| Main Entry: |
command |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
demand |
Synonyms: |
adjure,
appoint,
authorize,
ban,
bar,
beckon,
bid,
call, call for, call on, call the signals, call upon,
charge,
check,
cite,
compel, debar,
dictate,
direct,
enact, enjoin,
exact,
forbid, force upon, give directions, give orders,
grant,
impose,
inflict,
inhibit,
instruct, interdict, lay down the law, mark out,
oblige,
ordain,
order, ordinate,
proclaim,
prohibit, put foot down,
require,
requisition,
restrain, rule out, send for,
set, subpoena,
summon, take charge, take lead,
task,
tell,
warn
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| Notes: |
an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
Antonyms: |
contradict, countermand, oppose, recall, reverse, revoke
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