COUNTERORDERS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

counterorders

noun

variants or counter-orders

plural of counterorder

as in mandates

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterorders

Noun

Instead, Nvidia focuses on improving work-life balance and has maintained a hybrid work programme, without strict return-to-office mandates.

— Tamlin Magee, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Berkowicz, 65, opposes Illinois’ sanctuary-state law and believes the state imposes too many mandates on localities.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of mandates

Noun

Compared with legacy platforms, the Ship-to-Shore Connector incorporates design improvements intended to increase payload capacity and speed while reducing operator and logistical requirements.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
The new changes in the electoral law ease some requirements for candidates seeking office, eliminate the need for some financial documents and a mandatory medical certificate, and introduce electronic voter registration.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of requirements

Noun

Last week, prediction markets received a favorable court ruling in Illinois that halted the state from implementing its gambling laws on Kalshi and Coinbase event contracts.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
No amount of training can erase the fear created by vague laws backed by severe penalties.

— Dara Kass, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of laws

Noun

The new rules would not restrict banks' ability to count housing tax credit investments toward their Community Reinvestment Act obligations, an administration official said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
But a key rationale for eligibility rules is to establish bright-line, predictable rules that should promote fair play and competition, with colleges, coaches and athletes treated similarly in similar situations.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of rules

Noun

In addition, pharmaceutical advertising or education aimed at doctors may also increase inappropriate prescribing, probably increases the number of prescriptions written, and may increase the costs of prescriptions.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Testosterone replacement therapy prescriptions are climbing fast, and the men on them are no longer whispering about it.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of prescriptions

Noun

Today, advanced democracies around the world need to give serious attention to institutional rebirth—rebuilding state agencies into departments of now, unencumbered by people, precepts, and processes of past eras.

— Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
The pledge was signed by various national healthcare leaders, mental health experts, medical associations, behavioral care providers, and others who sought to signify their explicit support for the precepts embodied in the pledge.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of precepts

Noun

In the film, Thị Mầu is a gifted young beauty hemmed in by rigid custom and the demands of her family.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Both couples are now balancing the demands of their careers with raising young children — Wheeler and Zhamira have a 2-year-old daughter, Aiunii, while Jara and Uribe welcomed baby Emilia last November.

— Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of demands

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

counterorder

counterorders

counterpane

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Counterorders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterorders. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of counterorders

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

outlandish

Popular in Grammar & Usage

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

The Words of the Week - Oct. 9

Popular

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

Games & Quizzes