Synonyms for Dictate:

• n.

  •
  • give forth,
  • formulate,
  • take effect,
  • emit,
  • get,
  • interview,
  • deliver,
  • impact,
  • interact,
  • talk,
  • come into play,
  • make a difference,
  • record,
  • bring out,
  • speak,
  • shape,
  • affect,
  • compose,
  • verbalize.
  •
  • instruct,
  • follow,
  • petition,
  • boss around,
  • plead,
  • manage.
  •
  • conscience,
  • fix,
  • over,
  • ethics,
  • code,
  • the proprieties,
  • morals,
  • Standards,
  • convention,
  • etiquette.
  •
  • boss.
  •authority, order (noun)
  • mandate.
  •behest (noun)
  • solicitation,
  • pre-cept,
  • instructions,
  • re quests,
  • promptings,
  • re quest,
  • re-quest,
  • expressed desire,
  • pre cept,
  • expressed desires,
  • be-hest,
  • re-quests,
  • wish,
  • be-hests,
  • request,
  • be hests,
  • be hest,
  • solicitations.
  •canon (noun)
  • decretums,
  • decretum,
  • maxim,
  • screed,
  • table,
  • formula,
  • screeds,
  • dogma.
  •cognition (noun)
  • dictate.
  •command (noun)
  • requirement,
  • adjuration,
  • requirements,
  • imperatives,
  • obligation,
  • order,
  • prohibitions,
  • adjurations,
  • charge,
  • devoir,
  • devoirs,
  • will.
  •command; rule (noun)
  • ultimatum,
  • statute,
  • fiat,
  • ordinance,
  • precept,
  • edict,
  • principle,
  • dictum.
  •directive (noun)
  • ukase,
  • memorandum,
  • ukases,
  • messages.
  •edict (noun)
  • manifesto,
  • pronunciamentos,
  • pronunciamento.
  •injunction (noun)
  • in junction,
  • enjoinder,
  • in-junction,
  • enjoinders,
  • in-junctions,
  • in junctions.
  •law (noun)
  • jurisprudence,
  • due processes,
  • due process,
  • Reg,
  • equity,
  • jurisprudences,
  • bylaws,
  • bylaw,
  • REGS.
  •law; authorization (noun)
  • enactment.
  •mandate (noun)
  • goahead.
  •order (noun)
  • say so.
  •regulation (noun)
  • numbers,
  • no-nos,
  • no-no.
  •rubric (noun)
  • order of things.

• v.

