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commandingadjective highest in rank or authoritywith the death of the general, he instantly became the commanding officer on the field of battle chief, first, foremost, head, high, lead, leading, preeminent, premier, presiding, primary, prime, principal, supereminent, supreme, top high-level, seniorcontrolling, directing, managing, officiating, overseeing, regnant, reigning, ruling, supervisorymain, major, paramount, predominant, predominate, sovereign(also sovran)ascendant(also ascendent), dominant, grand, superior, topmost, upmost, upper, uppermost in charge ancillary, inferior, last, less, lesser, lower, lowly, second, secondary, subordinate, subsidiaryassistant, assisting, coadjutor, deputy, junior, under likely to attract attentioneven in a room filled with world leaders, he was a commanding presence arresting, bodacious, bold, brilliant, catchy, conspicuous, dramatic, emphatic, eye-catching, flamboyant, grabby, kenspeckle(chiefly Scottish), marked, noisy, noticeable, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, showy, splashy, striking detectable, discernible(also discernable), observable, perceptible, recognizable, visibleoutstanding, salientdistinguished, eminent, impressive, notable, noteworthyhighlighted, spotlightedflagrant, glaring, howling, screamingflashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, jazzy, loud, meretricious, swank(or swanky), tawdryhighfalutin(also hifalutin), ostentatious, pretentiousextravagant, fancy, florid, glittery, spectacularopulent, ornate, overdone, overwroughtabsorbing, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, interesting, riveting inconspicuous, unemphatic, unflamboyant, unnoticeable, unobtrusive, unremarkable, unshowy subtleconcealed, hidden, shroudeddim, faint, obscureinsignificant, undistinguished, unimportantmodest, unaffected, unassuming, unpretentiousconservative, plain, quiet, simple, understatedmuted, restrained, subdued, subtle, toned-down, unflashy commandingverbpresent participle of commandto issue orders to (someone) by right of authoritythe general commanded his troops with Caesar-like imperiousness adjuring, bidding, bossing (around), charging, directing, enjoining, instructing, ordering, telling asking, petitioning, requestingbegging, beseeching, entreatingadvising, counseling(or counselling), warningappointing, assigning, authorizing, commissioningoverseeing, superintending, supervisingconducting, controlling, leading, managingcoercing, compelling, constraining, forcing, obliging, requiring minding, obeying complying (with), following, keeping, observing to request the doing of by virtue of one's authoritythe governor has commanded that all state flags be flown at half-mast calling, decreeing, dictating, directing, mandating, ordaining, ordering asking, petitioning, requestingdemanding, requiring calling for canceling(or cancelling), countermanding, rescinding to ask for (something) earnestly or with authorityan act of courage that commands the admiration of all who witnessed it calling (for), claiming, clamoring (for), demanding, enjoining, exacting, insisting (on), pressing (for), questing, stipulating (for) asking, pleading (for), requesting, wantingcrying (for), necessitating, needing, requiring, taking, warrantingrequisitioningimposingbadgering, dunning, harassing, hounding giving up, relinquishing, surrendering, yielding to exercise authority or power overa cabinet secretary who commands the largest department in the federal government bossing, captaining, controlling, governing, presiding (over), ruling, swaying(archaic) conducting, directing, heading, leadingadministering, managing, micromanaging, overseeing, regulating, superintending, supervisingdictating, dominating, domineering, lording (it over), mastering, oppressing, reigning (over), tyrannizingconquering, subduing, subjugating to keep, control, or experience as one's ownlocal government does not command the resources that are needed to respond to such a huge disaster enjoying, having, holding, owning, possessing, retaining keeping, reserving, withholdingbearing, carryingboasting, showing off, sporting rejoicing in lacking, wanting abandoning, ceding, disclaiming, disowning, handing over, relinquishing, renouncing, surrendering, yieldingdiscarding, dumpingdeclining, rejecting, repudiating, spurningneeding, requiring to look down onfor centuries an imposing castle has commanded that stretch of the river dominating, overlooking facing, fronting to serve as leader ofthe head of the agency commands an army of workers trained to respond to the immediate needs of disaster victims bossing, captaining, heading, leading, spearheading controlling, dominatingdirecting, governing, handling, managing, overseeing, regulating, running, superintending, supervising bowing (to), complying (with), deferring (to), following, obeying, serving, submitting (to), yielding (to) to set or receive as a pricecommands a high fee for his decorating services asking, charging, demanding overcharging, underchargingbringing, fetching, selling (for)discounting, marking down, marking upassessing, billing, invoicingpricing, valuing in 1591 |