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• rescinded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

Richard Wagner characteristically decreed that the audience must suffer for his art, and spend sixteen hours listening to the Ring while seated on acutely uncomfortable wooden benches. — Geoffrey Wheatcroft, The New York Review of Books, 6 Oct. 2026

The championship banner Golden State expects, the one owner Joe Lacob decreed by 2030 when the team was formed just two years ago through league expansion, required the Valkyries experiencing games like this. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin decreed in August that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them or rebuild them after Ukrainian strikes. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Susie Wiles was miles away from Washington when it was decreed on Truth Social, and those left at the White House on Friday afternoon scrambled to figure out how to implement the president’s order. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

In a significant policy twist, on 14 August, Spain’s government decreed a three-year extension for a pair of nuclear power plants with combined capacity of about 2 gigawatts. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2026

To mark the occasion, the Capitol has decreed that each district of the dystopian country must send twice the amount of tributes into the arena — pitting 48 children against one another rather than 24. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed that the state can temporarily seize control of critical infrastructure facilities if private owners fail to protect them from Ukrainian drone attacks or rebuild them after the strikes. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

What if, God forbid, a fascist government decreed that unmarried people could have sex on just one night of the year? — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Aug. 2026