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Synonyms for imperativeness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-per-uh-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɛr ə tɪv

Top 10 synonyms for imperativeness
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Définition of imperativeness

Origin :
  • 1520s, from Late Latin imperativus "pertaining to a command," from imperatus "commanded," past participle of imperare "to command, to requisition," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + parare "prepare" (see pare).
  • As in exigency : noun difficulty
  • As in exigency/exigence : noun difficulty; demand
Example sentences :
  • The man's voice leaped to a higher pitch and was sharp with imperativeness.
  • Extract from : « Moon-Face and Other Stories » by Jack London
  • There was a touch of imperativeness in the hurriedly written little note that indefinitely appealed to him.
  • Extract from : « The Silver Poppy » by Arthur Stringer
  • The very homeliness and obviousness of the duty causes us often to lose sight of its imperativeness and necessity.
  • Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) » by Alexander Maclaren
  • Both had been troubled and roused, and they were drawing together with the sharpness and imperativeness of uniting elements.
  • Extract from : « The Game » by Jack London
  • If on that subject he had only exercised the imperativeness customary with him on others, all might have been revealed.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • “I shall kiss you,” he said, not in any tone of either doubt or entreaty, rather with an imperativeness that was final.
  • Extract from : « A Woman's Will » by Anne Warner
  • I never forgave him any of his behavior after his imperativeness on that occasion.
  • Extract from : « Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe Compiled from Her Letters and Journals » by Charles Edward Stowe
  • In it was all the imperativeness of reproof and command and all the solicitous insistence of love.
  • Extract from : « Jerry of the Islands » by Jack London

Antonyms for imperativeness

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