Synonyms of prescribing

prescribing

verb

present participle of prescribe

as in specifying

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

• specifying
• defining
• directing
• ordering
• dictating
• arranging
• laying down
• telling
• assigning
• selecting
• instructing
• governing
• choosing
• managing
• controlling
• decreeing
• setting
• requiring
• ordaining
• conducting
• fixing
• enjoining
• leading
• constraining
• forcing
• coercing
• charging
• bidding
• compelling
• settling
• commanding
• obliging
• adjuring
• obligating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prescribing

In a recent examination of prescribing trends, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, Olfson and his team reported progress. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 17 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

And on the business side, clinicians get little support in helping patients with lifestyle changes and nonmedication treatments – rather than prescribing drugs. — Andrew McLean, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

The study's ramifications affected millions of women, with the use of hormone replacement therapy dropping from 40% in 1999 to 5% in 2020 as most doctors stopped prescribing it. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

It may be triggered by prescribing behavior, an emerging patient need, digital engagement or channel preference. — Rahul Saluja, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

The league spent around 10 years defending a lawsuit accusing its teams of over-prescribing opioids and other painkillers. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Both tools assess the future chances of serious cardiovascular events, potentially influencing decisions about prescribing cholesterol-lowering statins or other treatments to limit damage to blood vessels leading to the heart and brain. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Aug. 2026

For his final question, Reddington asked about whether Clancy's thyroid should have been checked via bloodwork when doctors were prescribing her a number of different psychiatric medications over the course of just a few months. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026