgation
bull
summons
briefing
irade
firman
decretal
prescript
enactment
manifesto
guideline
recommendation
call
sanction
bill
hest
subpoena
authorization
US
decretum
announcement
judgement
UK
declaration
judgment
US
obligation
okay
authorisation
UK
go-ahead
green light
guidance
suggestion
advice
tenet
standard
instrument
statement
desire
commission
information
insistence
wish
mitzvah
prompting
solicitation
admonition
authority
covenant
accreditation
licence
license
empowerment
delegation
guide
criterion
bylaw
rap
charging
say
requisition
ordainment
precedent
resolution
imposition
cue
signal
prompt
assize
propriety
decorum
brocard
etiquette
reg
carte blanche
blank check
consent
support
permission
expressed desire
ban
bar
monition
restriction
prohibition
enjoinder
embargo
the word
the riot act
by-law
no-no
court order
interdiction
ordering
exaction
dictation
notification
devoir
adjuration
notice
high sign
thumbs up
tip-off
memo
memorandum
communication
message
appeal
invitation
plea
constitution
credo
creed
calling
bell
invocation
cry
warning
entreaty
beck
lecture
sermon
bulletin
dispatch
report
beck and call
harangue
obtestation
protreptic
advisory
testament
document
ipse dixit
acclamation
article
gospel
denunciation
deposition
allegation
indictment
affidavit
measure
formula
code
caution
instigation
counsel
preaching
principle
motion
ratification
decalogue
belief
maxim
ethic
institute
fundamental
convention
practice
doctrine
foundation
postulate
cause
axiom
reason
equity
divestiture
proposal
garnishment
generalization
US
decision
generalisation
UK
principium
truth
caveat
base
exigency
ground
proposition
kaupapa
due process
more ❯
“He issued an urgent
imperative
to hurry, his tone laced with panic.”
Noun
▲
Moral principles that govern the conduct of a person or organization
rightfulness
ethics
belief
conduct
conscience
convention
conventionalities
criteria
decency
ethic
ethos
goodness
honesty
honor
US
honour
UK
ideal
integrity
morality
mores
nature
practice
principles
propriety
righteousness
rightness
standard
standards
value
ethicality
ethicalness
moral code
natural law
morals
credo
creed
ideals
norms
moral principles
moral values
virtues
tikanga
rules of conduct
moral beliefs
rights and wrongs
dictates of conscience
standards of behaviour
beliefs
moral stand
moral philosophy
moral standards
values
tenets
virtue
code
code of ethics
moral law
standards of behavior
code of behavior
US
philosophy
conviction
code of behaviour
UK
code of conduct
ethical codes
ethical values
value-system
rectitude
probity
uprightness
scruples
canon
ideas
doctrine
ideology
dogma
rules
conventions
convictions
axioms
canons
maxims
high-mindedness
view
guidelines
position
opinions
cardinal virtues
moral philosophies
moral codes
persuasion
codes of honour
ideologies
creeds
attitude
habits
ethe
manners
behavior
US
behaviour
UK
character
codes of conduct
distinction
excellence
grace
excellencies
principle
sense of honour
sense of duty
kaupapa
more ❯
Noun
▲
The grammatical mood expressing an order
imperative mood
imperative mode
Noun
▲
A requirement for something
need
demand
requirement
urgency
necessity
use
wish
call
desire
hunger
longing
requisite
urge
yearning
covetousness
craving
eagerness
exigency
fervour
UK
fervor
US
hankering
lust
market
occasion
pining
predilection
proclivity
propensity
thirst
absence
appetite
aspiration
cry out
dearth
deficit
desideratum
dream
lustfulness
needfulness
scantiness
scarceness
scarcity
exigence
inclination
necessitude
passion
support
ambition
drive
drought
expectation
fancy
focus
strong interest
itch
yen
want
ache
appetency
jones
letch
thirstiness
impulse
hope
liking
burning
greed
relish
will
penchant
love
hungering
motive
essential
avidity
compulsion
fondness
ardor
US
attraction
infatuation
zeal
appetition
ardour
UK
bent
obsession
goal
whim
fascination
craze
predisposition
lack
partiality
prurience
voracity
mania
appetence
concupiscence
eroticism
weakness
instinct
druthers
leaning
libido
lechery
motivation
lasciviousness
disposition
aim
addiction
obligation
amativeness
enthusiasm
salacity
erotism
libidinousness
pruriency
cupidity
rapture
frenzy
solicitude
ravenousness
devotion
rapaciousness
taste
doting
must
objective
greediness
sweet tooth
impatience
tendency
admiration
caprice
fixation
cacoethes
preoccupation
turn
preference
bias
affection
sine qua non
aptitude
whimsy
devices
habitude
bone
genius
affinity
impetus
stomach
thought
vagary
yearn
munchies
fire in the belly
humour
UK
mind
feeling
thing
humor
US
impulsion
eyes for
big eyes
fire in belly
soft spot
indispensability
horniness
salaciousness
hots
lustihood
claim
request
notion
lech
gap
imposition
restlessness
pull
temptation
hurting
essentiality
coveting
aphrodisia
inferiority
the munchies
cause
hang-up
prerequisite
ideal
determination
needs
exigencies
requirements
demands
priority
deficiency
necessary
extemporisation
UK
flash
extemporization
US
appeal
excitant
resolve
lash
hunch
impellent
actuation
influence
nostalgia
rule
constraint
zest
keenness
esurience
gluttony
vacancy
deprivation
void
indispensable thing
desired thing
missing thing
needed thing
gusto
willingness
desirousness
avidness
excitement
food shortage
bottomless pit
heart's desire
intent
a stomach for
purpose
pursuit
endeavor
US
need to eat
desire for food
proneness
endeavour
UK
prejudice
velleity
readiness
list
fantasy
vision
like
drift
pleasure
capability
trend
type
aptness
idiosyncrasy
capacity
temperament
movement
persuasion
susceptibility
groove
attachment
ideation
daydream
illusion
shine
cup of tea
turn of mind
envisagement
chimera
US
eccentricity
delusion
idea
phantasy
phantasm
imagination
contrivance
kink
quirk
reverie
hallucination
fantasm
imaginativeness
whimsey
conceit
peculiarity
picture
figment
inventiveness
envisioning
romancing
mirage
fabrication
chimaera
UK
pipe dream
love affair
fool's paradise
castle in the air
pie in the sky
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