Directive

/dəˈɹɛk.tɪv/

Synonyms for "directive" (286 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (58)

Noun(29 words)
academic guidelineaction verb phraseadvisementagency guidelineagency ruleanswer questionsauthoritativebe patientbehestbehestsbindingboard decisionbusiness policycall to actioncall to action phrasecentral administration directivechurch rulecircle the answercircularscivil ordered
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classroom commandclassroom guidelinecommandcommandmentcommandscommissionscommunication actcontinue numberingcourtroom command
Verb(1 words)
ask question
Adjective(7 words)
autocratic decision makingbureaucratic rulescivil ordersclear directionclear messagecommon room rulesdanish orden

Strong matches (85)

Noun(38 words)
dictatedictatesdictumsdirectioneducation mandateencyclicalenforceableenjoiningenjoinmentestablish weekly patternexhortationexhortingfirm decisiongo straightgovernment agency policygovernment directedgovernment guidelinesgovernment regulationgrammar ruleguidance
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guidelinesguidinghintshold steadyhomework guidelineignore rulesimperative formimperative moodimperative sentenceinjunctioninjunctionsinstructioninstruction cueinstruction sheetinstruction terminstructionalinstructional commandinstructional materials
Verb(5 words)
dictate guidelinesfollow the scheduleforce a decisionignore policyinsert em space
Adjective(13 words)
direct instructiondirect ruledirectingdirectionaldistrict policydutch ordefederal mandateformal guidelineguidingguiding abilitiesguiding ruleimmediate actioninstructional phrase
Adverb(1 words)

Related words (143)

Adjective(26 words)
instructional policyinstructional subjectleaderlikelegal mandateliturgical rulenational-government policynew ordernew regulationnonstatutory rulenorwegian ordenofficial communicationofficial mandateofficial policyoperating manualpaternalisticpraetorian edictprescriptive languageruling policyspecific rulestay put order
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swedish ordningswedish regleratop down decision makingtop down policytop-down decisionwritten directive
Noun(61 words)
instructionsitalian ordinelawmandatemandate readingmandatedmandatesmore directivemost instructionalmost top-downno instructionnoindex tagnormanoticesofficialofficial guidelineofficial regulationorderorder for presentationorder in sequence
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orderingordersordinal attribute orderoversight mandatepolicy directedpolicy interpretationpraetor's edictprescriptionsprescriptiveprocess stepprovide an examplepublic orderspublicly mandatedreading log instructionrecipesreferralsregulatory documentrelease directivesremain seatedrequire parental consentresolutionsrtfmrulesrulingssafety directivesafety instructionsafety postersselect operation modesilence the chattersilence the phonesspanish ordenstay focusedstay stillstop cryingtakataskingteaching guidelineteam leader authoritytop down management styleundress yourselfwait quietly
Determiner(4 words)
most federal guidelinesno lightsno rotationthe commands
Verb(3 words)
show your worksummarize findingsterminate inquiry

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

10 entries
dictumguidanceinstructioninstructional termofficial termpolicy termprescriptive adjectivepronouncementrulesay-so

More specific

10 entries
bindingclassroom directivecourt directiveenforceableexecutive directivemandatedmandatoryobligatorypolicy directivesafety directive

Collocations

12 entries
administrative directivebinding directiveclassroom directiveclear directivedirective languagedirective measuresdistrict directiveexecutive directiveinstructional directiveissued directiveofficial directivepolicy directive

Inflections

3 entries
directivesmore directivemost directive

Derivations

3 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

That would break the Prime Directive.

Source: tatoeba (2220041)

We received a new directive from the board yesterday. They want us to focus on our most visible projects.

Source: tatoeba (2337158)

I expect the board to issue a new directive that cancels the old one.

Source: tatoeba (2514675)

"@implementation" is a compiler directive that says you’re about to present the code for the guts of a class.

Source: tatoeba (2756696)

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