Force
Force noun - A body of persons at work or available for work.
Imperative and force are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imperative" instead a noun "Force".
Imperative
Imperative noun - Something one must do because of prior agreement.
Usage example: although he had little taste for the social imperatives that come with being governor, he put on a brave face
Force and imperative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Force" instead a noun "Imperative".
Nearby Words: imperious, imperatively
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- SC 2 states that another force interfered with the creation of the Overmind, enslaving it to that imperative.
Source: Retcon / Video Games - In the first set of ElfQuest, there's a book end that occurs within the main storyline while Cutter and Leetah have been struck by "Recognition", a biological imperative that's trying to force them to mate and have kids.
Source: Book Ends / Comic Books
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Imperative and Force. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/imperative
Force & Imperative. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/imperative>.
Imperative or Force. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/imperative.
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