Synset
requiring attention or action
<adj.all>
freq. cnt.: 2
freq. cnt.: 2
imperative
sample sentences
"as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"
"requests that grew more and more imperative"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
imperativeness
antonym
beseeching
semantic pointers
also see
assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive
similar to
adjuratory
insistent, clamant, crying, exigent, instant
peremptory
desperate
urgent, pressing
strident, shrill