What are some opposite words for dictate?
Antonyms for dictate
ˈdɪk teɪt, dɪkˈteɪt; ˈdɪk teɪtdic·tate
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dictatenoun
an authoritative rule
dictateverb
a guiding principle
"the dictates of reason"
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, regularizedictateverb
say out loud for the purpose of recording
"He dictated a report to his secretary"
dictateverb
rule as a dictator
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
dictatenoun
Synonyms:
command, admonition, prescription, impulse
How to use dictate in a sentence?
The bold dictate the terms.
We know we’ve got to try and throw a first punch. We didn’t do that in the first test, it was almost like we waited for them to make a plan and then put ourselves under a lot of pressure with them scoring nearly 400 runs in their first innings, now we want to look to put them under pressure straight away. If we know if we put our best foot forward we can start to dictate the way the test goes.
Political fiat rather than market mechanisms will dictate flows, baseloads for the new refineries are mainly Middle Eastern grades so U.S. flows will likely push out West African or North Sea oil (of similar quality).
While I had great respect for the military, they should not dictate political strategy, which is what's happening now.
Sarah Sanders certainly didn't dictate, but he -- like I said, Sarah Sanders weighed in, offered suggestion like any father would do.
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