Antonyms for dictate
ˈdɪk teɪt, dɪkˈteɪt; ˈdɪk teɪtdic·tate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dictate

   Antonyms:
   follow, repeat, obey, echo, answer

   Synonyms:
   prompt, suggest, enjoin, order, direct, prescribe, decree, instruct, propose, command

Matched Categories

1. • Impose
   • Read
   • Rule

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. dictatenoun

   an authoritative rule

2. dictateverb

   a guiding principle

   "the dictates of reason"

3. order, prescribe, dictateverb

   issue commands or orders for

   Synonyms:
   put, govern, ordain, regularise, rate, arrange, set up, say, grade, ordinate, range, rank, consecrate, enjoin, regulate, tell, order, prescribe, place, regularize

4. dictateverb

   say out loud for the purpose of recording

   "He dictated a report to his secretary"

   Synonyms:
   order, prescribe

5. dictateverb

   rule as a dictator

   Synonyms:
   order, prescribe

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1. dictatenoun

   Synonyms:
   command, admonition, prescription, impulse

How to use dictate in a sentence?

1. Patrick McHenry:

   The main things we’re talking about are a conservative agenda around spending and the nature of our Republican majority. That’s really the crux of the conversation. And that’s really the contours of it. rules, structure and process dictate outcomes in this place, in a substantial way.

2. Ansel Adams:

   No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.”

3. Ansel Adams:

   No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.

4. Daryl Appleton:

   A lot of my clients engage in a Dry-January as a mental and emotional detox and ritual in self-control, depending on whom the person is, what their history contains and their intentions around drinking for the rest of the year dictate its impact one's overall health.

5. Korbinian Ibel:

   Sometimes bankers use business plans where everything gets rosy in the future. We might challenge that but we will never dictate how banks should solve that.

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