Synonyms of ordains

ordains

verb

present tense third-person singular of ordain

1

as in destines

to determine the fate of in advance

he is stoic in the face of adversity, bolstered by his faith that everything in life has been ordained by a higher power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destines
• dooms
• predestines
• predetermines
• foreordains
• condemns
• preordains
• predicts
• fates
• foredooms
• foretells
• presages
• sentences
• prophesies
• prognosticates
• augurs
• foresees
• portends
• anticipates
• forecasts
• prejudges
• foreknows
• divines
• bodes
• forebodes
• predestinates
• preconceives

2

as in orders

to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority

a new bill that would ordain the funding of public schools through state lottery revenues

Synonyms & Similar Words

• orders
• dictates
• requests
• directs
• asks
• requires
• decrees
• mandates
• calls for
• commands
• demands
• calls
• petitions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cancels
• rescinds
• countermands

3

as in enacts

to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action

the founders of the African republic ordained a form of government that was closely modeled on that of the United States

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enacts
• passes
• legislates
• approves
• constitutes
• dictates
• makes
• lays down
• authorizes
• ratifies
• permits
• proclaims
• decrees
• reenacts
• executes
• administers
• effects
• allows
• brings about
• sanctions
• confirms
• repasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repeals
• revokes
• abolishes
• kills
• cancels
• invalidates
• reverses
• rescinds
• abrogates
• nullifies
• annuls
• voids
• overturns

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ordains

And one of the tenets of that faith is that God ordains everything. — Scott Pelley, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026