Synonyms of prescribed

prescribed 1 of 2

adjective

as in expected

Related Words

• expected
• foreseen
• fixed
• predetermined
• predictable
• destined
• calculated
• inevitable
• preordained
• intended
• certain
• foreseeable
• predestined
• foreordained
• planned
• premeditated
• deliberate
• sure
• intentional
• set
• premeditative
• voluntary
• conscious
• volunteer
• prepense
• knowing
• unforced
• willful
• freewill

Dissimilar Words

• incidental
• chance
• accidental
• casual
• inadvertent
• unintended
• unplanned
• unwitting
• unintentional
• fortuitous
• unpremeditated
• coincidental
• odd
• fluky
• freak

prescribed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of prescribe

as in specified

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

• specified
• defined
• directed
• ordered
• dictated
• laid down
• arranged
• decreed
• assigned
• told
• instructed
• required
• selected
• ordained
• set
• controlled
• enjoined
• conducted
• governed
• chose
• managed
• compelled
• forced
• fixed
• constrained
• led
• obliged
• obligated
• charged
• commanded
• settled
• adjured
• coerced
• bade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prescribed

Adjective

His sister once swapped his prescribed gummy for a plain one without telling him, and his pain relief was identical either way. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

In 2025, the province began requiring addicts using the safer-supply program to consume their prescribed narcotics in front of pharmacists, and earlier this year, the drug-decriminalization program expired. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

However, most earlier experimental devices worked with circular, spherical, or extruded shapes, or performed properly only when heat arrived along a prescribed axis. — New Atlas, 29 July 2026

At one point, Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague attempted to show that Clancy was not taking all of her prescribed medication. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026

People with asthma should continue working with their physicians, taking prescribed medications and reducing exposure to other asthma triggers, such as cigarette smoke, dust mites, pollen and viral respiratory infections. — Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

That includes staying physically active; eating a heart-healthy diet; maintaining regular check-ups to monitor blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and glucose; and taking prescribed medications to manage these conditions. — Kathleen Felton, Time, 21 July 2026

Those bottles may live in the back of your cabinet for years — well past their prescribed expiration date. — Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

But wildfire detection is just one of multiple elements necessary to prevent blazes from spiraling out of control—fire agencies also need enough resources to manage ecosystems through prescribed burns and to put out unwanted fires. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Verb

Claude was told to break into a machine on the network and retrieve a secret, with no method prescribed. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

The resident had been prescribed two heart medications 20 days before his death, including one, the order said, intended to treat high blood pressure and reduce the risk of stroke. — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Under the program, patients may be prescribed low-THC cannabis made from Cannabis sativa L. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Prescription liquids, gels, and aerosols Medication prescribed specifically for you is perhaps the most common item that qualifies as an exception. — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026

At Boru Meda General Hospital, one of the few referral centers in Ethiopia where mycetoma patients arrive each year, he was prescribed a combination of generic antibacterials and antifungals. — Borna Nyaoke-Anoke, STAT, 30 July 2026

Patrick Clancy discussed numerous medications his ex-wife Lindsay Clancy was prescribed during h is cross-examination Wednesday afternoon. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

Patrick Clancy testified Monday that his ex-wife had been prescribed numerous psychiatric medications in the months before the deaths of their three young children. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

That, however, was merely a stopgap put in place after the Supreme Court ruling, as Section 122 of the Act specifies that such import surcharges can only be prescribed over 150 days unless Congress extends it. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 24 July 2026