INJUNCTION Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

injunction

noun

in-ˈjəŋ(k)-shən

Definition of injunction

as in edict

a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned in the cult there were injunctions for and against everything, as nothing was a matter of personal choice

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Recent Examples of injunction Activists convinced a court to grant an injunction against the transaction. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 The stay will remain in place until at least 14 days after the court rules on xAI’s request for a preliminary injunction, which is a court order that would block the law from taking effect while the case is decided. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 9 July 2026 The injunction was set to take effect 30 days after the judge's decision. — ABC News, 9 July 2026 For example, while Borovicanin’s group has won an injunction, similarly situated players in other courts might lose. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for injunction

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Noun

Getty Images for Ascot Racecourse The highly agile Getty shooter Alan Crowhurst has done us a great favor by bringing concrete cloakroom evidence of the many social and administrative challenges that the (famous) Royal Ascot costume edicts require in order to be properly met.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
The memorandum includes a pledge by Iran to never purchase or construct nuclear weapons — a vow the Islamic Republic has made multiple times before, including by signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, in a religious edict issued by the late supreme leader and in the Obama-era nuclear accord.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Definition of edict

Noun

The best way for passengers to reduce their risk of injury is to follow crew instructions and keep their seat belts fastened when directed.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Most of the victims died while attempting to flee and ignored shelter-in-place instructions, said Antonio Sanz, president of Andalusia’s emergency services.

— Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of instruction

Noun

As part of its ongoing directive to build up its golf vertical, Versant Media Group on Monday announced an agreement to acquire the sports-tech company Full Swing from an ownership group led by Bruin Capital for $530 million in cash.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
There are moves in Congressto extend that life to 2032, however, as well as directives for NASA to support through missions to commercial space station replacements through 2040.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2026

Definition of directive

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Other research pointed in the same direction, and by 2008, Falk and other exercise physiologists were arguing against the status-quo assumption that kids had some major natural deficits in thermoregulation.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Their brains combine the latest cues with all that previous experience to estimate the likely speed, direction and spin of the serve—before the ball has even crossed the net.

— Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026

Definition of direction

Noun

While the threshold sparked debate, the decree offers financial incentives for parties to merge by discounting registration fees for coalitions and alliances.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued the decree on Thursday, calling for the election to be held in all of the Palestinian Territories.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 July 2026