COMMANDMENTS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

commandments

noun

plural of commandment

as in instructions

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 commandments Treat them as starting points, not commandments. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026 Paxton filed a lawsuit against Galveston ISD after the school board voted against placing the commandments in classrooms. — Haajrah Gilani, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026 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 And as for her new commandments? — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026 After all, Moses famously spent 40 days and 40 nights alone on Mount Sinai before receiving the 10 commandments from God, and Buddha meditated for 49 days under a Bodhi tree before reaching enlightenment. — Hannah Towey, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026 The Sefer HaChinuch explains that these commandments are meant to cultivate rachamim (compassion) by training the heart through action. — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026 Malinin has never been to Russia, but its traditional skating commandments, heavily influenced by ballet, are stamped on him. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Others will spend most of the answer establishing that the mistake wasn’t really theirs; instructions were unclear, the computer malfunctioned, the department was understaffed, etc.

— Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Apply a slow-release fertilizer following label instructions.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Definition of instructions

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 age of the Germanic male genius delivering edicts from on high has run its course.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Definition of edicts

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The model was trained with over 140,000 nutrition orders for more than 9,000 patients at two separate hospitals.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
If all goes to plan, orders are slated to ship worldwide in September 2026, and delivery costs (starting at $8 per package) will be calculated once the campaign ends.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 July 2026

Definition of orders

Noun

That trust is reinforced by a constant focus on improving governance, not solely by directives but by taking in the best advice from all stakeholders.

— Liron Zaslansky, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
Earlier directives, dating to Ronald Reagan’s presidency, treated terrorism as a global menace countered through military power and diplomacy.

— Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Definition of directives

Noun

Users can explore featuring different models, poses, backgrounds and visual directions.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
While the driver struggles at the wheel, the rest of the crew must scout, scream directions to the driver and operate winches to pull the rig out of mud or dangle it over cliffs.

— Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

Definition of directions

Noun

Preliminary injunctions have a high bar and suggest the convenience stores are likely to prevail and could be harmed if the ordinance is not paused.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
That lawsuit, along with two others, had led to injunctions that temporarily halted part of the rule.

— Max Blau, ProPublica, 22 July 2026

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