imperative

n. (இலக்) வினையின் ஏவல்படிவம், (பெயரடை) கட்டளையிடுகிற, அதிகாரமான, அவசரமான, தவிர்க்க முடியாத, (இலக்) ஏவலைக் குறிக்கிற.

Synonyms

urgent irresistible dictatorial inexorable peremptorily compulsory obligatory

Antonyms

indulgent lenient mild entreative supplicatory optional discretional

Im*per"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. imperativus, fr. imperare to command; pref. im- in + parare to make ready, prepare: cf. F. impératif. See Perade, and cf. Empire.] 1. Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders. The suit of kings are imperative. Bp. Hall. 2. Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding; compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order. 3. (Gram.) Defn: Expressive of commund, entreaty, advice, or exhortation; as, the imperative mood. Im*per"a*tive, n. (Gram.) Defn: The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.

imperative - Similar Words

impetrative imperatively imperate temperative inoperative improbative imperatival operative iterative impetrate