Command

//kəˈmɑːnd//

Synonyms for "command" (482 found)

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Closest matches (97)

Noun(6 words)

bidding instruction behest injunction bid commandment

control decree dominate instruction mastery order skill ability acme address adeptness administer administrate administration adroitness airmanship algol alphabetic data alphanumeric code angular data

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Verb(1 words)

appoint

Strong matches (144)

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craftsmanship cunning data decide decision declare defiance deftness demand desire determination determine devoir dexterity dexterousness dextrousness dictate diplomacy direct direction directive directorship discipline discretion disposition domination dominion draw on duty earn effectiveness efficiency empery empire enact endorse engineer enjoin enjoy error error signals exact expertise expertism expertness eyereach eyeshot eyesight facility fancy feedback pulses feedback signals field of view field of vision fill film data find finesse first place first prize fluency force foreknowledge fortran free choice free will give an order give the word govern governance government grace grasp grip gripe guidance hand handiness handle handling hands have have a mind to have and hold have down pat have in hand have it taped have tenure of head head up headship hegemony height helm hexadecimal system highest hold horizon horsemanship husbandry ideation imperative imperium impose inclination influence information ingeniousness ingenuity

Noun(11 words)

control decree demand dictate dictation diktat direction directive edict fiat hest

Verb(4 words)

control decree dominate enjoin

Related words (241)

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know damn well know how know inside out know the ropes know the score know well know-how knowledge lad law lay down the law lead lead on leadership leading liking limit of vision line of sight lock look down upon lordship lust machine language make make the rules manage management managery managing mandate maneuver manipulate manipulation marksmanship master mastermind mastership maximum mental grasp message might mind most multiple messages naked eye ne plus ultra new high noise numeric data objective obligation oblige occupy octal system officer ordain order about ordering ordinance oscillograph data outlook outlook over output data output quantity outtop overarch overlook overshadow oversight overtop palm palms paramountcy passion perspective pilotage play pleasure poise polar data possess power practical ability precept precognition prehension prescribe prescript prescription preside preside over presidency primacy proclaim proficiency promulgate pronounce pronouncement prospect prowess pull the strings punch-card data quarterback quickness raj random data range readiness record rectangular data reference quantity regnancy regulate regulation reign rein reins of government request require resolution resolve resource resourcefulness responsibility rise above rule ruly english run running savoir-faire savvy say say so say the word scan scope scope of vision seamanship see fit sell sexual desire sight sightliness signals single messages skillfulness skipper sovereignty squat squat on stand over statute steerage steering stewardship string strings style summon supervise supremacy surmount survey sway tact tactfulness take command take the lead talons teaching technical brilliance technical mastery technical skill technique tell the conn the helm the wheel think fit think good think proper timing top top spot tower above tower over understanding unorganized data upper usucapt velleity victory view virtuosity visible-speech data vista volition warn way wield authority will will power wisdom wish wit wizardry word workmanship zenith

Verb(5 words)

lead order overlook overtop require

Noun(7 words)

mandate mastery order precept program line ruling statement

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More general

30 entries

accessibility authorisation authority authorization availability availableness code computer code demand direct dominance dominate enjoin exact force handiness

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Antonyms

4 entries

ask follow obey serve

Synonyms

7 entries

control decree dominate instruction mastery order skill

Related terms

12 entries

commend compulsory disobey imperative mood law mandate manipulation manual manufacture manuscript obey recommend

coordinate

1 entries

countermand

derived

53 entries

Command key Wernicke's command at command c-command chain of command command and control command and service module command economy command guidance command hierarchy command language command line command line interface command module command paper command pattern

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etymologically related_to

1 entries

mandate

has context

3 entries

baseball computing military

is a

7 entries

authority handiness instruction to perform action military unit skillfulness speech act status

manner of

3 entries

demand dominate order

related to

72 entries

and conquer army army directive army officers army orders army superior authority bestow body chain chain of claim commanding compel computer computer statement

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Translations

343 translations across 97 languages.

