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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
Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
Significant in importance or esteem
Too powerful or intense to be resisted
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
significant
paramount
pivotal
required
consequential
fundamental
urgent
necessitous
mandatory
needful
central
pressing
prerequisite
obligatory
compulsory
high-priority
life-and-death
acute
pre-eminent
principal
compelling
called for
of the utmost importance
burning
cardinal
decisive
momentous
chief
basic
major
primary
prime
substantive
constitutive
quintessential
weighty
far-reaching
intrinsic
deciding
influential
core
determining
all important
meaningful
focal
serious
grave
heavy
salient
meat-and-potatoes
earth-shattering
life-or-death
historic
foremost
stipulated
preeminent
telling
wanted
inherent
structural
radical
rudimental
rudimentary
nitty-gritty
profound
capital
main
foundational
constitutional
elemental
constituent
material
fateful
settling
nontrivial
nonnegligible
unneglectable
big
considerable
invaluable
determinative
at the heart of
de rigueur
much needed
world-shaking
overriding
ponderous
great
very important
epoch-making
now or never
heavy-duty
large-scale
dire
intense
basal
king
desired
expedient
lacking
strategic
number one
lacked
everything
fundamental to
at the core of
integral to
central to
best
demanded
mission-critical
business-critical
at the center of
unignorable
unforgettable
underlined
bottom-line
called-for
dominant
name-of-the-game
portentous
overruling
primal
premier
predominant
big thing
coal-and-ice
apocalyptic
leading
climactic
grand
supreme
top
ruling
master
monumental
tough
characteristic
outstanding
substantial
prominent
big-time
extensive
uppermost
earnest
dynamic
germane
special
pertinent
powerful
conspicuous
emphatic
staple
natural
underlying
elementary
earth-shaking
extremely important
life-saving
world-shattering
life or death
of great moment
testing
climacteric
final
connected
component
innate
trying
searching
conclusive
noteworthy
psychological
of moment
life-changing
deep
major-league
almighty
of consequence
big league
absolute
definite
forceful
definitive
desperate
clamorous
insistent
showdown
hanging by thread
touchy
on thin ice
touch-and-go
climatic
authoritative
imperious
trenchant
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
binding
demanded
essential
compulsatory
unavoidable
prescribed
inescapable
de rigueur
enforced
stipulated
statutory
prerequisite
mandated
set
compelling
unalterable
indissoluble
irrevocable
enforceable
contractual
unbreakable
needed
coercive
conclusive
permanent
exacted
coerced
indispensable
unwilling
compelled
imposed
ordained
needful
integral
necessitous
commanding
bounden
nonnegotiable
incumbent on
counted upon
called for
must-have
vital
urgent
recommended
pivotal
dictated
slave
critical
crucial
necessitated
conscripted
important
irremissible
fixed
unconsenting
constrained
called-for
reluctant
grudging
begrudging
will-less
the law
against your will
against one's wishes
final
absolute
settled
decisive
unappealable
irreversible
immutable
unchangeable
lasting
invariable
definitive
changeless
firm
categorical
indelible
unrepealable
certain
enduring
incontrovertible
abiding
irrefutable
unchallengeable
determinate
established
definite
ultimate
unreversible
inexpugnable
hard-and-fast
unconditional
undeniable
eternal
constant
imperishable
solid
inseparable
everlasting
indestructible
incorruptible
frozen
flat
hard
stable
indisputable
deciding
clear
determining
settling
decided
determinative
irremediable
emphatic
unanswerable
strict
exacting
unbending
written
carved in stone
set in concrete
unrectifiable
finished
positive
closing
last
clinching
concluding
obliged
impelled
invoked
charged
executed
advocated
sanctioned
enjoined
kept
carried out
forced upon
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
serious
grave
desperate
drastic
important
essential
severe
parlous
life-and-death
precarious
terrible
profound
dreadful
alarming
extreme
all-important
perilous
awful
clamorous
climacteric
significant
egregious
necessary
bad
decisive
hazardous
afflictive
life-threatening
sore
great
paramount
fundamental
high-priority
overriding
needful
portentous
immoderate
distressing
exacting
clamoring
US
clamouring
UK
pivotal
major
now or never
pertinent
prevalent
relevant
controversial
active
current
topical
contemporary
lively
demanding attention
live
of interest
heavy
integral
emergency
intense
immediate
impelling
leading
required
primary
key
capital
driving
indispensable
principal
foremost
momentous
weighty
demanded
chief
called-for
top-priority
very great
time-critical
of the utmost importance
of the essence
life and death
must-have
of great consequence
pre-eminent
dangerous
risky
very bad
appalling
frightful
peracute
woeful
grievous
worrying
calamitous
consequential
catastrophic
ruinous
uncertain
deplorable
intolerable
lamentable
hopeless
poor
lousy
sorry
outrageous
chancy
dicey
hairy
iffy
irretrievable
irredeemable
chronic
dodgy
in the balance
touch-and-go
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
tyrannous
autocratical
pushy
tyrannic
dogmatic
officious
oppressive
high and mighty
arbitrary
severe
haughty
iron-handed
egotistic
demanding
dominating
confident
imposing
coercive
draconian
emphatic
forceful
strict
bullish
willful
wilful
cocky
pompous
insolent
regnant
proud
dictative
iron-fisted
heavy-handed
intolerant
fascistic
autarchic
controlling
repressive
rigid
inflexible
subjugating
Neronian
dogmatical
unyielding
pushful
uncompromising
clamorous
throwing weight around
crack-the-whip
doctrinaire
positive
stringent
rigorous
compelling
impressive
strong
strong-willed
crack the whip
in driver's seat
on your high horse
assured
in charge
not backward in coming forward
masterly
decisive
poised
importunate
pressing
know-it-all
self-confident
self-assured
sure of oneself
clamant
harassing
exacting
overeager
crying
solicitous
entreating
pontifical
cocksure
superior
bullying
presumptuous
overproud
supercilious
opinionated
ascendant
cavalier
disdainful
lording it
high-and-mighty
undemocratic
absolute
anti-democratic
cruel
determined
totalitarian
monocratic
tough
tsarist
czarist
illiberal
hard
merciless
brutal
strenuous
inhuman
ruthless
vigorous
dynamic
obstinate
bold
energetic
vehement
ironhanded
fierce
violent
single-minded
relentless
pushing
stubborn
resolute
obdurate
unbending
mean
adamant
zealous
absolutist
formidable
hardhanded
pitiless
stiff
rough
supreme
muscular
resounding
steadfast
in-your-face
unwavering
self-assertive
nervy
prominent
leading
reigning
transcendent
unflinching
ambitious
blustering
hectoring
militant
immovable
mulish
abusive
unrelenting
opinionative
full-blooded
opinioned
unjust
onerous
burdensome
heavy
brash
inconsiderate
feisty
forward
murderous
rugged
potent
prejudiced
audacious
prevailing
enterprising
summary
bigoted
thrusting
unlimited
bumptious
competitive
uncontrolled
biased
one-party
autarchical
loud
self-asserting
driving
obnoxious
overconfident
offensive
disciplinarian
stalwart
persistent
inexorable
tenacious
self-willed
loudmouthed
strident
fixed
headstrong
purposeful
persevering
intransigent
intent
resolved
bullheaded
extreme
intractable
dogged
full of oneself
stiff-necked
hard-line
hardened
hard-nosed
dyed-in-the-wool
high
absolutistic
hardass
swaggering
throwing one's weight around
undiplomatic
insensitive
thoughtless
sadistic
overpowering
overzealous
overbusy
dystopian
hardline
unaccountable
czarlike
unconstitutional
overwhelming
crushing
influential
punitive
self-important
unfair
all-powerful
autonomous
unrestrained
single-party
throwing one's weight about
impertinent
manipulative
exigent
robust
stout
downright
predominant
over-assertive
trying
excruciating
grievous
bitter
grim
searing
predominate
prevalent
supereminent
brassy
toxic
narcissistic
prime
premier
prepollent
no joke
flat-out
straight out
unassailable
prepotent
hard-hitting
presiding
governing
unreasonable
effective
no ifs ands or buts
remarkable
demonstrative
surpassing
ruling
effectual
capable
able
towering
efficacious
gutsy
competent
pigheaded
ballsy
spirited
titanic
unsentimental
resilient
dauntless
hardheaded
uncharitable
solid
dour
callous
hard-core
hard-hearted
drastic
dire
unforgiving
no-nonsense
ascetical
hardcore
by the book
hardhearted
browbeating
ossified
austere
ascetic
unsparing
unsympathetic
astringent
disciplinary
grave
fearsome
invincible
fanatical
heavy-duty
high-powered
high-level
redoubtable
high-octane
eminent
efficient
important
go-ahead
take-charge
tough-minded
self-possessed
excessive
impractical
in control
ideological
unpragmatic
unrealistic
pertinacious
self-opinionated
refractory
swivel-eyed
driven
indurate
one-sided
holding fixed views
recalcitrant
mullish
challenging
punishing
taxing
strong-minded
iron-willed
stubborn as a mule
grueling
US
arduous
testing
laborious
unswerving
bull-headed
killer
tall
difficult
toilsome
backbreaking
gruelling
UK
herculean
obtrusive
of fixed views
settled
unfaltering
decided
pig-headed
set
true
definite
unshakeable
whole-hearted
back-breaking
uphill
moiling
sweaty
hefty
hellacious
effortful
grinding
staunch
constant
go-getting
in earnest
committed
implacable
determinate
bound
stable
certain
unmalleable
unalterable
sure
undeviating
unshaken
inexpugnable
unshakable
unqualified
seasoned
very difficult
pick-and-shovel
Augean
going
bent
explicit
consistent
high-pressure
stand pat
do-or-die
never-failing
hell-bent on
hell-bent upon
bent on
bent upon
hang tough
through-and-through
dead set on
hard-and-fast
sharp-elbowed
more ❯
“George was visited by the governor of the prison, who had received an
imperative
order for his removal.”
Adjective
▲
Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect
insolent
impudent
bold
impertinent
cheeky
audacious
brazen
rude
presumptuous
brash
cocky
arrogant
disrespectful
fresh
forward
sassy
saucy
disdainful
brassy
contemptuous
discourteous
nervy
impolite
cocksure
flip
unmannerly
wise
pert
uncivil
insulting
overbearing
contumelious
abusive
offensive
brassbound
smart
arch
ungracious
peremptory
barefaced
lippy
malapert
insubordinate
dictatorial
procacious
mannerless
magisterial
breezy
brazen-faced
ill-mannered
bold-faced
smart-alecky
bad mannered
lacking civility
out-of-line
off-base
put down
shameless
haughty
supercilious
bumptious
pushy
uppity
pompous
cavalier
lordly
scornful
lofty
superior
imperious
overconfident
overweening
inconsiderate
sniffy
immodest
presuming
pretentious
bad-mannered
proud
uppish
unabashed
disparaging
conceited
smug
snooty
high and mighty
highfalutin
huffy
flippant
high-and-mighty
egotistic
hifalutin
self-assertive
assumptive
unblushing
toplofty
irreverent
derisive
unmannered
high-handed
blatant
ill-bred
patronizing
US
derogatory
condescending
snobbish
overbold
assuming
toploftical
egotistical
thoughtless
boastful
vainglorious
cool
churlish
patronising
UK
hubristic
crude
huffish
self-important
vain
self-asserting
masterful
snotty
boorish
uncouth
familiar
stuck-up
stiff-necked
chesty
important
brass-necked
unhandsome
opinionated
mouthy
high-hat
curt
uncalled-for
blunt
brusque
domineering
self-confident
blustering
swaggering
snippy
aloof
prideful
hoity-toity
vulgar
crass
bold as brass
dismissive
uncomplimentary
arrant
graceless
narcissistic
sarcastic
belittling
confident
offhand
toffee-nosed
bossy
opprobrious
ignorant
oafish
unashamed
overfamiliar
defiant
sharp
scurrilous
unembarrassed
self-assured
denigratory
boldfaced
pejorative
sneering
vituperative
self-satisfied
loutish
bigheaded
degrading
puffed up
ungentlemanly
unladylike
ungallant
swollen-headed
vituperatory
scathing
snobby
disgracious
unpleasant
ostentatious
stuck up
bloated
facetious
flagrant
mocking
mischievous
cute
unrefined
scoffing
autocratic
egoistic
egoistical
smarty-pants
smart-aleck
out of line
short
vitriolic
pontifical
abrupt
rough
elitist
know-it-all
swellheaded
coarse
invective
full of oneself
self-conceited
biggity
assertive
self-opinionated
biggety
gruff
surly
scurrile
scurril
