Synonyms of decreed

decreed

verb

past tense of decree

as in ordered

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority

the new supervisor decreed that thenceforth coffee breaks would have a 15-minute limit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordered
• requested
• mandated
• dictated
• asked
• required
• directed
• demanded
• ordained
• commanded
• called
• called for
• petitioned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rescinded
• canceled
• countermanded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decreed

On July 2, the Vatican decreed the excommunication of the SSPX’s bishops and priests, one day after the group consecrated four new bishops in Switzerland without the pope’s consent. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

Owner Joe Lacob has decreed a championship within five years. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Targeting political rivals The Justice Department’s role in the IRS lawsuit is one example of how Trump has decreed that executive branch employees should act as agents of his will. — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

But for some reason the powers that be have decreed artificial intelligence a civilizational imperative, requiring the hurried construction of swarms of data centers, on Earth and in space. — Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 24 June 2026

Turner decreed that wolves on his land were never to be hunted or lethally controlled. — Todd Wilkinson, Denver Post, 27 May 2026

The organization’s board of governors decreed that the only sorts of performances that will be eligible for acting Oscars are those credited in a film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consent. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026

After Britain’s exit, the EU decreed that member states can also use the word marmalade for non-citrus fruit spreads, as long as the type of fruit involved is identified. — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026

The judge decreed that CBP must begin the process of paying back the IEEPA tariffs to the more than 330,000 importers that paid them. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026