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

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1. dictate

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

   Antonyms:
   follow, repeat, obey, echo, answer

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Impose
   • Read
   • Rule

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1. dictateverb

   Synonyms:
   prescribe, direct, ordain, command, order, bid, require, decree

2. dictateverb

   Synonyms:
   utter (so that another may repeat or write)

3. dictatenoun

   Synonyms:
   injunction, command, order, decree

4. dictatenoun

   Synonyms:
   precept, maxim, rule

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1. dictatenoun

   Synonyms:
   command, admonition, prescription, impulse

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1. List of paraphrases for "dictate":

   diktat, impose, prescribe

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How to use dictate in a sentence?

1. Zhang Baohui:

   This is about exposing Washington's declining primacy, china gains reputational power by showing the U.S. that it can't dictate Chinese actions.

2. David Ortiz:

   This jersey that we wear today, it doesn't say Former Boston Red Sox. It says Boston Marathon, this is our f *** ing city, and nobody's going to dictate our freedom. Stay strong.

3. Alison Guernsey:

   It appears to depend not on the gravity of your medical condition or the type of extraordinary and compelling circumstances that will dictate whether you're released.

4. David Ortiz:

   This is our f**king city, and nobody's going to dictate our freedom. Stay strong.

5. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Don't be a leader to dictate, but be a person whom everyone wants to emulate and follow.