truculent
forceful
reproachful
reviling
smart-assed
US
too big for your boots
misbehaved
egocentric
smart-arsed
UK
smarty
affected
disagreeable
bragging
slighting
free
indelicate
tactless
self-centered
US
self-righteous
cold-shoulder
officious
deprecatory
selfish
self-serving
self-centred
UK
self-affected
self-promoting
self-engrossed
self-congratulatory
self-contented
self-adulatory
self-glorifying
big-headed
orgulous
wise guy
indecorous
on your high horse
aggressive
unchivalrous
withering
profane
underbred
unfriendly
obloquious
unkind
impious
malicious
blasphemous
defamatory
sacrilegious
sullen
crusty
insensitive
calumniating
tyrannical
harsh
witty
despotic
depreciative
abhorrent
derogative
sardonic
detractive
aweless
full of yourself
as bold as brass
jocular
censorious
whimsical
tongue-in-cheek
full of contempt
malign
fancy-pants
daring
sure
humorous
derisory
assured
jumped up
impetuous
hotheaded
foul
on an ego trip
undiplomatic
bitter
jeering
impulsive
impolitic
violent
berating
obnoxious
demeaning
flashy
showy
depreciatory
badly behaved
obtrusive
unceremonious
ungenteel
hotshot
authoritarian
loud
intrusive
inaffable
denigrative
decrying
loud-mouthed
presumptive
smart alecky
iconoclastic
bad
gross
hard
authoritative
tyrannous
oppressive
gritty
improper
scolding
snide
glib
forthright
inappropriate
undisguised
humiliating
autocratical
snippety
virulent
tyrannic
thrusting
malevolent
hateful
castigating
spiteful
outrageous
shocking
disapproving
vilifying
unrepentant
venomous
terse
malignant
irreverential
unhallowed
ungodly
unholy
upbraiding
calumniatory
in-your-face
coercive
bullish
low-bred
throwing one's weight around
imperial
bantam
bare-faced
despicable
commanding
maligning
critical
without shame
pushful
despiteful
unapologetic
clever
pointed
ingenious
sharp-tongued
regnant
coming on strong
iron-handed
putting on airs
agile
highbrowed
too big for your breeches
highbrow
bantering
apt
holier-than-thou
droll
incisive
quick
self-respecting
adept
nimble
jesting
ready
smooth
nifty
quick-witted
blusterous
rash
objectionable
fearless
brave
plucky
irritable
unconcerned
impish
cynical
ill-behaved
acerbic
uncharitable
gauche
meddlesome
combative
weisenheiming
smart-mouthed
hostile
ballsy
ungraceful
feisty
crabbed
naughty
yokelish
bounderish
hypercritical
unshrinking
unreserved
uncivilized
US
gaudy
ill
spirited
highhanded
chirpy
brazenfaced
vivacious
jazzy
garish
inhospitable
indifferent
hardy
headstrong
raunchy
raw
roughneck
tacky
cheap
common
grandiose
sophomoric
loudmouthed
flirtatious
self-aggrandizing
loudmouth
high
puffed-up
personal
uncultured
uncultivated
unsubtle
cursory
off
perfunctory
remote
swanky
tony
persnickety
offish
flaunting
unfilial
profanatory
standoffish
uncivilised
UK
high-pitched
uninhibited
ill-humored
US
slanderous
libellous
UK
traducing
ranting
denunciatory
libelous
US
indulgent
overindulgent
over-free
relaxed
amusing
playful
overassertive
direct
gutsy
jokey
overt
turning up your nose at
looking down your nose at
overfriendly
spunky
frivolous
arbitrary
affronting
indecent
open
airy
wiseguy
aristocratic
high-flown
throwing one's weight about
draconian
severe
ill-humoured
UK
tawdry
superficial
strict
not backwards in coming forwards
unconcealed
over-assertive
shallow
irresponsible
carefree
tolerant
free-and-easy
nasty
positive
autarchic
insouciant
bald-faced
certain
frank
temerarious
naked
jaunty
controlling
reproving
castigatory
mean
funny
comical
vicious
dominant
subjugating
vindictive
puckish
dominating
smart aleck
smart guy
smarty pants
light-hearted
rancorous
dogmatic
in driver's seat
iron-fisted
strong-willed
crack the whip
catty
demanding
rustic
evil
inurbane
scandalous
bullying
uncourteous
callous
maleficent
overproud
malefic
ascendant
damaging
wicked
lording it
heavy-handed
dirty
horrid
ill-natured
aspersive
calumnious
taunting
temperamental
libeling
US
denigrating
debasing
excoriating
offending
defaming
libelling
UK
shaming
disgracing
damning
dishonoring
US
injuring
injurious
dishonouring
UK
hurting
abasing
