Synonyms of enjoined

enjoined

verb

past tense of enjoin

1

as in demanded

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority

police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demanded
• required
• requested
• commanded
• claimed
• asked
• wanted
• called (for)
• insisted (on)
• exacted
• needed
• stipulated (for)
• pressed (for)
• quested
• imposed
• clamored (for)
• necessitated
• took
• pleaded (for)
• warranted
• cried (for)
• requisitioned
• harassed
• dunned
• badgered
• hounded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished

2

as in instructed

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructed
• ordered
• told
• commanded
• asked
• directed
• advised
• begged
• adjured
• warned
• bade
• charged
• requested
• appointed
• required
• petitioned
• compelled
• authorized
• bossed (around)
• obliged
• entreated
• forced
• assigned
• beseeched
• commissioned
• supervised
• conducted
• counseled
• managed
• constrained
• led
• controlled
• coerced
• superintended
• oversaw

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observed
• followed
• obeyed
• kept
• minded
• complied (with)

3

as in prohibited

to order not to do or use or to be done or used

Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prohibited
• forbade
• banned
• outlawed
• discouraged
• prevented
• proscribed
• stopped
• barred
• halted
• excluded
• interdicted
• precluded
• restrained
• dissuaded
• deterred
• suppressed
• quashed
• rejected
• curbed
• silenced
• debarred
• deprived
• subdued
• ruled out
• disallowed
• shut out
• repressed
• vetoed
• blocked
• hindered
• inhibited
• impeded
• repudiated
• checked
• squelched
• quelled
• obstructed
• clamped down (on)
• squashed
• crushed
• put down
• cracked down (on)
• embargoed
• snuffed (out)
• reined (in)
• bridled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitted
• let
• allowed
• approved
• suffered
• authorized
• endorsed
• sanctioned
• licensed
• encouraged
• ordered
• supported
• warranted
• promoted
• cultivated
• forwarded
• advanced
• commanded
• nurtured
• bade
• tolerated
• bore
• abetted
• endured
• furthered
• nourished
• countenanced
• abided
• brooked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enjoined

Only one section of the president’s executive order on this care is currently enjoined. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026

Some of the restrictions enjoined by the decision have been on the books since 1997. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

If the court agrees, Minnesota could be enjoined from enforcing the law against any nudification app. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

But Nexstar tried to do that after its merger with Tegna was enjoined in April — and is still stuck in limbo with no assurance of resolution anytime soon. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 July 2026

In 1895, the socialist Eugene Debs addressed a crowd of supporters gathered to cheer his release from jail for leading a national railroad strike that federal judges had enjoined. — Michael Kazin, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

The lawsuit has also roped in debate over the bureau’s February 2026 policy, which the government contends has replaced earlier guidance issued under an executive order that Lamberth initially enjoined last June. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2026

Accordingly, the State is currently enjoined from carrying out congressional elections under the current map. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026

Yale psychologist and researcher Stanley Milgram demonstrated that good people will do bad things if enjoined to do so by an authority. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026