DECREEING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

From development to production The contract represents a shift for Increment 2 as the Army begins ordering the missile while testing continues.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
In the past, the NIH determined funding by ordering grants based on scientific merit scores assigned by expert peer reviewers.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of ordering

Noun

Meanwhile, in those years since the banning, the GNFP audience continued to grow.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of banning

Noun

Robin recalled the animal charging at him twice, leaving puncture marks near his hip from clawing at him.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
The puck provides up to three hours of continuous high-resolution media playback and supports 45-watt fast charging.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

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Drawing has long been regarded as an intellectual activity, something generated, above all, by the mind, with its capacity for conceiving, imagining, and mandating.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Hawaii has no statewide requirement or policy mandating instruction specifically on 9/11, the state Department of Education said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of mandating

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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

Courts can also review objective legal questions, such as whether the evidence was sufficient — as Clancy’s lawyer is now asking the judge to do.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
New Jersey’s attorney general petitioned the Supreme Court, asking the justices to step in.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

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