vile
reproaching
hard-nosed
complacent
consequential
strutting
la-di-da
above oneself
portentous
inflated
sententious
self-loving
puffy
posh
stuffy
potty
repressive
ritzy
pontificating
willful
pleased with oneself
stiff
vaunting
undemocratic
exclusive
imposing
peacockish
wilful
boasting
rigid
bombastic
braggart
doctrinaire
self-regarding
anti-democratic
self-admiring
self-applauding
pleased with yourself
full of hot air
in love with oneself
too big for your britches
insistent
absolute
gracious
summary
totalitarian
pushing
windbag
crowing
egomaniac
illiberal
inflexible
powerful
strident
highfaluting
wisenheimer
dictative
high-minded
self-absorbed
la-de-da
dogmatical
think too highly of oneself
think a lot of oneself
self-approving
goody-goody
have an excessively high opinion of oneself
firm
well pleased
self-complacent
self-flattering
extraverted
braggy
self-pleased
self-gratulatory
self-dramatizing
blustery
extroverted
proud of oneself
puffed
elitist
refined
brisk
pigheaded
honourable
UK
honorable
US
apostolic
complaisant
offensively self-assertive
heartless
poncey
windy
intolerant
silliness
giddy
dizzy
flighty
la-dee-da
high falutin
selective
overzealous
overbusy
flatulent
reserved
distant
detached
exacting
self-obsessed
insufferable
ambitious
hectoring
priggish
fierce
fascistic
enterprising
blowing one's own horn
militant
disciplinarian
cliquish
driven
hardass
self-willed
untactful
discriminatory
grand
spectacular
magnificent
splendid
exaggerated
overstated
wrapped up in oneself
foolhardy
fustian
blowhard
swanking
self-opinioned
big
exultant
nose in the air
on a high horse
sure of yourself
daredevil
reckless
madcap
swollen with pride
heedless
overoptimistic
careless
stuck on oneself
brag
boast
Neronian
unyielding
conceity
ham
phony
US
gall
phoney
UK
monocratic
clamorous
crack-the-whip
stern
throwing weight around
think one is the cat's whiskers
think one is God's gift
think one is the cat's pyjamas
ruthless
pleased
heading for a fall
tsarist
czarist
content
big-mouthed
flushed
absolutist
hot stuff
on ego trip
merciless
go-getting
masterly
uncontrolled
ironhanded
unaccountable
unconstitutional
decisive
high-pressure
sharp-elbowed
snot-nosed
poised
one-party
single-party
big talking
sure of oneself
blowing one's own trumpet
I'm all right, Jack
well-pleased
proud of yourself
like a cat that has swallowed the canary
flushed with success
like the cat that's got the cream
biased
prejudiced
devastating
bigoted
obdurate
obstinate
opinionative
opinioned
stinging
biting
mortifying
blistering
blasting
searing
partisan
snubbing
blighting
hurtful
of fixed views
of preconceived ideas
crushing
more ❯
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
positive
effectual
efficacious
suitable
benignant
benefic
efficient
win-win
advisable
lucrative
potent
powerful
kindly
gratifying
encouraging
sound
salutary
convenient
sensible
capable
successful
operative
friendly
desirable
nifty
formative
informative
contributive
wise
prudent
facilitative
fitting
recommended
adequate
preferable
fortuitous
supportive
suggested
fit
promising
excellent
enriching
fulfilling
satisfying
good for you
to one's advantage
meaningful
in one's interests
applicable
illuminating
usable
industrious
generative
judicious
apt
remunerative
priceless
economic
politic
substantial
strong
telling
virtuous
commonsensical
forcible
decisive
practicable
determinative
workable
tactical
agreeable
competent
very helpful
proper
seemly
recommendable
prosperous
contributory
uplifting
well spent
extremely useful
in one's best interests
for the best
to advantage
instructive
reliable
viable
unfailing
outstanding
useable
valid
active
edifying
pleasing
desired
plus
very useful
greatly appreciated
functional
sure-fire
wholesome
energetic
of great help
benevolent
forceful
influential
puissant
required
justifiable
furthersome
lucky
comforting
cheering
gladdening
heartening
heartwarming
sovereign
toward
nice
in one's interest
purposeful
well-spent
indicated
exemplary
inspiring
benign
enough
adjuvant
subservient
