adjective
1.
Synonyms: masterful 1, bossy, domineering, high-handed, imperial, imperious, magisterial, overbearing, peremptory
Related Word: bidding, commanding, ordering; harsh, stern
Contrasted words: begging, entreating, imploring; lenient, mild, soft
2.
Synonyms: pressing , burning, clamant, clamorous, crying, exigent, importunate, insistent, instant, urgent
Related Word: acute, critical, crucial
3.
Synonyms: essential 4, indispensable, necessary, necessitous, prerequisite
Related Word: basic, fundamental; claimed, demanded, exacted
4.
Synonyms: mandatory , compulsatory, compulsory, imperious, obligatory, required