I. verb
to issue orders or an order to
the general commanded the troops to advance
Synonyms: bid, charge, direct, enjoin, instruct, order, tell, warn
Related Word: demand, exact, require; coerce, compel, constrain, force, oblige; conduct, control, manage; ask, call (on), request, say
Antonyms: comply, obey
II. noun
1.
a direction that must or should be obeyed
failure to obey a direct command subjects the soldier to grave penalties
Synonyms: behest, bidding, charge, dictate, injunction, mandate, order, word
Related Word: direction, directive, instruction; canon, law, ordinance, precept, rule, statute; devoir, duty, obligation, responsibility
2.
Synonyms: power 1, authority, control, domination, jurisdiction, mastery, might, strings, sway
Related Word: rule
3.
Synonyms: ability 2, expertise, expertism, expertness, knack, know-how, mastership, mastery, skill
Related Word: aplomb, assurance, confidence, poise
Contrasted words: incertitude, insecurity, uncertainty, unsureness; indecisiveness, vagueness