Synonyms of prescribe

prescribe

verb

pri-ˈskrīb 

as in to specify

to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly

in chess, you can move the various pieces only in certain prescribed ways

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specify
• define
• direct
• dictate
• order
• arrange
• lay down
• tell
• instruct
• assign
• choose
• select
• require
• manage
• compel
• set
• govern
• ordain
• enjoin
• conduct
• decree
• constrain
• force
• coerce
• control
• fix
• lead
• bid
• settle
• adjure
• obligate
• charge
• oblige
• command

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prescribe

It’s also widely understood by the medical field that BMI—the primary criteria some of these compounding pharmacies seem to be using to prescribe GLP-1s to patients—should not be relied on as the only determiner of health. — Kara McGrath, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

Your medieval psychiatrist might prescribe ostrich liver, or maybe just a walk in the garden. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Three other three-judge panels on the 5th Circuit -- one in this case and two in an earlier one -- and two district courts have already agreed that rules for prescribing mifepristone are too loose. — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Over half of all antidepressant medications prescribed are a type of drug called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs. — Andrew McLean, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026