dictates (Meaning)
dictates
to impose, pronounce, or specify authoritatively, an authoritative rule, prescription, or injunction, to speak or act domineeringly, to speak or read for a person to write down or for a machine to record, to require or determine necessarily, a ruling principle, to speak or read for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record, to issue as an order, to utter words to be transcribed, a command by one in authority, to say or state with authority or power, an order or direction given with authority
Synonyms & Antonyms of dictates
dictates Sentence Examples
- The CEO's dictates were to increase productivity by 15%.
- The professor's dictates outlined the specific requirements for the assignment.
- The doctor's dictates provided instructions for administering the medication.
- The boss's dictates set clear expectations for employee behavior.
- The judge's dictates established the terms of the settlement agreement.
- The government's dictates imposed regulations on businesses.
- The parent's dictates laid down rules for their children to follow.
- The fashion dictates dictated the latest trends in clothing and accessories.
- The etiquette dictates governed the proper behavior in social situations.
- The conscience dictates a sense of what is right and wrong.
FAQs About the word dictates
to impose, pronounce, or specify authoritatively, an authoritative rule, prescription, or injunction, to speak or act domineeringly, to speak or read for a pers
mandates,orders, asks, requires, requests, calls for, demands, commands, calls, ordains
rescinds,cancels,countermands,
The CEO's dictates were to increase productivity by 15%.
The professor's dictates outlined the specific requirements for the assignment.
The doctor's dictates provided instructions for administering the medication.
The boss's dictates set clear expectations for employee behavior.
