Synonyms of commandments

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructions
• edicts
• orders
• directives
• directions
• dos
• injunctions
• words
• commands
• decrees
• requirements
• imperatives
• dictates
• behests
• charges
• laws
• rules
• demands
• precepts
• mandates
• statutes
• regulations
• ordinances
• prescriptions
• prescripts
• countermands
• counterorders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appeals
• petitions
• recommendations
• pleas
• proposals
• suggestions
• urgings
• entreaties

Example Sentences

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