Afrikaans

4 entries

bevel noun (order)
gebod noun (order)
opdrag noun (order)
beveel verb (to order)

Albanian

1 entries

urdhër noun (order)

Ancient Greek

4 entries

κέλευσμα noun (order)
ἐντολή noun (order)
κελεύω verb (to order)
ἄνωγα verb (to order)

Arabic

4 entries

أَمْر noun (order)
أَمْر noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
امر noun (order)
حُكْم noun (order)

Armenian

2 entries

հրաման noun (order)
հրամայել verb (to order)

Aromanian

2 entries

dimãndare noun (order)
dimãndari noun (order)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

buyruq noun (order)
buyurmaq verb (to order)

Bashkir

2 entries

бойороҡ noun (order)
бойороу verb (to order)

Basque

2 entries

agindu noun (order)
men noun (order)

Belarusian

4 entries

вало́данне noun (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery)
вало́даньне noun (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery)
зага́д noun (order)
кама́нда noun (order)

Bengali

2 entries

আজ্ঞা noun (order)
আদেশ noun (order)

Bulgarian

4 entries

владе́ене noun (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery)
за́повед noun (order)
кома́нда noun (order)
командване noun (unit of military personnel)

Burmese

1 entries

အမိန့် noun (order)

Catalan

4 entries

manat noun (order)
ordre noun (order)
ordre noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
manar verb (to order)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

فەرمان noun (order)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

命令 noun (order)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

元帥 /元帅 noun (unit of military personnel)
命令 noun (order)
指令 noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
指揮官 /指挥官 noun (unit of military personnel)

Church Slavic

1 entries

заповѣдь noun (order)

Czech

4 entries

povel noun (order)
příkaz noun (order)
rozkaz noun (order)
nařídit verb (to order)

Danish

1 entries

ordre noun (order)

Dutch

4 entries

bevel noun (order)
opdracht noun (order)
opdracht noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
bevelen verb (to order)

Egyptian

1 entries

wD-w-Y1 noun (order)

Esperanto

4 entries

instrukcio noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
komando noun (order)
komando noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
ordono noun (order)

Estonian

2 entries

käsk noun (order)
juhtima verb (to order)

Finnish

4 entries

hallinta noun (in baseball)
komento noun (order)
käsky noun (order)
käsky noun (computing: directive to a computer program)

French

4 entries

commande noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
commandement noun (order)
commandement noun (unit of military personnel)
maîtrise noun (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery)

Friulian

2 entries

comandâ verb (to order)
ordenâ verb (to order)

Galician

3 entries

comando noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
mandado noun (order)
orde noun (order)

Georgian

4 entries

ბრძანება noun (order)
განკარგულება noun (order)
სამხედრო ნაწილი noun (unit of military personnel)
სამხედრო შენაერთი noun (unit of military personnel)

German

4 entries

Befehl noun (order)
Befehl noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
Beherrschung noun (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery)
Kommando noun (order)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 verb (to order)

Greek

4 entries

διοίκηση noun (unit of military personnel)
εντολή noun (order)
εντολή noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
διατάζω verb (to order)

Hebrew

4 entries

מִצְוָה noun (order)
מצווה noun (order)
פְּקֻדּה noun (order)
הוֹרָה verb (to order)

Hindi

4 entries

अम्र noun (order)
आज्ञा noun (order)
आदेश noun (order)
दस्तूर noun (order)

Hungarian

4 entries

parancs noun (order)
elrendel verb (to order)
parancsol verb (to order)
rendel verb (to order)

Indonesian

1 entries

aba-aba noun (order)

Ingrian

2 entries

komandoittaa verb (to order)
komentaa verb (to order)

Iranian Persian

4 entries

اَمْر noun (order)
حُکْم noun (order)
دَسْتور noun (order)
فَرْمان noun (order)

Irish

1 entries

tiomnú noun (order)

Italian

4 entries

comando noun (order)
comando noun (the right or authority to order, control or dispose of)
comando noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
maestria noun (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery)

Japanese

3 entries

コマンド noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
命令 noun (order)
驅使 noun (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery)

Kazakh

2 entries

бұйрық noun (order)
меңгеру verb (to hold, to control)

Khmer

3 entries

បង្គាប់ noun (order)
បញ្ជា noun (order)
អាណា noun (order)

Korean

4 entries

구사 noun (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery)
명령 noun (order)
명령어 noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
커맨드 noun (computing: directive to a computer program)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

буйрук noun (order)
буйруу verb (to order)

Lao

1 entries

ຄຳສັ່ງ noun (order)

Latin

4 entries

imperium noun (the right or authority to order, control or dispose of)
iussus noun (order)
mandātum noun (order)
ēdictum noun (order)

Latvian

2 entries

pavēle noun (order)
pavēlēt verb (to order)

Lithuanian

1 entries

įsakymas noun (order)

Macedonian

3 entries

заповед noun (order)
команда noun (order)
наредба noun (order)

Malay

2 entries

komander noun (unit of military personnel)
perintah noun (computing: directive to a computer program)

