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decrees

NOUN

mandate, legal order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act announcement directive edict injunction instruction judgment law order proclamation regulation rule ruling statute

STRONG

behest bidding charge charging command commandment declaration dictum direction enactment ordinance precept prescript promulgation pronouncement rap say ukase

WEAK

decretum the riot act the word

Antonyms

STRONGEST

answer disorganization lawlessness

VERB

order rule or action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

declare dictate enact impose proclaim

STRONG

announce command compel constrain decide demand determine force oblige ordain prescribe pronounce require rule set

WEAK

lay down the law put one's foot down read the riot act

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal delay hesitate hide hinder let go

Example Sentences

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The decrees, the first of which were written under Louis XIV, ruled over the lives of enslaved people in the colonies.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

This stems from laïcité, the French brand of secularism which decrees the state and public institutions should be free of religion.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Many “return to office” mandates and expectations started as decrees from C-suite executives, after the pandemic broadened the appeal of working from home.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Her division has reviewed a slew of police consent decrees and has successfully petitioned judges to dismiss two—in Minneapolis and Louisville, Ky. Investigations have also been closed in Phoenix; Trenton, N.J.;

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He officially decrees: “He that will not work shall not eat,” and he holds us to it.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone