There was no point in arguing after such a peremptory command.
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Peremptory
Synonyms for "peremptory" (166 found)
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Closest matches (34)
absoluteabsolutistabsolutisticadmitting no exceptionall outall-outarbitraryaristocraticarrogantassertiveauthoritarianauthoritativeautocraticbigotedbindingbossycategoricalcertainclearcommanding
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Adjective(4 words)
Strong matches (49)
decretivedecretorydefinitedefinitivedespoticdeterminatedictateddictatingdictatorialdirectivedoctrinairedoctrinariandogmaticdogmatizingdomineeringdownrightemphaticentailedentireexplicit
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expressfeudalfinalfirmfixedflatflat outflat-outglobalgrindinghard and fasthard-and-fasthigh handedhigh-handedimperativeimperialimperiousimplicitimposedinappealableincontrovertibleindisputable
Adjective(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
forcing reading
Noun(1 words)
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insistentinsolentinstructiveirrefutableirrevocablejussivelordlymagisterialmagistralmandatedmandatingmandatorymasterfulmonocraticmustnecessaryobligatingobligatoryobstinateopinionated
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opinionativeopinionedoppressiveoracularout-and-outoutrightoverbearingoverrulingperfectpontificalpositivepositivisticpreceptivepreclusiveprescriptprescriptivepronunciativerepressiverequiredroundself-opinionatedself-opinionedsevereshabbyshort-temperedstraightstraight outstraight-outstrictsummarysuppressivetotaltyrannicaltyrannousultimateuncircumscribeduncompromisingunconditionalunconditionedundoubtingunequivocalunhamperedunhesitatingunlimitedunmistakableunmitigatedunqualifiedunquestioningunreasonableunreservedunrestrictedunwaivableutterwholewithout appealwithout exceptionwithout reserve
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
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7 entriesadjectivelinguistic categorylinguistic descriptormanner descriptorpart of speechtone descriptorword class
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4 entriesabsolute demandbinding requirementbrusque tonestern manner
Collocations
6 entriesperemptory challengeperemptory commandperemptory decisionperemptory dismissalperemptory orderperemptory tone
Inflections
2 entriesmore peremptorymost peremptory
Derivations
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3 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
“Request nothing of ME, my lord,” said the stranger, in a stern and peremptory tone; “I am the Master of Ravenswood.”
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NB. This saying is a bit peremptory.
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there is no reason but if any of the outlawries be indeed without error, but it should be a peremptory plea to the person in a writ of error, as well as in any other action.
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