MANDATING Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in approval

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verb

present participle of mandate

as in ordering

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority the president of the sports league has mandated drug testing for all active members

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Recent Examples of mandating

Noun

Where was this concern when the media was encouraging the mandating of nearly every complicated piece of safety technology that became available? — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026

Verb

Putting a durable end to the redistricting war would likely require congressional guardrails, such as banning the practice between censuses, or mandating that it be handled by independent commissions. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026 City administrators have maintained that North Carolina state law preempts local governments from mandating wage or benefit floors for private subcontractors. — Chase Jordan october 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026 Huffman indicated that unauthorized scraping of Reddit pages for AI training was one reason the company was mandating logins. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026 Notably, the state recently passed legislation mandating video cameras on all train cars. — Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Policy support — including mandating some Chinese hospitals to use domestic products — has lifted the industry, with China’s exports of hospital equipment hitting more than $24 billion last year. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington currently or will have laws mandating this for packaging. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Those Chinese laws can compel firms to cooperate with the government in various ways, including mandating data transfers. — Eamon Javers,tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Certain states, including Maryland, Rhode Island and Illinois, passed laws mandating better, accessible menopause care that include antidiscrimination protections. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mandating

Noun

Alex Stack, a Bass spokesperson, said the requests being made by the carpenters would have driven up the cost of affordable housing production, while also slowing down approval at City Hall.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
The administration said the work could begin as soon as the approval and the Interior Department issued a final decision authorizing construction and the proper notification was published by the National Park Service.

— MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of approval

Verb

On November 2, Putin also signed a decree ordering Russian data center operators to set aside 10 percent of available space and capacity in case the Russian government requires it, according to independent Russian news publication Meduza.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
Police allege the unauthorized wiretapping took place between 2025 and 2026, with the suspects ordering wiretaps without following procedures established under a 2010 National Police regulation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of ordering

Noun

Other experts share Jiang’s concern that some women are getting prescriptions for testosterone at doses that may be too high.

— Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2026
Folks who wear prescription glasses can continue using their corrective lenses alongside the system.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of prescription

Verb

The Department of Justice has sued California requesting the state set aside some 20,000 ballots the federal government has flagged as being potentially from noncitizens.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
The crew had reported light clear ice and moderate turbulence while flying at about 35,000 feet before requesting permission to climb to 37,000 feet.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of requesting

Verb

In the past year, at least eight ICE detention facilities across the country have been subject to court orders requiring changes to unconstitutional conditions.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
That puts considerable performance into a relatively compact package, without requiring riders to move up to a larger motorcycle.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of requiring

Noun

Where does that leave Paxton, a man accused of violating quite a few of the commandments?

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
This is, of course, the conception of fundamentalist theology, which threatens eternal hellfire for anyone who defies its commandments.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

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