228 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ ɪmpˈɛɹətˌɪvz], [ ɪmpˈɛɹətˌɪvz], [ ɪ_m_p_ˈɛ_ɹ_ə_t_ˌɪ_v_z]

Semantically related words: be more

Similar words for imperatives:

• command (noun)
• ethics (noun)
• ethics/ethic (noun)
• mandate (noun)
• must (noun)
• necessity (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• prerequisite (noun)
• requirement/requisite (noun)
• requirements (noun)
• rightfulness (noun)
• rightness (noun)
• state (noun)
• other synonyms
• other relevant words (noun)

Paraphrases for imperatives

Synonyms for Imperatives:

• n.

  • command (noun)
  • demand,
  • order,
  • duty,
  • notification,
  • bidding,
  • will,
  • prescript,
  • fiat,
  • exaction,
  • dictate,
  • enactment,
  • decree,
  • canon,
  • word,
  • devoir,
  • injunction,
  • request,
  • rule,
  • ban,
  • obligation,
  • imposition,
  • call,
  • dictation,
  • proclamation,
  • prohibition,
  • precept,
  • subpoena,
  • act,
  • interdiction,
  • behest,
  • requisition,
  • summons,
  • dictum,
  • charge,
  • imperative,
  • edict,
  • ordinance,
  • ultimatum,
  • commandment,
  • direction,
  • adjuration,
  • mandate,
  • proscription,
  • regulation,
  • requirement,
  • responsibility,
  • caveat,
  • writ,
  • citation,
  • warrant,
  • law.
  • ethics (noun)
  • ethic,
  • value.
  • ethics/ethic (noun)
  • goodness,
  • conscience,
  • practice,
  • natural law,
  • morality,
  • honesty,
  • Criteria,
  • ideal,
  • moral code,
  • convention,
  • integrity,
  • rules of conduct,
  • principles,
  • nature,
  • Standards,
  • Conventionalities,
  • right and wrong,
  • belief,
  • the Golden Rule,
  • standard,
  • decency,
  • honor,
  • ethos,
  • conduct,
  • mores.
  • mandate (noun)
  • carte blanche,
  • go-ahead,
  • commission,
  • directive,
  • okay,
  • authorization,
  • green light,
  • command,
  • instruction,
  • sanction,
  • blank check.
  • must (noun)
  • fundamental,
  • necessary,
  • condition,
  • need,
  • precondition,
  • committal,
  • commitment,
  • ought,
  • right,
  • prerequisite,
  • requisite,
  • sine qua non.
  • necessity (noun)
  • essential,
  • compulsion,
  • stress,
  • pinch,
  • inexorableness,
  • exigency,
  • want,
  • indispensability,
  • life or death,
  • desideratum,
  • inevitability,
  • undeniability,
  • vital part,
  • privation,
  • needfulness,
  • vitals,
  • no choice,
  • cause,
  • no alternative,
  • urgency,
  • duress,
  • godsend,
  • essence,
  • claim,
  • must.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • accompaniment.
  • prerequisite (noun)
  • postulate,
  • qualification.
  • requirement/requisite (noun)
  • prepossession,
  • engrossment,
  • specification,
  • lack,
  • obsession,
  • terms,
  • concern,
  • provision,
  • proviso,
  • fulfillment,
  • extremity,
  • preoccupation,
  • preliminary,
  • prescription,
  • stipulation,
  • element.
  • requirements (noun)
  • compulsions,
  • inexorabilities,
  • obligations,
  • conditions,
  • constraints,
  • inevitabilities,
  • requisites,
  • Provisos,
  • prerequisites,
  • stipulations,
  • mandates,
  • Necessities,
  • requirements.
  • rightfulness (noun)
  • propriety,
  • ethicality,
  • rightness,
  • righteousness,
  • ethicalness.
  • rightness (noun)
  • rightfulness.
  • state (noun)
  • event,
  • station,
  • contingency,
  • case,
  • form,
  • circumstance,
  • eventuality,
  • shape,
  • mood,
  • plight,
  • fix,
  • time,
  • attitude,
  • juncture,
  • circumstances,
  • frame of mind,
  • pass,
  • situation,
  • humor,
  • capacity,
  • status,
  • state of affairs,
  • stand,
  • spirits,
  • reputation,
  • predicament,
  • welfare,
  • occurrence,
  • posture,
  • category,
  • character,
  • environment,
  • outlook,
  • standing,
  • limitation,
  • footing,
  • occasion,
  • phase,
  • chances,
  • position,
  • estate.

• Other synonyms:

  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • Moods,
  • Duties,
  • absolutes,
  • imperativeness,
  • modes,
  • Necessaries,
  • bindings,
  • imperials,
  • commands,
  • compulsories,
  • burnings,
  • essentials,
  • executives,
  • instants,
  • fundamentals,
  • responsibilities,
  • mandatories,
  • laws,
  • pressings,
  • indispensables,
  • sterns,
  • modalities,
  • Regulations.

Paraphrases for Imperatives:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, plural
    essentials.

• Independent

  • Noun, plural
    basics, cows, elements, grounds, irons, liabilities, provisions, stakes, supplies, urgent, urgently, Accessories, Duties, Emergencies, Ers, Exigencies, Ones, Realities, Goals, Measures, Roles, Undertakings, burdens, principals, challenges, bonds, stresses, stipulations, claims, warrants, inputs, demands, requires, requests, considerations, thoughts, recitals, assignments, practices, compulsions, factors, motives, commitments, engagements, purposes, concerns, interests, tasks, functions, precepts, principles, rules, dispositions, pleas, desires, debts, issues, conditions, pressures, reasons, motivations, subjects, obligations, objectives, calls, limitations, qualifications, deliberations, reflections, restrictions, kits, constraints, restraints, postulates, tenets, mandates, responsibilities, requisites, rigors, commandments, specifications, priorities, cheques, preconditions, drivers, besoins, exigences.
  • Verb, past participle
    indispensable.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, plural
    requirements.
  • Proper noun, singular
    requirements.
  • Noun, plural
    need, needs, Necessities, orders, requirements, prerequisites.