directive

Speech parts

1. directive - Noun

2. directive - Adjective

3. directive - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or govern; showing the way.

Able to be directed; manageable.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

order rule direction command instruction requirement ruling regulation decree mandate guiding edict commandment pronouncement guideline
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Antonyms

rosary following supplication claim defense answer
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Hypernyms

dictum pronouncement say-so

Hyponyms

Presidential Directive

Phrases with the word

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Examples

felt his mother's directing arm around him Source: Internet

the directional role of science on industrial progress Source: Internet

the boss loves to send us directives Source: Internet

A 1941 Stalin directive ordered the suicide of every Red Army officer and soldier rather than surrender; Soviet law regarded all captured Red Army soldiers as traitors. Source: Internet

According to a government directive, international travellers are required to produce certificates showing that they tested negative for Covid-19 at least 48 hours prior to their trip. Source: Internet

A CBP spokesperson denied that DHS or the agency had issued any such directive. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

directionlessly directionlessness directions directive case directive character directive creation