Antonyms for behest
bɪˈhɛstbe·hest

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1. behest

   Antonyms:
   option, liberty, non-interference, discretion

   Synonyms:
   injunction, command, instruction, mandate, commission, requirement, trust

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1. • Command

Princeton's WordNet

1. behestnoun

   an authoritative command or request

How to use behest in a sentence?

1. Richard Burr:

   Like any political appointee, the Inspector General serves at the behest of the Executive, however, in order to be effective, the IG must be allowed to conduct his or her work independent of internal or external pressure.

2. Thomas Breen:

   That execution of that 9-year-old boy has to come from one singularly evil person, not from a plan. His killer did so of his own volition and for his own reason. Not at the behest or help of Corey Morgan.

3. Jay Tabb:

   The FBI will not tolerate surveillance being conducted here in the United States at the behest of foreign nations like Iran, such activity is intimidating, particularly to individuals who exercise their constitutional rights to free speech and criticize the Iranian government. The FBI will continue to pursue such activity on U.S. soil and disrupt efforts by any individuals who take such actions on behalf of Iran.

4. Ken Cook:

   There has never been a president who has actively pursued an agenda so hostile to the environment and public health at the behest of polluters than Mr. Trump, it's absurd for President Trump to claim any environmental credentials when his administration continues to drive a destructive pro-polluter agenda at the expense of the American people.

5. New York mayor:

   We have never confronted in recent decades the reality of a war with a government of a large country with an international terror network at its behest, new Yorkers deserve to know that we have entered into a different reality.

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