Synonyms of directives

directives

noun

plural of directive

1

as in instructions

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

the company president regularly issues directives intended for all staff members

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in decrees

an order publicly issued by an authority

a directive issued by the archbishop that is to be read during Sunday services at every parish

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in memorandums

a written communication giving information or directions

a growing stack of unread directives from the company's senior vice president

Synonyms & Similar Words

• memorandums
• notices
• memos
• messages
• declarations
• letters
• announcements
• instructions
• reports
• proclamations
• pronouncements
• orders
• words
• edicts
• mails
• postings
• bulletins
• notifications
• commands
• directions
• dictates
• dispatches
• notes
• releases
• rescripts
• charges
• posts
• epistles
• missives
• pronunciamentos
• encyclicals
• jottings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of directives

Beyond replacing the chief, a mayor can influence the LAPD’s operations and policies in other ways, including through executive directives. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

But Mitchell removed entire sections from the September motion identifying how labor negotiations could inhibit the motion’s directives involving learning and rooting out deputy gangs from being enacted. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026

Kirby’s directives extend to every facet of the airline’s operations, Muscat says. — Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026

Mackenzie was charged with the murders alongside 28 of his followers, including guards who enforced his fasting directives and gravediggers who helped conceal the mass graves. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Overall, these efforts will support NASA’s revamped Artemis framework and Ignition directives designed to establish a sustained human presence on the Moon. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

Since then, the government has repeatedly challenged and defied her directives. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

The proclamation reiterates the administration's goals with NASA's Artemis program to return American astronauts to the moon by 2028 and eventually sending astronauts to Mars, but introduces no new funding, programs or policy directives. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Outside of agriculture, Vermont has yet to fully implement a third EPA demand as well as the directives of its own Clean Water Act. — Jonathan Mingle, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2026