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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 convincing to be resisted
Making continual and persistent demands
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
required
key
paramount
significant
pivotal
consequential
necessitous
mandatory
urgent
fundamental
needful
obligatory
compulsory
central
pressing
high-priority
life-and-death
prerequisite
acute
pre-eminent
called for
burning
cardinal
compelling
of the utmost importance
principal
decisive
momentous
basic
chief
major
primary
weighty
prime
far-reaching
constitutive
deciding
influential
determining
meaningful
quintessential
substantive
all important
serious
intrinsic
grave
heavy
core
meat-and-potatoes
earth-shattering
life-or-death
historic
foremost
preeminent
telling
wanted
stipulated
radical
nitty-gritty
focal
profound
capital
main
material
invaluable
fateful
settling
big
de rigueur
considerable
determinative
much needed
world-shaking
overriding
salient
ponderous
great
very important
epoch-making
now or never
heavy-duty
large-scale
dire
intense
basal
king
desired
lacking
expedient
called-for
demanded
strategic
number one
lacked
everything
best
mission-critical
business-critical
underlined
bottom-line
dominant
name-of-the-game
overruling
primal
premier
predominant
coal-and-ice
leading
climactic
grand
supreme
top
ruling
master
monumental
tough
portentous
characteristic
inherent
structural
outstanding
substantial
prominent
big-time
extensive
uppermost
earnest
dynamic
germane
special
pertinent
powerful
conspicuous
emphatic
rudimental
staple
natural
underlying
rudimentary
elementary
apocalyptic
noteworthy
testing
climacteric
foundational
constitutional
elemental
constituent
final
connected
component
innate
trying
searching
earth-shaking
extremely important
life-saving
world-shattering
life or death
of great moment
conclusive
of moment
life-changing
deep
major-league
almighty
of consequence
big league
psychological
at the heart of
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
prescribed
binding
essential
demanded
unavoidable
compulsatory
de rigueur
inescapable
enforced
statutory
stipulated
needed
coercive
exacted
prerequisite
coerced
indispensable
unwilling
compelled
set
imposed
ordained
compelling
needful
integral
necessitous
called for
must-have
vital
enforceable
contractual
curricular
urgent
recommended
pivotal
dictated
slave
critical
crucial
necessitated
conscripted
important
unalterable
indissoluble
irrevocable
unbreakable
conclusive
commanding
irremissible
fixed
unconsenting
constrained
permanent
reluctant
grudging
called-for
begrudging
bounden
will-less
OB
against your will
against one's wishes
imperious
incumbent on
counted upon
the law
forcible
assigned
specified
obliged
impelled
invoked
charged
enjoined
executed
advocated
sanctioned
established
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
important
grave
desperate
essential
drastic
severe
necessary
parlous
pivotal
precarious
profound
significant
dreadful
alarming
high-priority
terrible
key
clamorous
extreme
all-important
climacteric
sore
great
immediate
paramount
fundamental
of the utmost importance
of the essence
life-and-death
needful
overriding
immoderate
demanding
constraining
inescapable
major
pertinent
clamouring
UK
distressing
exacting
clamoring
US
prevalent
relevant
demanding attention
controversial
active
current
topical
contemporary
now or never
lively
live
of interest
heavy
integral
emergency
intense
impelling
leading
required
primary
capital
driving
indispensable
principal
foremost
momentous
weighty
demanded
chief
perilous
called-for
top-priority
very great
time-critical
life and death
must-have
of great consequence
pre-eminent
hazardous
awful
egregious
bad
decisive
afflictive
life-threatening
appalling
frightful
woeful
grievous
catastrophic
ruinous
consequential
fierce
fateful
vehement
furious
dangerous
vicious
crash
worrying
peracute
risky
very grave
very bad
horrible
disastrous
grim
shocking
calamitous
cataclysmic
fearful
unspeakable
cruel
atrocious
gloomy
harrowing
direful
dismal
outrageous
terrifying
godawful
intimidating
ominous
miserable
horrid
horrendous
irretrievable
dread
frightening
spine-chilling
redoubtable
wretched
scary
formidable
forbidding
fearsome
hair-raising
devastating
ghastly
crippling
hopeless
horrifying
bodeful
lousy
abysmal
portentous
chronic
deplorable
oppressing
terrific
scowling
heartbreaking
regrettable
ugly
lamentable
unfortunate
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
