imperative

imperative is a 10-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.
2. adjective. Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order.
3. adjective. Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood.
4. noun. The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.
5. noun. some duty that is essential and urgent
6. noun. a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
7. adjective. requiring attention or action

   "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"

   "requests that grew more and more imperative"

8. adjective. relating to verbs in the imperative mood

Common word forms

imperatives, imperatively, imperativeness

Words from these letters

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