Command and Line

Command

Command noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.

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Line and command are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Line" instead a noun "Command".

Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

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Command and line are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Command" instead a noun "Line".

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

good	good command	good line
full	full command	full line
best	best command	best line
exact	exact command	exact line
Other adjectives: similar, specific, direct, certain, original, simple, actual, entire, real, great, major, final, official, next, last, different, previous.

side	command side	line side
times	command times	line times

Any loss of pressure in the brake line or command authority in an electric control system will automatically apply the brakes on any set of wagons built after the 1870s, and most heavily-laden trains had a brake van/caboose at the rear before that.

Source: Just Train Wrong
Multitasking and on-line documentation are now standard, and the command-line interface is admittedly difficult.

Source: Seinfeld Is Unfunny / Other
Actor Allusion: Christopher telling General Campion, "I am in command" is very similar to a line between the same actors in radio comedy Cabin Pressure, although this may be a coincidence.

Source: Literature / Parade's End

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Line and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/line

Command & Line. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/line>.

Line or Command. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/line.

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