Command and Telling

Command

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

Telling and command are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Telling" with "Command", this verbs are similar.

Telling

Telling adjective - Having the power to persuade.

Command and telling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Command" instead a verb "Telling".

Nearby Words: tell, teller, telly

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • 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.
  • Flat "What." In Dragon Age: The Crown of Thorns, people occasionally exhibit this reaction when the protagonist issues some strange command, like telling Branka to make golem-sized pickaxes.
    Source: Flat "What."
  • Visual Novel / Da Capo III Every guy within earshot seems to get a bit jealous at the attention as well as the command she's telling him.
Cite this Source
Telling and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/telling
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Telling or Command. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/telling.
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