# imperatively

**Pronunciation:** /ɪmˈperətɪvli/ · im-PER-uh-tiv-lee

**CEFR level:** C1

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a way that is extremely important or necessary, demanding immediate attention or action.

## Examples

- The situation required them to act imperatively.
- She spoke imperatively, her voice leaving no room for doubt.
- We must address this issue imperatively before it escalates.

## Synonyms

- urgently — Suggests a strong need for speed.
- critically — Implies a situation of great importance or danger.
- essentially — Focuses on the fundamental nature of the necessity.
- mandatorily — Indicates something that is required by law or rule.

## Antonyms

- optionally — Indicates something is not required.
- unimportantly — Suggests a lack of significance or urgency.

## Common patterns

- imperatively important — Extremely important and requiring immediate attention. — It is imperatively important to follow the safety guidelines.
- imperatively need — To have a strong and urgent requirement for something. — The company imperatively needs to increase its sales.
- imperatively require — To demand something with great urgency. — The situation imperatively requires a swift response.

## Collocations

- act imperatively — Given the crisis, the government had to act imperatively.
- imperatively need — We imperatively need a solution to this problem.
- imperatively important — It is imperatively important that we secure funding.

Canonical URL: https://anaversity.com/dictionary/english/imperatively

[Browse the English learner dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/english)