directive
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity
the boss loves to send us directives
Types & categories
- pronouncement hypernym
- Presidential Directive hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
felt his mother's directing arm around him
Related & opposite
- directiveness derivation
- directive derivation
- mastermind derivation
- direct derivation
- leading similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | direct |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | directive |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | pronouncement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Presidential Directive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | directiveness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | directive |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mastermind |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | direct |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | leading |