Thesaurus:command

Thesaurus

command

English

Noun

Sense: something that must be obeyed

Synonyms

• behest
• bidding
• command
• commandment
• decree
• demand
• dictate
• diktat
• directive
• direction
• edict
• fiat
• hest (obsolete)
• injunction
• instruction    [⇒ thesaurus]
• mandate
• order
• precept
• ruling

See also

• Thesaurus:law
• Thesaurus:obey
• Thesaurus:disobey
• Thesaurus:compulsory

Further reading

• “741. command” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “command” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.