COMMANDMENT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

commandment

noun

kə-ˈman(d)-mənt

Definition of commandment

as in instruction

a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned the boss left behind a list of commandments for running the office while he was away

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Recent Examples of commandment Consider these our contemporary cupcake commandments, illustrated by three new recipes that are, as Carrie would say, fabulous. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026 Copying them carefully, Mary Kay took his catchphrases as commandments. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 Allen, a former member of Caltech’s Christian fellowship, subscribed to an unusual reading of Jesus’s commandment in the Sermon on the Mount to turn the other cheek. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026 Didn’t the master Christian give three commandments – love God, love your neighbor, and love yourself? — Ethel A. Baker, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commandment

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commandment

Noun

But a Canadian legislator took that idea to an embarrassing new level this week, reading an apparent LLM prompt instruction into the record during a floor speech.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Each specific kind of peptide carries a different instruction, explains LaValle, who is also chair of the International Peptide Society.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 24 July 2026

Definition of instruction

Noun

Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
The memorandum includes a pledge by Iran to never purchase or construct nuclear weapons — a vow the Islamic Republic has made multiple times before, including by signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, in a religious edict issued by the late supreme leader and in the Obama-era nuclear accord.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Definition of edict

Noun

French and Spanish authorities issued further evacuation orders overnight, taking the total number of people displaced to 300,000.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
After handing Powell her order, Thomas said, laughing, that moments like that had become common since opening the storefront.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Definition of order

Noun

As part of the merger delay agreement, Paramount also was also able to get the Writers Guild Of America (WGA) to drop its request for a preliminary injunction, which makes Paramount’s path forward in the courts a bit cleaner.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
The bill was supposed to go into effect July 1, but a judge issued a preliminary injunction days before, barring enforcement in some situations, but not completely.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

Definition of injunction

Noun

Two weeks earlier, Anthropic had to disable access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models to comply with an export control directive that was issued by the Commerce Department.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Sachin Sharma, a deputy commissioner of police, said Wangchuk’s hospitalization was carried out following medical advice and a court directive.

— Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of directive

Noun

Josh Brolin's 2014 reveal as Thanos, donning the Infinity Gauntlet, set the direction for an entire saga years in advance.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
The flames are approaching Bordeaux again after the wind changed direction at midday, prefect Sophie Brocas said.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 25 July 2026