Direct
Direct adjective - Done or working without something else coming in between.
Imperative and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imperative" instead an adjective "Direct".
Imperative
Imperative adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Direct and imperative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead an adjective "Imperative".
Nearby Words: imperious, imperatively
Both words in one sentence
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Megabyte sought to conquer all of Mainframe, and also the Supercomputer, because that was his viral imperative, in direct opposition to his sister Hexadecimal, who was a batshit crazy chaos virus.
Source: Lawful Evil
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