Synonyms for command
kəˈmænd, -ˈmɑndcom·mand

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1. commandnoun

   To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.

   I was given a command to cease shooting.

   Synonyms:
   order, decree

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1. command

   Govern carries the idea of authoritative administration or some exercise of authority that is at once effective and continuous; control is effective, but may be momentary or occasional. One controls what he holds or can hold at will absolutely in check; as, a skilful horseman controls a spirited horse; a person controls his temper; we say to one who is excited, "control yourself." A person commands another when he has, or claims, the right to make that other do his will, with power of inflicting penalty if not obeyed; he controls another whom he can effectually prevent from doing anything contrary to his will; he governs one whom he actually does cause, regularly or constantly, to obey his will; a parent may command a child whom he can not govern or control. The best teachers are not greatly prone to command, but govern or control their pupils largely by other means. Command is, however, often used in the sense of securing, as well as requiring, submission or obedience, as when we speak of a commanding influence; a man commands the situation when he can shape events as he pleases; a fortress commands the region when no enemy can pass against its resistance. Govern implies the exercise of knowledge and judgment as well as power. To rule is more absolute and autocratic than to govern; to sway is to move by quiet but effectual influence; to mold is not only to influence feeling and action, but to shape character; to manage is to secure by skilful contrivance the doing of one's will by those whom one can not directly control; a wise mother, by gentle means, sways the feelings and molds the lives of her children; to be able to manage servants is an important element of good housekeeping. The word reign, once so absolute, now simply denotes that one holds the official station of sovereign in a monarchy, with or without effective power; the Queen of England reigns; the Czar of Russia both reigns and rules.

   Synonyms:
   control, curb, direct, govern, influence, manage, mold, reign, reign over, restrain, rule, sway

   Antonyms:
   be in subjection, be subject, comply, obey, submit, yield

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1. commandverb

   Synonyms:
   order, direct, instruct, charge, bid, enjoin

   Antonyms:
   supplicate, entreat, persuade, beg, petition, suggest, represent

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1. command, bid, bidding, dictationnoun

   an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

   Synonyms:
   play, bidding, statement, tender, control, program line, dictation, mastery, instruction, summons, bid

2. commandnoun

   a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

   Synonyms:
   bidding, statement, control, program line, dictation, mastery, instruction, bid

3. commandnoun

   the power or authority to command

   "an admiral in command"

   Synonyms:
   bidding, statement, control, program line, dictation, mastery, instruction, bid

4. commandnoun

   availability for use

   "the materials at the command of the potters grew"

   Synonyms:
   bidding, statement, control, program line, dictation, mastery, instruction, bid

5. commandnoun

   a position of highest authority

   "the corporation has just undergone a change in command"

   Synonyms:
   bidding, statement, control, program line, dictation, mastery, instruction, bid

6. command, control, masterynoun

   great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

   "a good command of French"

   Synonyms:
   controller, mastery, restraint, dominance, bid, ascendance, ascendancy, control, instruction, dictation, bidding, supremacy, ascendency, subordination, program line, statement, domination, control condition, ascendence

7. instruction, command, statement, program lineverb

   (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program

   Synonyms:
   direction, education, bidding, assertion, bid, control, educational activity, instruction, dictation, teaching, affirmation, argument, financial statement, didactics, program line, statement, mastery, pedagogy

8. commandverb

   be in command of

   "The general commanded a huge army"

   Synonyms:
   overtop, require, dominate, control, overlook

9. command, requireverb

   make someone do something

   Synonyms:
   require, need, expect, take, involve, ask, overlook, dominate, call for, postulate, overtop, control, necessitate, want, demand

10. commandverb

    demand as one's due

    "This speaker commands a high fee"; "The author commands a fair hearing from his readers"

    Synonyms:
    overtop, require, dominate, control, overlook

11. dominate, command, overlook, overtopverb

    look down on

    "The villa dominates the town"

    Synonyms:
    neglect, eclipse, dominate, reign, predominate, leave out, overshadow, overtop, omit, overlook, look out on, overleap, prevail, rule, look out over, miss, require, drop, look across, pretermit, control, master

12. control, commandverb

    exercise authoritative control or power over

    "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

    Synonyms:
    assure, ensure, ascertain, verify, control, moderate, hold in, hold, overtop, manipulate, overlook, check, dominate, keep in line, require, operate, master, see to it, insure, curb, see, contain

Matched Categories

1. • Authority
   • Demand
   • Dominate
   • Handiness
   • Lie
   • Military
   • Military Unit
   • Order
   • Skillfulness
   • Speech Act
   • Status

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1. commandverb

   Synonyms:
   order, direct, bid, charge, require, enjoin

2. commandverb

   Synonyms:
   rule, govern, sway, control, lead, preside over

3. commandverb

   Synonyms:
   claim, challenge

4. commandverb

   Synonyms:
   overlook, have under range of vision

5. commandverb

   Synonyms:
   govern, rule, exercise authority, have control, take the lead, rule the roost

6. commandnoun

   Synonyms:
   order, direction, injunction, mandate, behest, bidding, charge, requisition, commandment, word of command

7. commandnoun

   Synonyms:
   rule, sway, authority, power, dominion, government, control, ascendancy, supremacy

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1. commandnoun

   Synonyms:
   order, mandate, injunction, charge, behest, requisition, bidding, direction, dictation, precept, authority, leadership, control

2. commandverb

   Synonyms:
   order, direct, enjoin, require, bid

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "command":

   commands, leadership, commanding, commandment, conductor, knob, commander, script, control, order, conductors, commando, headquarters

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How to use command in a sentence?

1. Massimo Franco:

   Bishops complain that he becomes popular by attacking the Church, he speaks directly to the people and doesn't respect the usual command structures. He decides on his own or with people who are not those who previously had a central role.

2. Anonymous:

   Why doesn't DOS ever say 'EXCELLENT command or filename'

3. German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   I am convinced that if we act faster and have a clear command structure in place, we will be better equipped to combat a crisis like Ebola next time that happens.

4. Gretl Plessinger:

   Somebody who is just leaking Rebekah Jones information is not following the chain of command, these informal channels would be significantly less protected.

5. Joe Maddon:

   Man, once he really gains even better command of the fastball and we get him stretched out a bit, pitching on a more consistent basis, I could see him going 100 pitches strong.