pragmatic
worth the effort
saving
assisting
called-for
called for
providential
felicitous
paying
moneymaking
precious
welcome
inestimable
leading
productive of
calculated to produce
good for
promotive
helpful to
useful for
instrumental in
contributing to
favoured
UK
favored
US
happy
golden
bright
integral
consequential
irreplaceable
jammy
rosy
seasonable
rare
choice
fortunate
conclusive
qualified
treasured
paid
fat
juicy
money-spinning
born with a silver spoon in your mouth
heaven-sent
well-off
all-important
going
well-paying
sweet
rich
fructuous
lush
generous
extremely helpful
financially rewarding
well-paid
sagacious
beyond price
logical
of great consequence
of the utmost importance
vitally important
going concern
paid off
very productive
well
in the black
commendable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Too powerful or intense to be resisted
irresistible
uncontrollable
compulsive
overpowering
compelling
obsessive
besetting
overwhelming
irrepressible
driving
forceful
potent
ungovernable
inexorable
oppressive
certain
sure
overmastering
indomitable
invincible
strong
unconquerable
uncontainable
urgent
intense
extreme
unbearable
powerful
crushing
overbearing
profound
devastating
shattering
consuming
unutterable
marked
overriding
pervasive
stifling
intolerable
profuse
suffocating
irrefutable
dominating
paralyzing
US
paralysing
UK
telling
weighty
very strong
frantic
wild
mad
violent
frenzied
furious
crazed
raving
manic
maniacal
raging
unstoppable
unquenchable
hyper
crazy
unruly
fervid
hysterical
passional
insuppressible
perfervid
more ❯
Noun
▲
An essential or urgent thing or action
essential
necessity
need
obligation
requirement
must
priority
constraint
rule
requisite
condition
prerequisite
precondition
must-have
sine qua non
demand
fundamental
qualification
stipulation
postulate
essentiality
proviso
urgency
necessary
duty
exigency
criterion
basic
needful
necessary item
essential item
necessary condition
lifeblood
part and parcel
vital part
necessary thing
indispensability
needfulness
commitment
devoir
charge
essence
indispensable
want
vital
indispensable thing
essential requirement
indispensable item
life or death
not to be missed
specification
exception
exemption
arrangement
codicil
terms
reservation
catch
modification
article
provision
strings
contingency
kicker
essential condition
obligatory condition
desideratum
fine print
small print
key factor
basic ingredient
important consideration
big thing
important thing
rudiment
clause
restriction
restraint
limitation
staple
rider
term
stricture
check
fetter
circumscription
hope
wish
lack
dream
objective
ideal
pressure
goal
aim
acuteness
aspiration
wont
imperativeness
criticalness
pressingness
exigence
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
engagement
assignment
business
job
mission
function
do
commission
chore
work
calling
ought
answerability
liability
service
undertaking
concern
requirement
compulsion
care
occupation
accountability
call
brief
place
detail
culpability
contract
trial
pressure
pledge
trust
accountableness
pigeon
necessity
station
conscience
moral imperative
must
chargeability
blameworthiness
post
directive
part
operation
province
trouble
committal
custody
remit
instruction
briefing
exigency
urgency
tie
understanding
promise
consignment
hardship
tax
coercion
warrant
cross to bear
Herculean task
excess baggage
instinct
impetus
motivation
motive
cognition
obligatoriness
constraint
boundness
importance
buck
exercise
vocation
endeavour
UK
endeavor
US
objective
goal
venture
quest
effort
load
challenge
piece of work
piece of business
action item
capacity
position
employment
errand
purpose
project
affair
thing
labor
US
labour
UK
enterprise
field
activity
appointment
profession
pursuit
stint
line
trade
sphere
department
worry
game
situation
gig
action
power
use
aim
niche
bailiwick
area
contribution
berth
target
object
command
albatross
domain
raison d'être
area of interest
authority
realm
arena
plan
process
weight
interest
specialty
US
connection
preserve
