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dictated

ADJECTIVE
enforced
Synonyms
STRONGEST
imposed prescribed required sanctioned
STRONG
advocated charged compelled constrained demanded enjoined established exacted executed invoked kept ordained pressed
WEAK
carried out forced upon prevalent
ADJECTIVE
hard-and-fast
Synonyms
WEAK
absolute binding carved in stone compulsory conclusive decisive exacting final inflexible irrevocable mandatory set set in concrete unalterable unbending written
ADJECTIVE
mandated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assigned authorized charged decreed ordered
STRONG
bid commanded proclaimed requisitioned summoned
ADJECTIVE
written
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drafted penned recorded reported
STRONG
authored
Antonyms
WEAK
spoken unwritten

Example Sentences

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Because supplies are dictated largely by the availability of refining capacity, the loss of output from the Gulf has led to jet fuel prices increasing far more than those for crude oil.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Tradition dictated that Augusta boss Fred Ridley was given the task.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Rattlesnake activity is largely dictated by local weather, Pauly said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Australia holds roughly 37 days' worth of petrol in reserve, according to government figures, far below the 90-day minimum dictated by the International Energy Agency.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“Discussed? You dictated to me. You wanna talk to Trey about pursuing his dream, but I can’t pursue mine?”

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas