imperative

The word “imperative” has 4 syllables: im-per-a-tive

It's pronounced as /ɪmˈpɛrətɪv/

What is synonym and antonym for imperative?

In the thesaurus, “imperative” has 154 synonyms and 61 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for imperative along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for imperative

acute
aggressive
all-important
appointment
arrangement
autocratic
basic
behest
bidding
bossy
burden
burning
central
charge
clamant
clamorous
coercion
coercive
command
commanding
commandment
commitment
compact
compelling
compulsion
compulsory
consequential
constraint
contract
countermand
counterorder
covenant
critical
crucial
crying
dangerous
debt
decree
demand
demanded
demanding
desperate
devoir
dictate
dictatorial
dire
direction
directive
do
dominant
domineering
duress
duty
edict
emergent
enforced
engagement
essential
exigent
explosive
extreme
force
forced
fundamental
grave
harsh
hazardous
high-handed
immediate
imperial
imperious
important
importunate
incumbency
incumbent
indispensable
inescapable
injunction
insistent
instant
instruction
integral
intense
involuntary
key
law
life-and-death
life-or-death
major
mandate
mandatory
material
meaningful
momentous
must
must-have
necessary
necessitous
need
needed
needful
no turning back
nonelective
oath
obligation
obligatory
of the essence
office
onus
order
ordering
ordinance
organic
overbearing
overriding
pact
payment
peremptory
perilous
persistent
pledge
powerful
prearrangement
precarious
precept
prerequisite
prescript
prescription
pressing
promise
regulation
required
requirement
requisite
reservation
responsibility
restraint
rule
serious
setup
severe
significant
statute
stern
substantial
tribute
troth
trust
unstable
urgent
vital
vow
weighty
word

Antonyms for imperative

alternative
appeal
choice
chosen
discharge
discretionary
dispensable
ease
elective
entreaty
excess
exemption
external
extra
extraneous
free
grace
incidental
inconsequential
inessential
insignificant
loophole
low-pressure
minor
needless
negligible
noncritical
nonessential
nonthreatening
nonurgent
option
optional
petition
pick
plea
postponement
preference
proposal
recommendation
release
relief
safe
secondary
selection
stable
stay
suggestion
superfluous
surplus
trivial
uncritical
undesired
unessential
unimportant
unnecessary
unneeded
unrestrained
unwanted
urging
voluntary
waiver

Meanings of imperative

noun
1. (grammar) The grammatical mood expressing an order (see jussive). In English, the imperative form of a verb is the same as that of the bare infinitive.
2. (grammar) A verb in imperative mood.
3. An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
adjective
1. Essential; crucial; extremely important.
2. (grammar) Of, or relating to the imperative mood.
3. Having semantics that incorporates mutable variables.
4. Expressing a command; authoritatively or absolutely directive.

Example Sentences

It is imperative that we leave before the storm arrives.
Honesty is an imperative quality in any strong relationship.
The doctor stressed how imperative it was to take the medication on time.
It became imperative to act quickly as the situation escalated.
Following safety protocols is imperative in hazardous work environments.

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