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• rescinded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

At the time, logic dictated the culprit to be malaria because the couple had shown symptoms of the illness, including a telltale intermittent fever. — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

While this landform may have dictated—in Wright’s mind—the obvious building site, its massing and material palette were entirely his invention. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026

Much of the season’s forward momentum is dictated by the KGB’s Colonel Lyudmilla Raskova (Anna Maxwell Martin), responsible for surveilling all employees at Star City, and her monstrous fealty to the state felt pretty one-note. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026

But designs for new memorials near Washington's National Mall are not meant to be dictated by only a few people, and the quick review process the arch has undergone has defied centuries of planning precedent and broken laws, some historians say. — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 8 July 2026

The size of recruit classes are dictated by the department’s annual budget, which is approved by the City Council before each fiscal year. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Nonetheless, the Europeans dictated nearly every phase of the match. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The country’s economic hubs — Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town – were partially shut down because a civic movement, not the state, dictated the tempo. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

Arda Guler, in a man-of-the-match performance, scored and generally dictated his side’s best attacking moments. — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 1 July 2026