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

Detectives also found that Aurora's asthma equipment had not been properly maintained and that her prescribed inhaler was missing during two searches of the home. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

During the investigation into Aurora’s death, detectives did not find her prescribed inhaler in the home. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Christine Yi, president of Gold House Studios, said the company was looking across genres, without a prescribed category. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Most of these drugs still arrive as a shot, and for people with intense needle phobia that single step can keep a prescribed treatment out of reach. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

Cleveland Clinic says intense cases can disrupt daily life, leading people to skip appointments or stop prescribed treatments. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

Sonoma County said a prescribed burn near Bodega Bay Tuesday was causing poor air quality in the area, and that residual smoke will linger in the region through Wednesday. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

The failure of language and the narrow lines of prescribed gender are the iron bars. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Within two to three months of a prescribed fire, the scene is transformed. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Verb

But some experts are inferring that the cancer was likely caught early, noting that surgery is often prescribed when the entire tumor can be removed. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

Todd Engel, 63, was first prescribed Ozempic in 2023 to help manage his diabetes. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Products can also differ in active ingredient, formulation, dosing instructions, FDA approval status, and the circumstances under which they are prescribed or prepared. — Emma Clapp, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

After receiving medication, patients should still have access to the medical professional who prescribed the medication to answer any of their questions. — Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Now under the bridge program, through 2027, those prescribed for weight management can get their script covered. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Someone the brand has had no way to reach reads it, checks the coverage, weighs the cost and the patient leaves with the medicine that was prescribed—or with something else entirely. — Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Brick was prescribed for all structures in the first phase — white for the townhomes and red for the mid- and high-rises. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

Generics account for 90 percent of drugs prescribed in the United States, and 40 percent of them are made in India. — New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026