Synonyms of decrees

decrees 1 of 2

noun

plural of decree

1

as in edicts

a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned

the boss doesn't give out many decrees, but he does expect those that are issued to be fully obeyed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edicts
• instructions
• orders
• directives
• injunctions
• directions
• commandments
• dos
• commands
• words
• dictates
• requirements
• imperatives
• behests
• charges
• laws
• mandates
• demands
• rules
• regulations
• statutes
• ordinances
• precepts
• prescriptions
• prescripts
• countermands
• counterorders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appeals
• petitions
• pleas
• recommendations
• proposals
• entreaties
• urgings
• suggestions

2

as in rulings

an order publicly issued by an authority

a decree issued by the state's supreme court to the legislature

Synonyms & Similar Words

• edicts
• rulings
• directives
• decisions
• proclamations
• resolutions
• ukases
• declarations
• rescripts
• bulls
• fiats
• announcements
• diktats
• verdicts
• determinations
• opinions
• judgments
• pronouncements
• diagnoses
• conclusions
• dicta
• deliverances
• manifestos
• calls
• canons
• encyclicals

decrees

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of decree

as in orders

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

• orders
• requests
• dictates
• mandates
• commands
• demands
• asks
• requires
• ordains
• directs
• calls for
• calls
• petitions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cancels
• rescinds
• countermands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decrees

Noun

Sánchez's government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week when right-wing opposition parties voted down emergency decrees introduced by his government to address evictions and real estate speculation. — Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Right-wing opposition parties joined forces to scuttle two emergency decrees introduced by Sánchez's government that included measures to reduce evictions and real estate speculation. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Sánchez’s government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week after right-wing opposition parties voted against two emergency decrees introduced by his government that included measures to reduce evictions and real estate speculation. — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Since taking over, the Taliban have issued dozens of decrees that prohibit women from higher education, most forms of employment and political and even public participation. — Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

Iran is determined to smother any internal unrest Rezaei’s appointment came in a recent set of decrees by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, that formally set Iran’s new senior leadership, including top military posts. — Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

The starting gun for the new posture in Tehran sounded with decrees reorganizing Iran’s security leadership last week issued in the name of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

As of June 2026, the Taliban has issued 166 decrees specifically targeting the rights of women and girls, according to the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2026

More than 3,000 morality inspectors have been deployed across the country to enforce the Taliban’s decrees in public spaces and to pressure male family members to ensure women’s compliance within the home. — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

Verb

The plan would essentially give Ukraine NATO-style security guarantees modeled after the alliance’s Article 5, which decrees an attack on one NATO member is an attack on all. — Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 18 Aug. 2025

Many of the faith decrees on climate have pointed to a need to go beyond technological solutions. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2025