DECREEING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

decreeing 1 of 2

noun

as in forbidding

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decreeing

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verb

present participle of decree

as in ordering

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

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In 2019, the Supreme Court effectively greenlighted the practice in a 5-4 decision by the conservative majority, decreeing that partisan gerrymandering was beyond the purview of federal courts. — Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026 In April 2022, the ATF issued a rule decreeing that ghost guns had to conform to the same regulations as regular firearms, including carrying serial numbers and requiring background checks. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026 The Lebanese government could be a crucial part of a long-term solution, decreeing recently that Hezbollah’s military activities are prohibited. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026 His cabinet, meanwhile, conspires to remove their own children from any ballot, before coldly decreeing that kids from the worst performing schools should be sent away with the 456. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025 Rather than decreeing top-down policies, companies should engage employees—across roles, functions, and work modalities—in conversations about what hybrid work should look like. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025 This leads us to another old-school corner of Ryder Cup regulations — the ordinance decreeing a victory total of 14 points for the defending champ, and 14 1/2 points to the returning loser. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 No Mob boss, cheerfully decreeing that an inconvenient witness be rubbed out, could be more resolute. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025

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Noun

But Cheney rarely tried to combat the image painted by critics and comedians of him as a dour partisan, dark and forbidding.

— Susan Page, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025

Definition of forbidding

Verb

Trailed uselessly by Charlie, who is next seen ordering the police chief about.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Leo also scrapped Francis’ plan to move parts of the Vatican’s secret archives and library off-site, ordering a new building inside the city-state to safeguard its trove of manuscripts.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ordering

Noun

Rescues during holidays have declined in recent years, owing to the prohibition of alcohol on Memorial Day, Labor Day, and the Fourth of July, along with the banning of diving along the Clay Banks, Nunez said.

— Reeti Malhotra July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
The talk was organized by local synagogues and the Chattanooga Jewish Federation in response to the banning of the novel by a nearby Tennessee school district a month prior.

— SPIN Team, SPIN, 22 June 2026

Definition of banning

Verb

Earlier that month, Greg Rogers, chief fiscal officer for the Education Department, said the department waited before requesting additional funds to determine how many students would actually use the accounts they were approved to receive.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
Schumer and Padilla on Sunday sent a letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin requesting more information about the initiative and demanding that it be stopped.

— Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of requesting

Noun

When plugged into a high-output DC fast charger, the car’s 400-V architecture peaks at a 183-kW charging rate, jumping from 10% to 80% capacity in 29 minutes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Truck manufacturers can achieve up to 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of range on a single charge, backed by megawatt-level fast charging that replenishes 80% capacity in 25 minutes.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of charging

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Some recommendations include mandating body cameras for caseworkers and ensuring that people with multiple investigative complaints are disqualified from being adoptive parents.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
In Louisville, Kentucky, city lawmakers passed a measure in July mandating certain businesses open late at night hire private security.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of mandating

Noun

Five years after the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan and barring of girls from school, education for boys has declined too.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
As expected, Jude largely presents his vignettes at an observational distance, barring, of course, the FaceTime conversations.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026

Definition of barring

Verb

Missouri is asking the Supreme Court to overturn the state Supreme Court’s blockage of a new congressional map ahead of the November general election.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
But asking whether the problem is useful is the wrong question, Verhoeff argues.

— Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026

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