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

Errors in prescribing high risk drugs are not higher than other medications, but the resulting consequences are more severe for the patient. — Esha Desai, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Spring ‘27 feels less about prescribing one way to dress and more about giving the customer the freedom to create their own point of view. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

As doctors stopped prescribing hormone replacement during menopause, an uptick in fatal UTIs began. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

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

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