EDICTS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

edicts

noun

plural of edict

as in decrees

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 instructions

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 edicts 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 My worry is edicts from Hartford. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026 While many edicts are necessary to protect public safety, many more are redundant, wasteful and anti-competitive, piling on unnecessary costs and stymieing innovation. —

Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 Like most of her peers, Agnes follows her country’s various repressive edicts directed toward young women. —

Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026 Covid-19 bred doubt about government edicts and skepticism about science, provoking an existential battle for truth. —

Richard Edelman, Time, 18 Jan. 2026 Trump edicts weigh on stocks this week Geopolitical risks have weighed on investor sentiment this week. —

Pia Singh, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026 Williams agreed that the attempt did not make sense and explained that his thoughts were informed by intoxication and competing internal edicts from a devil and angel. —

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Dec. 2025 Saudi Arabia appears to be slowly and quietly rolling back its near-blanket bans on alcohol consumption, signaling perhaps another instance of the Kingdom’s strict religious edicts yielding to its push for international appeal. —

Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025

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The artists were protesting the approval of two decrees that regulate and censor artists not affiliated with state institutions, and penalize freedom of expression and independent journalism.

— Sarah Moreno June 5, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026
Editors also printed speeches of major national and state political leaders as well as significant government documents, including sessions of state legislatures and governors’ decrees.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026