Imperative : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'imperative': discover synonyms for the word imperative, such as instant or commanding.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as imperative. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": imperative mood and instant.


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Synonyms for imperative sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for imperative Degree of synonymy of imperative Frequency in the language
instant
   40015 10.78  
commanding
   40015 6.90  
adjuratory
   40014  
insistent
   40003 0.84  
peremptory
   40000 0.14  
urgent
   39997 14.86  
pressing
   39997 5.67  
exigent
   39997 0.10  
clamant
   39995  
desperate
   39956 25.69  
crying
   39905 53.12  
instrumental
   30029 1.53  
important
   30029 207.59  
importance
   30029 7.65  
crucial
   30029 4.59  
priority
   30028 10.18  
basic
   30028 15.57  
primary
   30027 8.71  

Lexical field of "imperative"

imperative mood
instant
commanding
adjuratory
insistent
peremptory
urgent
pressing
exigent
clamant
desperate
crying
jussive mood
instrumental
important
importance
crucial
priority
basic
primary
must-have
essential
fundamental
essence
paramount
must
requirement
decisive
prerequisite
prescriptive
necessary
requisite
precept
precondition
necessity
required
need
needed
acute
integral
major
imperious
compulsory
mandatory
demand
obligatory
absolutely
duty
bounden
obligation