mantle
reason
encumbrance
practice
career
utility
billet
baby
involvement
expedition
racket
speciality
UK
lifework
mark
day job
craft
control
bag
end
act
designation
art
management
influence
avocation
purview
intent
intention
line of country
area of responsibility
leadership
discipline
privilege
circle
element
walk
placement
demesne
firmament
front
barony
fief
trip
fiefdom
hand
strain
problem
precinct
spot
kingdom
employ
journey
jurisdiction
livelihood
grip
area of activity
value
bit
dominion
avail
job title
stress
turf
point
slot
métier
deed
workload
participation
caseload
design
idea
meaning
deadweight
millstone
difficulty
forte
exploit
matter
line of work
ambition
industry
dodge
sphere of activity
principle
line of business
aspiration
focus
nine-to-five
walk of life
hope
pretension
ideal
desire
work load
wish
amount of work
tasks at hand
assigned work
holy grail
right
rank
prerogative
demand
secondment
drain
moral obligation
imposition
beat
opening
terrain
vacancy
supervision
governance
reign
reins
territory
government
employment status
hire
practise
field of expertise
say
fun and games
opportunity
taskwork
long row to hoe
party
share
side
mana
good
benefit
advantage
living
posting
issue
person's task
expertise
competency
competence
experience
skillset
posture
piece
guise
execution
faction
cause
behalf
job description
chores
lay
result
outcome
handicraft
specialism
setup
skill
behavior
US
faculty
performance of one's duties
case
usefulness
worth
merit
behoof
effect
tour of duty
behaviour
UK
class
servitude
gain
classification
administration
circuit
rôle
sway
return
profit
routine
housework
feat
pain
life's work
life work
lookout
KP
gauntlet
test
inconvenience
difficult task
bother
headache
domestic work
consideration
expectation
scope
sense
relevance
use of
basis
application
wont
destination
way
rule
millstone round one's neck
message
travail
odd job
stunt
accomplishment
shopping
run
collection
doing
delivery
entanglement
scheme
campaign
toil
thing to be done
active duty
proceeding
procedure
attempt
exertion
grind
drudgery
transaction
exploration
solution
vision
dream
bourne
bourn
moil
happening
deal
experiment
what one is into
adventure
essay
try
proposition
play
striving
hazard
struggle
move
affliction
legation
embassy
resolve
direction
desideratum
view
diligence
gruntwork
elbow grease
donkeywork
object of the exercise
why and wherefore
end purpose
the why and wherefore
end in view
Holy Grail
whole idea
desired result
misfortune
formal order
blood, sweat, and tears
hard work
drag
cumber
orbit
combat
fighting
dead weight
grievance
anxiety
blame
shackle
punishment
cross
unwanted responsibility
chain
hindrance
world
ball and chain
mental weight
thorn in one's side
sting
area of knowledge
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
rule
demand
bidding
precept
ordinance
fiat
regulation
ukase
do
law
statute
canon
diktat
rescript
dictum
requirement
pronouncement
pronunciamento
say-so
prescription
act
stipulation
writ
exhortation
proclamation
decretal
warrant
request
promulgation
will
ultimatum
irade
firman
bull
enjoinment
prescript
summons
briefing
enactment
bill
guideline
manifesto
announcement
sanction
declaration
recommendation
call
decretum
judgement
UK
judgment
US
hest
subpoena
go-ahead
desire
guidance
mitzvah
insistence
wish
suggestion
advice
notice
covenant
memo
memorandum
information
communication
message
prompting
solicitation
ipse dixit
charging
say
authority
consent
requisition
the word
the riot act
resolution
imposition
admonition
obligation
enjoinder
interdiction
ordering
exaction
dictation
notification
devoir
adjuration
expressed desire
monition
ordainment
guide
criterion
bylaw
cue
signal
prompt
ban
bar
restriction
prohibition
embargo
precedent
assize
propriety
decorum
brocard
etiquette
reg
by-law
authorization
US
okay
authorisation
UK
no-no
court order
high sign
thumbs up
green light
tip-off
statement
instrument
code
constitution
measure
principle
tenet
doctrine
maxim
appeal
motion
plea
entreaty
invocation
invitation
