Synonyms of enjoined

enjoined

verb

past tense of enjoin

1

as in demanded

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demanded
• required
• commanded
• requested
• claimed
• asked
• wanted
• called (for)
• insisted (on)
• exacted
• needed
• stipulated (for)
• pressed (for)
• quested
• imposed
• clamored (for)
• necessitated
• took
• pleaded (for)
• warranted
• plead (for)
• cried (for)
• requisitioned
• pled (for)
• harassed
• dunned
• badgered
• hounded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished

2

as in instructed

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructed
• ordered
• told
• commanded
• asked
• directed
• advised
• bade
• begged
• adjured
• warned
• charged
• bid
• requested
• appointed
• required
• petitioned
• compelled
• authorized
• bossed (around)
• obliged
• forced
• entreated
• assigned
• besought
• counselled
• beseeched
• commissioned
• supervised
• conducted
• counseled
• managed
• constrained
• coerced
• led
• controlled
• superintended
• oversaw

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observed
• followed
• obeyed
• kept
• minded
• complied (with)

3

as in prohibited

to order not to do or use or to be done or used

Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibited
• forbade
• banned
• outlawed
• discouraged
• prevented
• proscribed
• stopped
• barred
• halted
• forbad
• excluded
• interdicted
• precluded
• restrained
• dissuaded
• deterred
• quashed
• suppressed
• curbed
• rejected
• debarred
• silenced
• deprived
• subdued
• ruled out
• disallowed
• shut out
• repressed
• blocked
• vetoed
• hindered
• quelled
• inhibited
• impeded
• repudiated
• checked
• squelched
• obstructed
• clamped down (on)
• squashed
• crushed
• put down
• cracked down (on)
• embargoed
• snuffed (out)
• reined (in)
• bridled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitted
• let
• allowed
• approved
• suffered
• authorized
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• indorsed
• licensed
• encouraged
• warranted
• ordered
• supported
• promoted
• cultivated
• forwarded
• commanded
• advanced
• nurtured
• abetted
• furthered
• nourished
• bade
• tolerated
• bid
• bore
• endured
• licenced
• countenanced
• abided
• brooked
• abode