Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word An instruction or order given to a person, animal, or machine to direct action.
Command
/kəˈmɑːnd/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
"In the morning," said the prince's secretary, "monseigneur commanded the attack.'What commissions and commands are you speaking of?'But Colonel Guano was commanding the airborne battalion.
Etymology:
Derived from Old French comander and Latin commandare meaning to commit to ones charge, amalgamating com- (intensive prefix) + mandare' (to entrust).
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