Imperative and Peripheral

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Imperative adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.

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Peripheral is an antonym for imperative.

Nearby Words: imperious, imperatively

Peripheral adjective - Available to supply something extra when needed.

Usage example: the IT consultant suggested that we update the drivers for all of the computer's peripheral devices

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Imperative is an antonym for peripheral.

Nearby Word: periphery

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