Command and Prompt

Command

Command verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.

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Prompt and command are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prompt" instead the word "Command" as a verb or a noun.

Prompt verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Command and prompt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Command" instead the word "Prompt" as a verb or a noun.

special	special command	special prompt
exact	exact command	exact prompt
specific	specific command	specific prompt
original	original command	original prompt
Other adjectives: single, simple, new, final, next, basic, different.

Can be subverted, though, as the game does include a command line prompt that prevents this.

Source: No-Gear Level
An antivirus program resembles an M.I.B., preempting everything PC says or does with a command Yes/No prompt.

Source: Advertising Campaigns
Two Decades Behind: Strong Bad got his first non-command-prompt computer in 2009.

Source: Web Animation / Strong Bad Email

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Prompt and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/prompt

Command & Prompt. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/prompt>.

Prompt or Command. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/prompt.

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