formula
urging
assertion
credo
creed
convention
petition
legislation
proposal
supplication
imploration
importunity
want
choice
dogma
decision
axiom
calling
fundamental
decalogue
standard
process
instructions
publication
document
ratification
application
claim
drive
bid
directions
suit
due process
public statement
amendment
clause
bell
cry
ground rule
beck and call
standing order
permission
recall
agreement
approval
endorsement
official sanction
teaching
tattoo
Act of Parliament
verdict
commitment
preception
working principle
intercession
pressure
written order
piece of legislation
legislative document
obsecration
beseeching
assignment
belief
ethic
clamour
UK
need
condition
provision
programme
UK
institute
practice
foundation
postulate
cause
intention
bulletin
petitioning
reason
equity
divestiture
garnishment
generalization
US
generalisation
UK
principium
truth
caveat
base
exigency
ground
proposition
policy
program
US
dua
dispatch
report
importuning
beseech
pleading
broadcast
contract
advisory
article
pressing
enquiry
UK
prayer
counterclaim
arrogation
pursuit
question
must-have
impetration
entreatment
clamor
US
dun
bestowal
device
heritage
dispensation
inheritance
estate
legacy
insistency
arraignment
indictment
sentence
interdict
penalty
boycott
policy statement
public notice
demandingness
kaupapa
interest
interrogation
inquiry
US
arm-twisting
citation
TRO
paper
replevin
big ask
guidelines
remit
commission
formal order
subpoena ad testificandum
temporary restraining order
claim form
habeas corpus
orders
directives
coercive measure
punitive measure
gen
rundown
brief
ground rules
low-down
levying
exacting
introduction
setting
laying
institution
enforcement
enforcing
decreeing
fixing
establishment
applying
slapping
clapping
laying on
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
creed
credo
beliefs
ideals
virtues
norms
tikanga
moral principles
rules of conduct
moral beliefs
rights and wrongs
dictates of conscience
standards of behaviour
moral philosophy
moral stand
moral values
code
tenets
ethe
axioms
conventions
rules
virtue
value-system
values
doctrine
scruples
ethical values
maxims
moral standards
philosophy
attitude
guidelines
canons
moral
creeds
manners
ideas
credos
principle
moral codes
ethical code
set of values
dogmas
notions
habits
behavior
US
behaviour
UK
moral principle
moral philosophies
code of behavior
US
customs
code of ethics
moral law
code of behaviour
UK
rectitude
probity
standards of behavior
uprightness
dogma
ideology
formulae
canon
mottos
dicta
moral belief
aphorisms
codes of honour
high-mindedness
opinions
conviction
code of conduct
ethical codes
tenet
ideologies
idea
policies
convictions
view
position
sense of duty
sense of right and wrong
precepts
cardinal virtues
rudiments
elements
theory
politics
views
personal principles
basics
moral concern
persuasion
golden rules
sense of honour
core values
fundamentals
beaux ideals
requirements
kaupapa
norm
axiom
ABCs
codes of conduct
grace
distinction
excellence
excellencies
character
rule of living
code of honor
code of honour
principles of behaviour
qualms
compunction
principles of right and wrong
squeam
superego
duty
practices
US
inner voice
ways
traditions
voice within
sense of right
moral sense
small voice
right and wrong
proprieties
manner
form
praxis
procedures
usages
way of life
custom and practice
practises
UK
established ways
etiquette
routines
codes
protocol
patterns
way of doing things
traditional customs
formalities
social conduct
rites
rituals
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
want
yen
appetency
ache
letch
jones
thirstiness
liking
relish
hope
love
burning
impulse
essential
greed
ardor
US
avidity
fondness
zeal
infatuation
ardour
UK
attraction
hungering
motive
enthusiasm
penchant
will
craze
mania
obsession
compulsion
prurience
appetition
concupiscence
weakness
fascination
eroticism
taste
libido
lechery
goal
lasciviousness
libidinousness
voracity
appetence
amativeness
lack
salacity
erotism
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