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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | command |
| Synonyms: | behest, call, charge, demand, dictate, direction, injunction, instruction, invitation, mandate, order, request, summons, word |
| Antonyms: | answer |
| Main Entry: | bid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer money or services |
| Synonyms: | present, proffer, propose, render, submit, tender, venture |
| Main Entry: | bid |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask for; command |
| Synonyms: | call, charge, demand, desire, direct, enjoin, instruct, invite, make a pass at, make a pitch, make a play for, order, proposition, request, require, solicit, summon, tell, warn |
| Main Entry: | behest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | order; personal decree |
| Synonyms: | bidding, charge, command, commandment, demand, dictate, direction, expressed desire, injunction, instruction, mandate, order, precept, prompting, request, solicitation, wish, word |
| Notes: | behest is a stronger term than request |
| Main Entry: | call |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | demand, announcement |
| Synonyms: | appeal, bidding, command, invitation, notice, order, plea, proposal, request, solicitation, subpoena, summons, supplication, visit |
| Main Entry: | charge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | command |
| Synonyms: | behest, bidding, dictate, direction, exhortation, injunction, instruction, mandate, order, precept, word |
| Main Entry: | citation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | award |
| Synonyms: | bidding, charge, commendation, encomium, mention, panegyric, reward, salutation, summons, tribute |
| Antonyms: | demerit |
| Main Entry: | command |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | directive, instruction |
| Synonyms: | act, adjuration, ban, behest, bidding, call, canon, caveat, charge, citation, commandment, decree, demand, devoir, dictate, dictation, dictum, direction, duty, edict, enactment, exaction, fiat, imperative, imposition, injunction, interdiction, law, mandate, notification, obligation, order, ordinance, precept, prescript, proclamation, prohibition, proscription, regulation, request, requirement, requisition, responsibility, rule, subpoena, summons, ultimatum, warrant, will, word, writ |
| 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: | contradiction, countermand, opposition, recall, reversal, revocation |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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