- behest
- n1. command, commandment, order, decree, edict, fiat, precept, enjoiner, enjoinment, ordination, charge, word; dictate, mandate, rule, ruling, requirement, imposition, injunction, Law. writ; prescription, directive, direction, compulsion, instruction; volition, will, wish, desire, want, choice, pleasure; determination, fixation, fixture, decision, terms, appointment, establishment.2. demand, exaction, ultimatum; exhortation, urge, urging, pleading, begging; solicitation, requisition, request, proposal, asking, petition; invitation, bidding, summons, call, beck, beckoning, nod.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.