Synonyms of decreeing

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noun

as in forbidding

Related Words

• forbidding
• prohibiting
• banning
• charging
• barring
• bidding
• instruction
• outlawing
• prohibition
• dictation
• direction
• enjoining
• proscribing
• proscription
• interdiction
• interdicting
• suppression
• discouragement
• deterrence
• dissuading
• repression
• compulsion
• coercion
• constraint
• force

Dissimilar Words

• permission
• approval
• allowance
• sanction
• support
• endorsement
• toleration
• license
• authorization
• clearance
• promotion
• sufferance
• encouragement
• compliance
• obedience
• submission

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordering
• requesting
• mandating
• asking
• requiring
• dictating
• directing
• commanding
• demanding
• calling for
• calling
• ordaining
• petitioning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• canceling
• rescinding
• countermanding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decreeing

Verb

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