Of course, to list and explain all the requirements and imperatives of this important decision on the first day would have been inappropriate.
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Imperatives
Synonyms for "imperatives" (279 found)
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Noun(1 words)
insistentperemptoryurgentabsoluteabsolutistabsolutisticacidacuteadjuratoryallegiancearbitraryaristocraticarrogantascendantassertoricassigned taskauthoritarianauthoritativeauthorizedautocratic
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basicbehestbiddingbindingbitingbossybounden dutyburdenburningbusinesscall of dutycanoncase of needchargechoicelessclaimedclamantclamorousclothed with authoritycoactivecodecommandcommandingcommandmentcommitmentcompellingcompetentcompulsatorycompulsivecompulsoryconclusiveconditionalconsequentialconsiderableconstraining
Strong matches (84)
controllingconventioncorrosivecriticalcrucialcryingcuttingde rigueurdecisivedecretaldecretivedecretorydedicationdeferencedemandeddemandingdesperatedespoticdevoirdevotion
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dictatedictateddictatingdictationdictatorialdictumdiredire necessitydirect orderdirectivedogmaticdominantdomineeringdrivingduly constitutedduties and responsibilitiesdutyeffectiveeminentempoweredentailedessentialethicsex officioexactingexigenceexigencyexigentfealtyfeudalfinalforcefulforcibleformformulafundamentalgeneral principlegolden rulegoverninggreatgrindingguidelineguiding principlegutsyhard and fasthard-and-fastharshhegemonichegemonistichesthigh handedhigh-handedhigh-pressurehigh-priorityhomageimmediacyimperative moodimperativenessimperialimperiousimportantimportunate
Noun(2 words)
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imposedimpressiveincisiveindicativeindispensableinevitableinfluentialinsolentinstantinstructiveinterrogativeinvoluntaryirresistibleirrevocablejussivelawleadingline of dutylordlyloyalty
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magisterialmagistralmandatemandatedmandatingmandatorymasterfulmatter of necessitymaximmightymissionmitzvahmodemomentousmonocraticmoodmoralmordantmustnecessarynecessitousneedfulnervousnormobligatingobligationobligativeobligatoryofficialonusoppressiveoptativeorderorderingordinanceoughtoverbearingoverrulingpenetratingpermissivepiercingpivotalplacepleasurepoignantpotentpotentialpowerfulpreceptivepredicamentpreeminentprerequisiteprescriptprescriptivepressingpressingnesspressureprestigiousprincipiumprincipleprominentpronouncementpuissantpunchyrankingregulationrepressiverequiredrequisiterespectrestrainingrubricrulerulingsay sosay-soself-imposed dutyseniorsensationalsettled principleseveresinewedsinewyslashingspecial orderstandardsternstrictstridentstrikingstrongsubjunctivesubstantialsuperiorsuppressivesupremetellingtenettotalitariantrenchanttyrannicaltyrannousultimateurgencyurgent needvigorousvitalweightywillwithout appealwithout choicewordword of commandworking principleworking rule
Noun(2 words)
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Italian imperatives confuse me.
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