Synonyms for imperative

Noun

1. imperative mood, imperative, jussive mood, mood, mode, modality

usage: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior

2. imperative, duty, responsibility, obligation

usage: some duty that is essential and urgent

Adjective

1. imperative (vs. beseeching), adjuratory, clamant, crying, exigent, insistent, instant, desperate, pressing, urgent, peremptory, assertive

usage: requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"

2. imperative

usage: relating to verbs in the imperative mood