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

Tarter offered the example of a restaurant using ordering patterns to predict how long a table will remain occupied.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Fast-food chains have spent the past several years racing to automate everything from drive-through ordering to burger flipping using AI.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 30 July 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

Environmental Protection Information Center, the group that filed the San Francisco lawsuit, did not respond to emails requesting comment.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Ontario International Airport Authority Ontario Airport officials said that federal agents were also on the premises on Tuesday with subpoenas requesting documents related to airport contracts.

— Zach Boetto, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of requesting

Noun

To tackle the persistent challenge of fast charging, experts are working to make powering electric vehicles as quick and effortless as possible.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Santa Monica and its residents have been locked in conflict with Waymo for more than a year, after the company began operating two 24-hour charging stations at Euclid Street and Broadway for its self-driving fleet.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of charging

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In May the House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced a bill that would require NHTSA to issue a rule mandating readily accessible mechanical interior door releases in cars equipped with electronic latches.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
In addition to mandating short hair, Rome also forbade clothing made with animal skins, even for enslaved people—another fashion associated with Germanic enemies.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026

Definition of mandating

Noun

As expected, Jude largely presents his vignettes at an observational distance, barring, of course, the FaceTime conversations.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
The barring of the Russian Pavilion follows the announcement that nations such as Russia and Israel which have been accused of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court will be ineligible for awards in the exhibition’s juried competition.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of barring

Verb

Saturn stations retrograde in your 2nd House of Resources, asking you to review spending, earning, values, and the cost of saying yes too easily.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
DeepSeek might choose to resume the deal process at a later date, the people said, asking to remain anonymous to talk about private discussions.

— Haze Fan, Fortune, 25 July 2026

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