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commanded

ADJECTIVE
governed
Synonyms
STRONG
administered conducted directed driven guided led mastered overseen piloted subjugated superintended supervised
WEAK
under authority
Antonyms
WEAK
autonomous capricious free self-determined unruly
ADJECTIVE
lawful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authorized constitutional justifiable legal permissible proper rightful statutory valid
WEAK
bona fide canonical card-carrying condign decreed due enacted enforced enjoined established innocent judged judicial jural juridical jurisprudent just kosher legalized legislated legit legitimatized licit mandated of right official on the level on the up and up ordained ordered passed protected ruled vested warrantable warranted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
illegal illegitimate incorrect unacceptable wrong
WEAK
illicit prohibited taboo unlawful
ADJECTIVE
legit
Synonyms
WEAK
authorized bona fide canonical card-carrying condign constitutional decreed due enacted enforced enjoined established innocent judged judicial jural juridical jurisprudent just justifiable kosher legal legalized legislated legitimate legitimatized licit mandated of right official on the level on the up and up ordained ordered passed permissible proper protected rightful ruled statutory valid vested warrantable warranted
ADJECTIVE
managed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
controlled regulated supervised
STRONG
compelled directed dominated mastered ordered piloted ruled run swayed
Antonyms
WEAK
free undisciplined uneducated ungoverned unsupervised wild
ADJECTIVE
mandated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assigned authorized charged decreed ordered
STRONG
bid dictated proclaimed requisitioned summoned
ADJECTIVE
ordained
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appointed
STRONG
determined established ordered
ADJECTIVE
urged
Synonyms
STRONG
adjured advised allured asked begged charged coaxed coerced desired exhorted forced implored influenced lured motivated moved prompted requested solicited wheedled
Antonyms
WEAK
condemned opposed prohibited

Example Sentences

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Commanded HMS Invincible, one of the two aircraft carriers dispatched to the Falklands in the South Atlantic in April 1982.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2015

Commanded from Bossangoa, 200 miles north of Bangui, it had originated in local “auto-defense” groups, citizen militias that had been around for years.

From Slate • Aug. 29, 2014

Commanded the strike zone, both sides of the plate.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2012

Commanded by General George Pickett, thousands of Confederate troops attacked.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Commanded me to skin the impala and bring the meat down to the village.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver