EDICT Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

edict

noun

ˈē-ˌdikt

Definition of edict

as in decree

an order publicly issued by an authority the school board's edict put a new student dress code into effect

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as in instruction

a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned this household's edict of long standing: no television until all homework has been completed

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Recent Examples of edict Under the shadow of a supreme leader who dictates key decisions, and cunning politicians maneuvering for power, the Iranian presidency has over the past two years been reduced to little more than administering the edicts imposed from above. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 12 June 2026 Then, the starting quarterback and play caller can begin building an offense that will have a simple edict this fall. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 12 June 2026 While that edict seems antiquated with the realities of the House settlement, the settlement doesn’t nullify or supersede appellate precedent. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026 The edict that journalists be accompanied at all times while on Pentagon grounds was introduced in March after a judge struck down an earlier set of restrictions. — Scott Nover, Washington Post, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for edict

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Noun

Mehmet Fatih Cicekli, the governor of Ardahan province in eastern Turkey, was removed from his post on July 17 by a presidential decree signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

— Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Although Iran hasn't focused in recent years on the decree, it was never rescinded.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of decree

Noun

But a Canadian legislator took that idea to an embarrassing new level this week, reading an apparent LLM prompt instruction into the record during a floor speech.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Each specific kind of peptide carries a different instruction, explains LaValle, who is also chair of the International Peptide Society.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 24 July 2026

Definition of instruction

Noun

Paramount could have opted to wait for the ruling and then immediately appeal to the 9th Circuit.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 July 2026
Past European rulings have firmly established that citizenship cannot be stripped away without warning, disproportionately, or all at once.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of ruling

Noun

Two weeks earlier, Anthropic had to disable access to its Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models to comply with an export control directive that was issued by the Commerce Department.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Sachin Sharma, a deputy commissioner of police, said Wangchuk’s hospitalization was carried out following medical advice and a court directive.

— Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of directive

Noun

French and Spanish authorities issued further evacuation orders overnight, taking the total number of people displaced to 300,000.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
After handing Powell her order, Thomas said, laughing, that moments like that had become common since opening the storefront.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Definition of order

Noun

Josh Brolin's 2014 reveal as Thanos, donning the Infinity Gauntlet, set the direction for an entire saga years in advance.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
The flames are approaching Bordeaux again after the wind changed direction at midday, prefect Sophie Brocas said.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of direction

Noun

As part of the merger delay agreement, Paramount also was also able to get the Writers Guild Of America (WGA) to drop its request for a preliminary injunction, which makes Paramount’s path forward in the courts a bit cleaner.

— Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
The bill was supposed to go into effect July 1, but a judge issued a preliminary injunction days before, barring enforcement in some situations, but not completely.

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026

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