The best replacement for imperative is declarative.

The best alternatives to imperative are rated as following:
★★★★★  declarative
★★★  exclamatory
★★  declarative sentences
★★  indicative
★★  functional
★★  subjunctive
★  categorical imperative
★  infinitive
★  utilitarianism
★  procedural
★  object oriented
★  interrogative
★  declarative programming
★  hypothetical imperative
★  object oriented programming
★  vocative
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  declarative code
  functional languages
  directive
  golden rule
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  an imperative
  oop
  subjunctive spanish

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Speaking about imperative, one probably shouldn't forget about en.

Other search terms related to imperative and their ratings are:
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★★★ pronouns french
★ first conditional
★ object pronouns
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