tyrannic
dogmatic
officious
dominating
high and mighty
oppressive
arbitrary
severe
iron-handed
pushy
imposing
haughty
egotistic
confident
emphatic
forceful
draconian
strict
coercive
bullish
willful
wilful
dictative
heavy-handed
iron-fisted
doctrinaire
pompous
proud
cocky
insolent
regnant
self-assured
impressive
intolerant
self-confident
masterly
assured
decisive
fascistic
sure of oneself
repressive
strong
superior
rigid
inflexible
in charge
bullying
Neronian
dogmatical
unyielding
cocksure
presumptuous
pontifical
overproud
clamorous
throwing weight around
crack-the-whip
not backward in coming forward
lording it
supercilious
opinionated
high-and-mighty
ascendant
preponderant
prevalent
cavalier
disdainful
demanding
autarchic
controlling
uncompromising
positive
stringent
rigorous
compelling
subjugating
pushful
strong-willed
crack the whip
in driver's seat
on your high horse
absolute
undemocratic
anti-democratic
tough
determined
totalitarian
bold
monocratic
tsarist
czarist
hard
fierce
illiberal
cruel
ambitious
brutal
feisty
ruthless
forward
resolute
self-assertive
steadfast
in-your-face
exacting
merciless
pushing
inhuman
audacious
zealous
ironhanded
militant
absolutist
formidable
self-possessed
tenacious
resolved
decided
stiff
rough
self-asserting
strenuous
supreme
hardhanded
enterprising
effective
relentless
prominent
leading
unbending
overpowering
reigning
transcendent
unflinching
obdurate
obstinate
dynamic
vigorous
immovable
driven
unrelenting
vehement
potent
unjust
energetic
single-minded
onerous
burdensome
heavy
murderous
rugged
competitive
mean
prevailing
brash
summary
committed
disciplinarian
unlimited
can-do
violent
uncontrolled
abusive
thrusting
staunch
bumptious
one-party
driving
autarchical
inconsiderate
loud
self-willed
obnoxious
unwavering
strong-minded
pitiless
offensive
stubborn
high-pressure
go-getting
stalwart
persistent
overconfident
inexorable
fixed
purposeful
excessive
persevering
intransigent
intent
strident
loudmouthed
nervy
certain
sure
mulish
austere
intractable
full of oneself
hard-line
hardened
dyed-in-the-wool
absolutistic
obtrusive
throwing one's weight around
unaccountable
unconstitutional
restrictive
inhibiting
manipulative
hardline
resounding
full-blooded
muscular
go-ahead
overwhelming
crushing
autonomous
punitive
unrestrained
single-party
throwing one's weight about
unfair
influential
sharp-elbowed
predominant
convincing
dystopian
czarlike
predominate
supereminent
exigent
downright
prime
premier
prepollent
persuasive
robust
stout
assaultive
trying
excruciating
grievous
bitter
grim
searing
unassailable
prepotent
all-powerful
carnivorous
blustering
hectoring
swaggering
no joke
flat-out
straight out
presiding
governing
believing in oneself
brassy
hard-hitting
no ifs ands or buts
remarkable
self-respecting
insensitive
tactless
demonstrative
surpassing
ruling
toxic
stifling
flinty
ramrod
thoughtless
effectual
capable
able
towering
efficacious
competent
inept
undiplomatic
bungling
unreasonable
fearsome
invincible
overstrict
sadistic
OTT
fearless
heavy-duty
high-powered
high-level
redoubtable
high-octane
eminent
efficient
important
daring
composed
collected
hardheaded
uncharitable
solid
dour
dogged
hard-nosed
callous
hard-core
hard-hearted
drastic
dire
unforgiving
no-nonsense
ascetical
by the book
hardhearted
browbeating
extreme
ossified
stiff-necked
ascetic
unsparing
pressing
unsympathetic
astringent
disciplinary
grave
bullheaded
over the top
impertinent
in control
poised
intrepid
spirited
steely
over-assertive
unswerving
adamant
self-reliant
settled
unfaltering
cool-headed
challenging
punishing
taxing
set
true
definite
unshakeable
whole-hearted
constant
grueling
US
arduous
testing
laborious
in earnest
implacable
determinate
bound
stable
unmalleable
unalterable
undeviating
unshaken
inexpugnable
unshakable
unqualified
seasoned
going
bent
explicit
consistent
killer
tall
difficult
toilsome
backbreaking
gruelling
UK
herculean
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
back-breaking
uphill
moiling
sweaty
hefty
hellacious
effortful
grinding
headstrong
very difficult
pick-and-shovel
Augean
refractory
indurate
recalcitrant
mullish
iron-willed
stubborn as a mule
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
haughty
supercilious
bumptious
scornful
pompous
uppity
pushy
cavalier
lordly
overconfident
lofty
imperious
superior
proud
shameless
inconsiderate
conceited
overweening
pretentious
presuming
sniffy
disparaging
smug
uppish
bad-mannered
high and mighty
snooty
immodest
derogatory
high-and-mighty
self-assertive
derisive
highfalutin
patronizing
US
huffy
high-handed
assumptive
irreverent
hifalutin
egotistic
egotistical
condescending
toplofty
assuming
vainglorious
flippant
snobbish
patronising
UK
vain
ill-bred
toploftical
thoughtless
self-important
boastful
crude
self-asserting
hubristic
vulgar
cool
unmannered
stiff-necked
huffish
boorish
masterful
familiar
snotty
stuck-up
churlish
unabashed
high-hat
chesty
opinionated
overbold
mouthy
unhandsome
important
scurrilous
uncalled-for
uncouth
dismissive
domineering
blatant
uncomplimentary
unblushing
self-confident
blustering
swaggering
degrading
slighting
aloof
bold as brass
hoity-toity
snippy
prideful
curt
offhand
vituperative
brusque
blunt
denigratory
narcissistic
brass-necked
belittling
pejorative
defiant
toffee-nosed
confident
bossy
ignorant
oafish
overfamiliar
crass
opprobrious
self-assured
sneering
mocking
sarcastic
arrant
boldfaced
loutish
defamatory
self-satisfied
puffed up
graceless
ungentlemanly
unladylike
bigheaded
out of line
ungallant
vituperatory
swollen-headed
coarse
sharp
rough
snobby
scathing
unpleasant
stuck up
bloated
blasphemous
unrefined
autocratic
scoffing
egoistic
egoistical
abrupt
disagreeable
vitriolic
short
pontifical
elitist
know-it-all
swellheaded
invective
full of oneself
self-conceited
biggity
smart-arsed
UK
deprecatory
facetious
assertive
disgracious
ostentatious
self-opinionated
biggety
gruff
surly
scurrile
scurril
truculent
mischievous
harsh
cute
smart-assed
US
obnoxious
reproachful
reviling
withering
affronting
slanderous
humiliating
libellous
UK
egocentric
smarty-pants
smart-aleck
forceful
smarty
too big for your boots
affected
bragging
libelous
US
officious
indelicate
abhorrent
free
self-centered
US
self-righteous
objectionable
cold-shoulder
selfish
self-serving
self-centred
UK
self-affected
self-promoting
self-engrossed
self-congratulatory
self-contented
self-adulatory
self-glorifying
big-headed
orgulous
loud
wise guy
indecorous
impetuous
aggressive
unchivalrous
profane
on your high horse
obloquious
underbred
shocking
outrageous
impious
hurtful
sacrilegious
sullen
intrusive
crusty
calumniating
tyrannical
despotic
misbehaved
wounding
jeering
aweless
full of yourself
improper
depreciative
derogative
sardonic
as bold as brass
detractive
censorious
inappropriate
maligning
full of contempt
fancy-pants
sure
assured
jumped up
unceremonious
tactless
foul
hotheaded
on an ego trip
impulsive
impolitic
unconcerned
unfriendly
insouciant
undiplomatic
unashamed
glib
violent
berating
flagrant
derisory
badly behaved
in-your-face
rash
ungenteel
witty
personal
indifferent
inaffable
unkind
unembarrassed
displeasing
demeaning
scolding
iconoclastic
terse
hotshot
depreciatory
gross
smart alecky
meddlesome
presumptive
authoritarian
oppressive
scandalous
loud-mouthed
denigrative
jocular
provocative
exceptionable
decrying
showy
flashy
whimsical
tongue-in-cheek
insensitive
snippety
provoking
castigating
indecent
obtrusive
thrusting
gritty
bantam
snide
vilifying
unacceptable
reprehensible
vexing
disapproving
hard
upbraiding
censurable
daring
tyrannous
irreverential
unhallowed
ungodly
unholy
authoritative
calumniatory
traducing
autocratical
upsetting
tyrannic
humorous
malign
bullish
low-bred
coercive
bare-faced
commanding
critical
malicious
injurious
pushful
sharp-tongued
imperial
despicable
coming on strong
iron-handed
regnant
putting on airs
too big for your breeches
holier-than-thou
self-respecting
blusterous
fearless
brave
plucky
bad
irritable
acerbic
boldface
obvious
heavy
impish
casual
temeritous
virulent
ill-behaved
uninterested
bitter
smart-mouthed
combative
volatile
weisenheiming
unsubtle
gauche
uncharitable
throwing one's weight around
feisty
ill
hostile
unshrinking
unreserved
cursory
off
perfunctory
overhasty
precipitate
previous
premature
hasty
foolhardy
ungraceful
highhanded
prying
inquisitive
incongruous
interfering
meddling
unsuitable
nosy
crabbed
spirited
ranting
denunciatory
uncivilized
US
yokelish
bounderish
undisguised
take-it-or-leave-it
pococurante
offish
grandiose
uncultured
uncultivated
raunchy
raw
roughneck
tacky
cheap
common
annoying
irritating
remote
swanky
tony
persnickety
off base
indulgent
overindulgent
over-free
relaxed
cynical
hypercritical
inhospitable
unfortunate
ballsy
careless
standoffish
self-aggrandizing
loudmouth
high
puffed-up
ill-humored
US
naughty
meretricious
tawdry
spunky
gutsy
bald-faced
amusing
playful
unfilial
profanatory
uncivilised
UK
strident
noisy
blaring
chirpy
dapper
dashing
bright
keen
forthright
uninhibited
jokey
dominating
heavy-handed
overassertive
direct
brazenfaced
vivacious
frivolous
grating
jarring
overfriendly
airy
wiseguy
aristocratic
high-flown
throwing one's weight about
bullying
distasteful
rejecting
contemning
averse
despising
antipathetic
unsympathetic
scouting
repudiating
exasperating
ill-humoured
UK
tolerant
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complete
formidable
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uptight
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uniform
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incompliant
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pig-headed
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extreme
through and through
mad keen
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ramrod
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impavid
well-made
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pulling no punches
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get up and go
deep-seated
power-hungry
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confiding
built to last
loving
circumspect
on the level
serious-minded
hard-hearted
behind one
strongly made
truehearted
bred-in-the-bone
power-loving
puissant
on task
affectionate
string along with
self-disciplined
hardboiled
buckled down
uncomplaining
long-suffering
realistic
restless
painstaking
unbeatable
bravehearted
irremovable
sporting
unbudgeable
restive
cocksure
unblinking
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unintimidated
awkward
hellbent
vital
uninfluenced
unsinkable
renitent
mullish
narrow-minded
forbidding
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unretiring
impassive
great
hidebound
immalleable
hardworking
contumacious
resolute about
unstinting
blinkered
unimpressionable
iron-jawed
untameable
insurmountable
insuperable
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orthodox
sagacious
unmodifiable
quiescent
impassable
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conservative
reverent
puritanical
telelogical
calculated
engagé
unmoved
self-motivated
undiscouraged
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observant
frightless
concerted
fit
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businesslike
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unflexible
crisp
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perceptive
mean
take charge
unpliable
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tiger
all
exclusive
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whole
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in place
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not afraid
on one's side
flat-out
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set in concrete
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playing hard ball
unquenchable
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granite
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firm in spirit
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going for broke
lasting
watchful
alert
thick-skinned
heartfelt
meaning what one says
set in your ways
profound
clear-sighted
straight out
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unplacatable
iron-handed
unmollifiable
inescapable
unpacifiable
irreversible
exact
frisky
sprightly
mettled
overbold
overconfident
balanced
be out for blood
nose to the grindstone
single-hearted
old faithful
not put off
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flinty
static
unconcerned
unworried
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as keen as mustard
true to the end
given over to
do or die
hold the fort
hold your ground
hold the line
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unmoving
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inseparable
bosom
disciplinarian
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astringent
uncharitable
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herolike
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indestructible
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quick to recover
quick to bounce back
venerating
like a ball of fire
on the make
career-minded
desiring success
intensely competitive
fiercely competitive
dog-eat-dog
hang-tough
go for broke
feverish
cold
correct
believable
right
just
nice
regimented
tough nut to crack
decided upon
writ in stone
cut-and-dried
strait-laced
ungoverned
uncurbed
tough as old boots
chronic
habitual
unstinted
like death and taxes
immobile
no going back
necessary
compulsory
adoring
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rabid
fond
big
exuberant
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in the bag
shoo-in
conclusive
sanguine
nailed down
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locked on
right-minded
long-lived
uncaring
go-go
disciplined
controlled
superheated
veridical
no lie
undistorted
up front
square
creditable
all right
on the up and up
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high-principled
well balanced
well-balanced
as tough as old boots
perennial
lifelong
thorough
desperate
pugnacious
bombproof
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massed
impermeable
confining
binding
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incorrigible
sensible
hard-shelled
hard-boiled
explosive
charged
heated
warm
volatile
emotional
demonstrative
warm-blooded
ungovernable
hot-blooded
solidified
husky
taut
heavy-duty
thoroughgoing
impenitent
supreme
unapologetic
unashamed
irredeemable
unreformable
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longtime
principled
credible
sealed
blocked
humble
level-headed
authentic
accustomed
habituated
staid
incandescent
passional
well-constructed
impartial
unfeigned
uncontrived
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unpretentious
reputable
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sicker
compact
dimensional
consolidated
made to last
compacted
rocklike
impliable
long-established
categorical
macho
thick
congealed
bona fide
frozen
dense
implicit
closely controlled
strictly controlled
rigidly enforced
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impenetrable
well established
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hard-shell
all-consuming
firmly established
well-established
Ramboesque
brick wall
rock-solid
rock-hard
non-flexible
remove
procrustean
like a rock
really hard
very hard
quality
swift
forthright
prompt
rapid
arduous
taxing
exhausting
unreserved
fastidious
boorish
argumentative
finicky
constructive
undeclared
taken for granted
tacit
accurate
implied
understood
inarticulate
full
unquestioned
latent
contained
unexpressed
unspoken
virtual
undoubting
practical
total
inevitable
implicative
inferential
unuttered
inferred
unsaid
irritable
vexed
testy
choosy
captious
snappy
temperamental
chippy
quarrelsome
disputative
oafish
prickly
bearish
thrawn
huffy
stroppy
negative
delicate
overcritical
irascible
obstructive
particular
ungracious
grumbly
disobliging
finical
unpredictable
hard to handle
invidious
fiendish
sensitive
ill-natured
crotchety
uppity
touchy
sour
discontented
dissatisfied
rude
crabby
irritating
contrarious
impolite
opinionative
disputatious
obstreperous
more ❯
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
market
desire
call
wish
quintessence
restriction
clause
necessitude
restraint
limitation
staple
rider
term
appetite
gap
stricture
check
fetter
circumscription
claim
inferiority
lack
imposition
behest
insistence
exaction
mandate
ultimatum
requisition
imploration
pressure
drive
reliance
bidding
expectation
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
moral imperative
boundness
importance
albatross
encumbrance
buck
obligatoriness
constraint
project
exercise
errand
affair
enterprise
capacity
position
employment
activity
endeavour
UK
endeavor
US
appointment
objective
labour
UK
goal
labor
US
effort
venture
pursuit
purpose
thing
piece of work
process
worry
action
field
department
stint
expedition
quest
load
aim
exploit
act
deed
sphere
piece of business
plan
preserve
bailiwick
discipline
contribution
campaign
interest
baby
situation
area of interest
scheme
game
involvement
vocation
proceeding
gig
berth
adventure
use
play
secondment
area
line
domain
realm
command
trip
designation
journey
formal order
territory
jurisdiction
area of activity
speciality
UK
procedure
placement
weight
terrain
demesne
fief
barony
firmament
precinct
walk
specialty
US
element
circle
arena
fiefdom
kingdom
front
problem
power
bother
turf
attachment
bag
billet
area of responsibility
blame
application
line of country
utility
struggle
stress
strain
practice
end
target
attempt
object
raison d'être
participation
matter
industry
exploration
pain
proposition
deal
experiment
essay
hazard
move
try
feat
legal responsibility
niche
setup
stunt
test
intention
intent
right
issue
beat
prerogative
privilege
case
specialism
taskwork
placing
moral obligation
lifework
profession
trade
drill
workplace
class
classification
spot
avocation
slot
administration
sphere of activity
dominion
hand
fun and games
tour of duty
person's task
maneuver
US
programme
UK
movement
program
US
transfer
long row to hoe
say
day job
job description
mantle
servitude
action item
focus
chores
art
métier
craft
rôle
dealings
deployment
manoeuvre
UK
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maneuvering
US
implementation
gauntlet
inconvenience
difficult task
challenge
headache
walk of life
party
bit
share
side
proceedings
coordination
event
faction
cause
behalf
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relocation
wish
ambition
aspiration
hope
pretension
accomplishment
ideal
racket
holy grail
doing
desire
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behavior
US
faculty
connection
manoeuvring
UK
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run
collection
delivery
meaning
mark
behaviour
UK
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solution
millstone round one's neck
entanglement
legation
embassy
point
ascription
consideration
expectation
scope
sense
relevance
avail
basis
design
reason
principle
wont
idea
destination
way
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determination
strength
transaction
affliction
escapade
crusade
plunge
shot
world
assignation
happening
outfit
shop
striving
hassle
investment
gamble
flier
flyer
stake
caper
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measure
experience
speculation
energy
exertion
misfortune
authority
forte
score
incrimination
debt
indebtedness
arrears
arrearage
fault
throw
fling
romp
peril
chance
stab
wager
risk
jeopardy
course
crapshoot
voyage
drag
cumber
area of knowledge
control
force
imputation
credit
pet project
leap in the dark
business enterprise
spec
what one is into
prefecture
county
champaign
shire
section
tract
ball and chain
dead weight
grievance
mental weight
anxiety
shackle
deadweight
punishment
millstone
cross
unwanted responsibility
thorn in one's side
difficulty
chain
hindrance
rap
guilt
assiduousness
line of business
referral
expenditure
sweat
while
elbow grease
amenability
subjection
owing
amenableness
attribution
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
authorization
US
obligation
okay
authorisation
UK
go-ahead
green light
desire
guidance
mitzvah
insistence
wish
suggestion
advice
notice
covenant
memo
memorandum
commission
information
communication
message
prompting
solicitation
ipse dixit
rap
charging
say
requisition
the word
the riot act
resolution
imposition
admonition
authority
enjoinder
expressed desire
interdiction
ordering
exaction
dictation
notification
devoir
adjuration
accreditation
licence
license
empowerment
delegation
monition
ordainment
guide
criterion
bylaw
ban
bar
restriction
prohibition
embargo
precedent
cue
signal
prompt
assize
propriety
decorum
brocard
etiquette
reg
carte blanche
blank check
consent
support
permission
by-law
no-no
court order
high sign
thumbs up
tip-off
statement
instrument
procedure
code
constitution
programme
UK
program
US
practice
method
system
policy
pattern
formula
appeal
plan
principle
plea
course
claim
measure
routine
scheme
assertion
protocol
schedule
invitation
arrangement
sequence
convention
application
petition
motion
bid
imploration
standard
condition
proposal
supplication
permit
process
regimen
custom
ratification
strategy
clearance
approach
blueprint
caveat
methodology
want
line
importunity
solution
tenet
decalogue
invocation
doctrine
publication
form
maxim
provision
indent
credo
creed
dun
legislation
veto
axiom
drive
choice
broadcast
entreaty
standing order
urging
fundamental
proscription
habit
approval
lockstep
way
purchase order
decision
parameter
endorsement
groove
allowance
rut
action
agreement
regime
rote
interdict
leave
sufferance
public statement
design
project
dogma
check
concurrence
granting
passport
heritage
right
credentials
verification
written order
game
dispensation
admission
legal ruling
restraining order
pass
series
setup
exclusion order
road map
gagging order
initiative
ground plan
series of measures
game plan
plan of action
master plan
affirmation
task
nomination
appointment
rule of order
calling
bell
cry
assignment
saying
working principle
byword
motto
recall
asking
preception
teaching
script
recipe
treadmill
official sanction
warning
citation
intimation
caution
hint
forewarning
beck and call
ask
Bible
no-nos
ground rule
numbers
book
grind
permutation
chapter and verse
comment
