Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "command" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

ask follow obey serve

Coordinate Terms

countermand

Derived Terms

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 command performance command post command processing overhead time command responsibility command-line interface command-line interpreter commandability commandable commandeer commander commandery commanding commandism commandless commandlet commandment commandwide countercommand countercommand cybercommand divine command theory high command in command metacommand miscommand multicommand on command pilot in command second in command second-in-command self-command subcommand take command telecommand trains command voice command your wish is my command

Etymologically Related To

mandate

Context

baseball computing military

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accessibility authorisation authority authorization availability availableness code computer code demand direct dominance dominate enjoin exact force handiness lie master military force military group military unit order position potency say say-so skillfulness speech act status tell

Type Of (IsA)

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

Manner Of

demand dominate order

Related Terms

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

Related Terms

and conquer army army directive army officers army orders army superior authority bestow body chain chain of claim commanding compel computer computer statement computers conquer control demand deserve direct direction directive dog dog order dominate edict enjoin exact firm firm instruction general giver happen hold imperative imperative direction in general instruction interpreter leadership making making happen mastery military military order must officers order order imperative ordering ordering people orders overlook people pitcher pitches power program right secure sharp sharp directive soldiers soldiers must soldiers order statement superior tell ten troop

Synonym Network

control decree dominate instruction mastery order skill

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.