Manx

4 entries

mainshtyraght noun (the right or authority to order, control or dispose of)
mainshtyraght noun (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery)
smaght noun (the right or authority to order, control or dispose of)
smaght noun (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery)

Middle English

1 entries

comaunden verb (to order)

Mongolian

1 entries

тушаал noun (order)

Māori

4 entries

tohutohu noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
tono noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
whakahau verb (to order)
whakatopatopa verb (to hold, to control)

Neapolitan

1 entries

cumannà verb (to order)

Norman

1 entries

c'mander verb (to order)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

firman noun (order)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

kommando noun (order)
ordre noun (order)

Occitan

1 entries

òrdre noun (order)

Old English

4 entries

bebod noun (order)
hǣs noun (order)
bebēodan verb (to order)
hātan verb (to order)

Old French

4 entries

comandement noun (order)
comandement noun (order)
comander verb (to order)
comander verb (to order)

Oromo

1 entries

ajaja noun (order)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

امر noun (order)
فرمان noun (order)

Pashto

2 entries

امر noun (order)
حکم noun (order)

Pennsylvania German

1 entries

aabefehle verb (to order)

Persian

1 entries

تکاوری noun (unit of military personnel)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

Befäl noun (order)
Jeheet noun (order)

Polish

4 entries

komenda noun (order)
komenda noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
polecenie noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
rozkaz noun (order)

Portuguese

4 entries

comando noun (order)
comando noun (the right or authority to order, control or dispose of)
comando noun (unit of military personnel)
comando noun (computing: directive to a computer program)

Quechua

1 entries

kachay verb (to order)

Romanian

4 entries

comandă noun (order)
ordin noun (order)
comanda verb (to order)
controla verb (to hold, to control)

Russian

4 entries

владе́ние noun (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery)
кома́нда noun (order)
кома́нда noun (unit of military personnel)
кома́нда noun (computing: directive to a computer program)

Sanskrit

1 entries

आज्ञा noun (order)

Sardinian

4 entries

cumandai verb (to order)
cumandare verb (to order)
cumandhare verb (to order)
cumannare verb (to order)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

òrdugh noun (order)
òrdaich verb (to order)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

komanda noun (unit of military personnel)
kòmānda noun (order)
náredba noun (order)
zapovjedništvo noun (unit of military personnel)

Sicilian

1 entries

cumannari verb (to order)

Slovak

2 entries

príkaz noun (order)
rozkaz noun (order)

Slovene

1 entries

ukȁz noun (order)

Spanish

4 entries

comandamiento noun (order)
comandamiento noun (the right or authority to order, control or dispose of)
comando noun (the right or authority to order, control or dispose of)
comando noun (unit of military personnel)

Swahili

1 entries

kuamuru verb (to order)

Swedish

4 entries

kommando noun (order)
kommando noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
order noun (order)
befalla verb (to order)

Tagalog

2 entries

kautusan noun (order)
utos noun (order)

Tajik

4 entries

амр noun (order)
дастур noun (order)
фармон noun (order)
ҳукм noun (order)

Tatar

1 entries

боерык noun (order)

Telugu

4 entries

ఆజ్ఞ noun (order)
ఆనతి noun (order)
ఉత్తరువు noun (order)
అదుపులో ఉంచు verb (to hold, to control)

Thai

4 entries

คำสั่ง noun (order)
บัญชา noun (order)
สั่ง noun (order)
อาเทศ noun (order)

Tocharian B

1 entries

raki noun (order)

Turkish

4 entries

buyruk noun (order)
emir noun (order)
emir noun (computing: directive to a computer program)
komut noun (order)

Turkmen

1 entries

buýruk noun (order)

Ukrainian

4 entries

володі́ння noun (power of control, direction or disposal; mastery)
за́гад noun (order)
кома́нда noun (order)
нака́з noun (order)

Urdu

4 entries

اَمْر noun (order)
حُکْم noun (order)
دَسْتُور noun (order)
فَرْمان noun (order)

Uyghur

1 entries

بۇيرۇق noun (order)

Uzbek

1 entries

buyruq noun (order)

Venetan

1 entries

comandar verb (to order)

Vietnamese

1 entries

mệnh lệnh noun (order)

Sample sentences

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Japanese children brought up overseas sometimes face great difficulty in adjusting themselves to Japanese schools after returning, even though they have a perfect command of Japanese.

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We are under his command.

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The same sentence could have the force of a command.

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It is essential to have good command of English nowadays.

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