drill
pressure
cautionary advice
supervision order
piece of legislation
verdict
amendment
Act of Parliament
clause
legislative document
commitment
payment
need
clamour
UK
draft
US
bulletin
info
tattoo
dispatch
report
intention
enquiry
UK
pursuit
question
must-have
impetration
clamor
US
prayer
counterclaim
arrogation
suit
entreatment
advisory
article
document
detail
proviso
petitioning
belief
ethic
cycle
institute
cause
foundation
postulate
combination
interrogation
inquiry
US
interest
policy statement
pleading
beseech
equity
divestiture
garnishment
truth
proposition
reason
generalization
US
generalisation
UK
principium
base
exigency
ground
public notice
instructions
inheritance
estate
directions
legacy
bestowal
device
security
particular
technique
tack
big ask
papers
pledge
warranty
official document
modus operandi
due process
beaten path
usual procedure
specification
description
delineation
testimonial
certificate
guarantee
credential
authentication
apparatus
mechanism
diet
cheque
draught
UK
stratagem
kaupapa
plans
guidelines
ticket
treatment
norm
visa
intentions
position
stance
rules
theory
assent
documentation
coupon
notions
tradition
course of therapy
exeat
pasteboard
acceptance
acquiescence
proposed action
management
course of action
tactics
guiding principle
administration
red tape
normality
barometer
benchmark
access
countenance
free ticket
chit
free ride
free admission
furlough
safe-conduct
laissez-passer
safe conduct
complimentary ticket
paper
blessing
backing
approbation
privilege
freedom
power
entitlement
normalcy
formality
yardstick
wont
rubric
exemption
prerogative
validation
confirmation
tolerance
discretion
avowal
concession
liberty
acknowledgment
US
condonance
praxis
impunity
blank cheque
acknowledgement
UK
endorsation
green-light
stamp of approval
charter
no objection
all clear
free rein
condonation
seal
OK
admittance
sanctification
rubber stamp
latitude
run
nod
seal of approval
free hand
toleration
O.K.
say so
imprimatur
passage
par
order of things
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 values
moral philosophy
moral stand
tenets
code
doctrine
rules
conventions
canons
philosophy
ethe
creeds
credos
dogmas
values
manners
scruples
axioms
conviction
ideas
virtue
moral standards
maxims
guidelines
ideologies
opinions
attitude
moral codes
teaching
habits
notions
gospel
persuasion
behavior
US
behaviour
UK
dogma
ideology
canon
moral philosophies
customs
theory
moral law
code of ethics
rectitude
probity
standards of behavior
precepts
uprightness
high-mindedness
code of behavior
US
views
convictions
view
position
code of behaviour
UK
code of conduct
ethical codes
ethical values
articles of faith
value-system
testaments
fundamentals
formulae
etiquette
dicta
mottos
aphorisms
system
protocol
policies
concepts
cardinal virtues
theses
sense of right and wrong
law
positions
codes of honour
credence
faith
fairness
rudiments
elements
politics
principles of behaviour
personal principles
correctness
basics
moral concern
principles of right and wrong
articles
orthodoxies
golden rules
principle
theorems
exemplars
beaux ideals
say-sos
gospel truth
credit
paradigms
postulates
requirements
revelations
news
messages
ABCs
grace
excellence
excellencies
codes of conduct
distinction
custom
maxim
core values
sense of honour
sense of duty
kawa
catechisms
religion
cults
kaupapa
indoctrination
lessons
inculcations
policy
learning
wisdom
truth
thinking
tradition
instruction
stances
testament
outlook
thesis
opinion
culture
world view
line
Weltanschauung
practices
US
character
traditions
ways
accepted behaviour
set of principles
set of customs
set of standards
form
proprieties
manner
qualms
compunction
procedures
usages
praxis
inner voice
custom and practice
practises
UK
established ways
routines
patterns
traditional customs
formalities
rites
way of life
codes
way of doing things
social conduct
rituals
demur
voice within
squeam
superego
duty
censor
shame
sense of right
moral sense
small voice
still small voice
right and wrong
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
appetency
ache
letch
jones
thirstiness
liking
hope
impulse
relish
love
greed
avidity
burning
ardor
US
penchant
fondness
will
motive
ardour
UK
attraction
hungering
essential
infatuation
zeal
compulsion
prurience
concupiscence
craze
weakness
eroticism
appetition
mania
libido
taste
lechery
goal
partiality
lasciviousness
enthusiasm
obsession
libidinousness
fascination
amativeness
lack
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