10 Letter Words for Imperative
imperative
9 Letter Words for Imperative
aperitive, impartive
8 Letter Words for Imperative
imperate, imperite, metairie, perviate, premiate, viameter
7 Letter Words for Imperative
airtime, eimeria, emerita, emeriti, emirate, empaire, emptier, emptive, epitria, evirate, imperia, impetre, meatier, peatier, piteira, premate, primate, private, riempie, tempera, vampire, viremia, vitamer
6 Letter Words for Imperative
amitie, ampere, armpit, emerit, emetia, empair, empare, empart, empire, epeira, eperva, epimer, epitra, imaret, impair, impart, impave, mairie, maitre, mariet, mariti, matier, metepa, metier, metria, mirate, mitier, pareve, pariet, partie, partim, pavier, peavie, pereia, perite, periti, permit, petrie, pirate, pitier, pratie, premia, premit, prieve, privet, pteria, reemit, reetam, remate, repave, repeat, retame, retape, reteam, retime, revamp, rimate, taipei, taiver, tamper, teamer, temper, tempra, tempre, tipree, tremie, trivia, vairee, vamper, verite, vertep, vipera
5 Letter Words for Imperative
aerie, aimer, aiver, amire, amper, amrit, apert, apter, arete, arite, armet, armit, atrip, avert, eater, eaver, eimer, erept, ermit, etape, etiam, evert, evite, imari, impar, imper, imvia, irate, maire, marie, mater, matie, mavie, meare, merit, metae, meter, metra, mieve, miter, mitra, mpret, mtier, paire, pairt, parev, parte, parti, parve, patee, paver, peare, peart, peert, perai, perea, perit, perve, petar, peter, petre, petri, piert, pieta, pirai, prate, preta, priam, prima, prime, primi, ramee, ramet, ramie, reame, reate, reave, reive, remap, remet, remit, retem, retia, retie, retip, revet, revie, rieve, rimae, rimpi, rivet, tamer, taper, tapir, tarie, tarve, taver, teave, tempe, terai, terap, terma, timar, timer, tirma, tirve, tiver, trame, tramp, trape, trave, tripe, vaire, verpa, veter, vimpa, viper, vitae, vitra
4 Letter Words for Imperative
aire, airt, aivr, amie, amit, aper, apii, aret, arte, atip, aver, avie, eave, eira, eire, emer, emir, emit, empt, epit, erat, eria, erie, erme, evap, ever, evet, iare, imit, impi, impv, irpe, itai, item, iter, mair, mare, mari, mart, mate, mear, meat, meer, meet, mere, meri, merv, meta, mete, meve, miae, mire, miri, mirv, mite, pair, pare, pari, part, pate, pave, peai, pear, peat, peer, pere, peri, perm, pert, perv, peta, pete, pier, piet, pima, pita, pram, prat, pree, prem, pret, prie, prim, priv, rait, rame, rami, ramp, rape, rapt, rate, rave, ream, reap, reem, reet, reim, reit, rept, rete, reve, riem, rima, rime, ripa, ripe, ript, rita, rite, riva, rive, tame, tamp, tape, tare, tari, tarp, tave, team, teap, tear, teem, teer, teme, temp, tepa, tepe, tera, term, terp, tiar, tier, time, tipe, tire, tram, trap, trav, tree, trie, trim, trip, vair, vamp, vape, vare, vari, veep, veer, vera, veri, vert, veta, vier, vita, vite
3 Letter Words for Imperative
aer, aim, air, ait, ame, ami, amp, amt, ape, apr, apt, are, arm, art, ate, atm, atp, ave, eam, ear, eat, eer, eir, eme, emp, epa, epi, era, ere, ert, eta, eve, imi, imp, ipm, ipr, ira, ire, ita, iva, ive, mae, map, mar, mat, mea, mee, mei, mer, met, mia, mir, mit, mri, mvp, pam, par, pat, pav, pea, pee, per, pet, pia, pie, pir, pit, pmt, pre, pta, pte, pva, pvt, rai, ram, rap, rat, rea, ree, rei, rem, rep, rev, ria, rie, rim, rip, rit, riv, rpm, rpt, rte, rti, tai, tam, tap, tar, tav, tea, tee, tem, ter, tie, tim, tip, tmv, tpi, tpm, tra, tri, trm, trp, vae, var, vat, vee, vei, ver, vet, via, vie, vii, vim, vip
Definitions for Imperative
[1] absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
[2] of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding.
[3] Grammar . noting or pertaining to the mood of the verb used in commands, requests, etc., as in Listen! Go! Compare indicative(def 2) , subjunctive(def 1) .
[4] a command.
[5] something that demands attention or action; an unavoidable obligation or requirement; necessity: It is an imperative that we help defend friendly nations.
[6] Grammar . the imperative mood. a verb in this mood.
[7] an obligatory statement, principle, or the like.
[8] extremely urgent or important; essential
[9] peremptory or authoritative an imperative tone of voice
[10] Also: imperatival (ɪmˌpɛrəˈtaɪvə l ) grammar denoting a mood of verbs used in giving orders, making requests, etc. In English the verb root without any inflections is the usual form, as for example leave in Leave me alone
[11] something that is urgent or essential
[12] an order or command
[13] grammar the imperative mood a verb in this mood
Words related to Imperative
obligatory, inescapable, indispensable, crucial, immediate, compulsory, pressing, urgent, vital, critical, essential, important, acute, instant, crying, burning, imperial, dominant, bidding, stern
Words nearby Imperative
impenetrable, impenitent, impennate, imper., imperatival, imperative, imperator, imperatriz, imperceptible, imperception, imperceptive
Origin of Imperative
1520–30; < Late Latin imperātivus, equivalent to Latin imperāt(us ) past participle of imperāre to impose, order, command (im- im-1 + -per- (combining form of parāre to fur-nish (with), produce, obtain, prepare) + -ātus -ate1) + -īvus -ive
Words that may be confused with Imperative
imperative, imperial, imperious
Other words from Imperative
im·per·a·tive·ly , adverb
im·per·a·tive·ness , noun
non·im·per·a·tive , adjective
non·im·per·a·tive·ly , adverb
non·im·per·a·tive·ness , noun
un·im·per·a·tive , adjective
un·im·per·a·tive·ly , adverb
Word origin for Imperative
C16: from Late Latin imperātīvus, from Latin imperāre to command
Synonyms for Imperative
compulsory, critical, crucial, essential, immediate, important, indispensable, inescapable, obligatory, pressing, urgent, vital, acute, burning, crying, instant, clamant, clamorous, exigent, importunate, insistent, no turning back
