Synonyms of dictated

dictated

verb

past tense of dictate

as in ordered

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority

dictated that the terms of surrender be negotiated by his senior staff

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ordered
• requested
• asked
• mandated
• directed
• required
• demanded
• decreed
• commanded
• called
• called for
• ordained
• petitioned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• canceled
• rescinded
• countermanded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dictated

Imogen’s relationships with me, my husband and her sister have been entirely dictated by Brianna. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

If no one claims the prize by next Thursday, the money will go to public schools in California as dictated by the statute. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Apple is set to launch the iPhone 18 Pro in early September, a strategic timing dictated by multiple operational necessities. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Rooms No two suites are alike, their proportions and personalities dictated by the quirks of the original buildings, but all claim equally lovely views. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026

One misconception in the current debate is that pandemic-era decision-making was authoritarian or dictated by a single individual. — Ronald Nahass, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026

Instead of sheer surface quantity, catalytic speed is dictated by electronic structure quality. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

While there have been hints of that type of feeling around Baton Rouge in previous years at times, this chapter of the Lane Kiffin story will be dictated on how the Tigers perform on the field this season. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Insurance Rates Insurance rates are dictated by a property’s risk profile, which includes fire vulnerability, structural integrity and security infrastructure. — Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026