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Imperative a. : Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.

Imperative a. : Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order.

Imperative a. : Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood.

Imperative n. : The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.

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Imperative - Definition of Imperative at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Imperative. ... demands attention or action; an unavoidable obligation or requirement; necessity: It is an imperative that we help defend friendly nations. ... 

synonyms
  (adjective) mode
  (adjective) mood
  (noun) imperative mood
  (noun) jussive mood
  (noun) imperative form
  (noun) duty
  (noun) modality
  (noun) mode
  (noun) mood
  (noun) obligation
  (noun) responsibility
antonyms
  (adjective) beseeching
related terms
  (adjective) assertive
  (adjective) modality
similar terms
  (adjective) adjuratory
  (adjective) clamant
  (adjective) crying
  (adjective) desperate
  (adjective) exigent
  (adjective) insistent
  (adjective) instant
  (adjective) peremptory
  (adjective) pressing
  (adjective) shrill
  (adjective) strident
  (adjective) urgent


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