DICTATION Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

dictation

noun

Definition of dictation

as in rule

arbitrary command The populace began to protest against the dictation of the occupying government

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Recent Examples of dictation By default, the command enables intelligent dictation, but users can also opt into Gemini reasoning. — Bee Wertheimer, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026 Earning certification typically takes two years or more and requires about 95 percent accuracy on dictation testing, command of legal and medical terminology, and in many states a license. — K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Upgrades like a new custom Siri voice and dictation feature expected to launch this fall will be limited to a small number of newer iPhones, iPads, and Macs because the older and lesser-expensive ones can't handle the memory-hungry options. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 19 June 2026 In an interview with the Observer responding to the scandal, Nazir said that his writing process consists largely of speech-to-text dictation on an Android phone. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dictation

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Noun

In 2025, World Tennis, the sport’s world governing body, changed the rules, allowing it essentially everywhere.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The main rule is that cows be able to graze 120 days of the year.

— Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of rule

Noun

And while suppression and the idea of living with fire appear to oppose each other, the same detection and real-time decision tools that let crews hit a fire hard and fast are exactly the tools needed to allow a fire to burn under safe conditions.

— Matt Thompson, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Babcock has a strong history of sending goal-suppression lines over the boards.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of suppression

Noun

Our study takes only a tiny step – but still a step – in that direction, helping to nail down the mechanism of exotic superconductivity in graphene.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
The Florida Department of Transportation website notes that at least one lane in each direction will remain open at all times.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of direction

Noun

The worsening economic crisis led to weakness in the labor market, allowing employers to engage in wage repression and leading to further pressure on household incomes.

— Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
But there was very real and concentrated state repression against the more militant aspects and members of these movements.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of repression

Noun

After a bidding war, A24 UK landed the screen options and plans to turn the book into a miniseries with Silver serving as an executive producer.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The innuendo only encouraged the bidding — and the riding jokes — with two guests ultimately taking the experience at $120,000 each.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

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