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imperative
adjective as in necessary
Strongest matches
compulsory, critical, crucial, essential, immediate, important, indispensable, inescapable, obligatory, pressing, urgent, vital
Weak matches
clamant, clamorous, exigent, importunate, insistent, no turning back
Weak matches
aggressive, autocratic, bossy, commanding, dictatorial, domineering, harsh, high-handed, imperious, overbearing, peremptory, powerful
Example Sentences
It’s imperative that L.A. city and county officials and civic leaders use that money efficiently and transparently to get people the help and housing they need.
Under the laws of war, the forced displacement of any civilians inside an occupied territory is prohibited, unless it is necessary for their security or for an imperative military reason.
“When I read the script, it was an education in how necessary, how imperative Rita was to Bob’s journey,” Lynch says.
Rail Baltica began as a grand project, but it has now become a strategic imperative: since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Baltics increasingly view their neighbour as an existential threat.
"Tackling reoffending with adequate investment in housing and rehabilitation schemes is imperative if the Government wants to commit to creating a more sustainable justice system and in turn a safer society for us all."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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