  •command (verb)
  • marks out,
  • super intending,
  • de-bar,
  • calling upon,
  • marked out,
  • sub-due,
  • re-strain,
  • over bear,
  • putting foot down,
  • super intends,
  • super vise,
  • pro-claims,
  • re-quires,
  • takes lead,
  • called up on,
  • re quires,
  • calls the signals,
  • sub dues,
  • calling signals,
  • calling the signals,
  • pro claims,
  • over-bore,
  • gave directions,
  • re-press,
  • super-intend,
  • over borne,
  • over ride,
  • re-presses,
  • lays down law,
  • over rode,
  • pre-vailed,
  • ex acts,
  • over bearing,
  • holds office,
  • super intend,
  • ex-acts,
  • sending for,
  • over ridden,
  • forcing up on,
  • pre-vail,
  • pre vailed,
  • takes over,
  • pre dominated,
  • over-ridden,
  • laying down the law,
  • pro-claiming,
  • giving orders,
  • hath authority,
  • super vised,
  • haddest authority,
  • co-aching,
  • pro claimed,
  • re strain,
  • pre-dominating,
  • pre dominate,
  • presides over,
  • de barring,
  • over-borne,
  • over rides,
  • over-rides,
  • over bore,
  • re-strains,
  • re-quired,
  • having authority,
  • gives directions,
  • calls signals,
  • giving directions,
  • re press,
  • calls up on,
  • gave orders,
  • exercising power,
  • took charge,
  • super-intended,
  • re-pressing,
  • forced up on,
  • over-rode,
  • inter-dict,
  • sub-dues,
  • super-vise,
  • called the signals,
  • laid down law,
  • called signals,
  • re quire,
  • de-barred,
  • ex acted,
  • super-intending,
  • holding office,
  • pro claim,
  • de barred,
  • puts foot down,
  • ex-act,
  • has authority,
  • pre-vails,
  • hadst authority,
  • pre vail,
  • re straining,
  • co-ached,
  • re quiring,
  • co ached,
  • re pressing,
  • exercises power,
  • lays down the law,
  • forces up on,
  • forces upon,
  • re pressed,
  • pre dominates,
  • presiding over,
  • pre dominating,
  • ordinated,
  • pre vailing,
  • de bar,
  • force up on,
  • call signals,
  • over born,
  • taking lead,
  • ex-acted,
  • overborn,
  • gives orders,
  • re-quire,
  • re-quiring,
  • re quired,
  • reigns over,
  • laying down law,
  • inter dict,
  • exercised power,
  • de-bars,
  • takes charge,
  • over riding,
  • re-straining,
  • sub due,
  • hast authority,
  • laid down the law,
  • pre vails,
  • took over,
  • sends for,
  • had authority,
  • over-born,
  • pre-dominates,
  • super-intends,
  • de bars,
  • pre-dominate,
  • Over-bearing,
  • re-strained,
  • over-bears,
  • super intended,
  • calling up on,
  • over bears,
  • reigned over,
  • ex acting,
  • over-riding,
  • co aching,
  • call up on,
  • forcing upon,
  • took lead,
  • pre-dominated,
  • held office,
  • pro claiming,
  • reigning over,
  • super vising,
  • ex-acting,
  • re strains,
  • ex act,
  • overbore,
  • de-barring,
  • re presses,
  • re strained,
  • lay down law,
  • calls on,
  • super-vised.
  •command; give instructions (verb)
  • call the shots,
  • lead,
  • regiment,
  • control,
  • bulldoze,
  • take the reins,
  • pronounce,
  • call the play,
  • call the tune,
  • guide.
  •compel (verb)
  • hijack,
  • compel,
  • cause,
  • oblige,
  • stimulate,
  • push,
  • daunt,
  • browbeat,
  • motivate,
  • pressure,
  • nag,
  • galvanize,
  • intimidate,
  • stress,
  • urge,
  • propel,
  • press,
  • drive,
  • goad,
  • spark,
  • foment,
  • bully,
  • incite,
  • impel,
  • coerce.
  •contend (verb)
  • having at,
  • flies in face of,
  • gang on,
  • hast bone to pick,
  • have bone pick,
  • de-bate,
  • lacing into,
  • hath at,
  • flying face of,
  • socking to one,
  • de-bated,
  • socked it one,
  • de-bates,
  • hast bone pick,
  • hadst bone to pick,
  • de-fending,
  • locking horns with,
  • haddest bone pick,
  • de-bating,
  • de bate,
  • putting argument,
  • going at,
  • goes at,
  • setting to,
  • de fends,
  • has at,
  • light in to,
  • sock one,
  • re ported,
  • haddest bone to pick,
  • lacing in to,
  • has bone to pick,
  • having bone pick,
  • de fended,
  • de bating,
  • stuck it to,
  • socked to one,
  • sticked it to,
  • lights into,
  • de-fends,
  • jumping on,
  • de bates,
  • mixt it up,
  • socks it one,
  • had bone pick,
  • sticking it to,
  • locks horns with,
  • lights in to,
  • letted have it,
  • lighted in to,
  • socking one,
  • de fending,
  • mixing it up,
  • had bone to pick,
  • socks to one,
  • de fend,
  • jumps on,
  • lighting into,
  • lets have it,
  • gang upon,
  • laced in to,
  • mixes it up,
  • laces into,
  • sock it one,
  • flew in face of,
  • sock to one,
  • sticking to,
  • socked one,
  • puts up argument,
  • lighted into,
  • hast at,
  • putting up argument,
  • lace in to,
  • de bated,
  • mixed it up,
  • locked horns with,
  • hath bone pick,
  • puts argument,
  • re-porting,
  • sticks it to,
  • socks one,
  • lit into,
  • sticked to,
  • has bone pick,
  • re-ported,
  • de-fended,
  • socking it to one,
  • de-fend,
  • lighting in to,
  • socked it to one,
  • sets to,
  • hadst at,
  • flew face of,
  • put argument,
  • fly face of,
  • laced into,
  • re porting,
  • hadst bone pick,
  • lit in to,
  • letting have it,
  • having bone to pick,
  • socks it to one,
  • laces in to,
  • flies face of,
  • socking it one,
  • hath bone to pick,
  • flying in face of,
  • haddest at,
  • lay in to.
  •decree (verb)
  • puts one's foot down,
  • reading the riot act,
  • puts ones foot down,
  • put ones foot down,
  • puts one foot down,
  • de creed,
  • put one foot down,
  • de-clares,
  • reads the riot act,
  • de crees,
  • putting one foot down,
  • reads riot act,
  • de-cree,
  • de clares,
  • reading riot act,
  • putting ones foot down,
  • de clare,
  • de-clare,
  • de-creed,
  • de cree,
  • putting one's foot down,
  • de-crees.
  •designate (verb)
  • de-scribing,
  • de-scribed,
  • de-note,
  • re seve,
  • de-notes,
  • de scribe,
  • de fines,
  • de legates,
  • buttons down,
  • pinned down,
  • de-fined,
  • reseved,
  • de-legate,
  • re-seves,
  • de scribing,
  • puts down for,
  • de-scribes,
  • de scribed,
  • de-fining,
  • reseves,
  • reseving,
  • re seves,
  • re-seve,
  • de-noted,
  • de-legates,
  • de fining,
  • de scribes,
  • buttoned down,
  • de note,
  • de-fines,
  • de-fine,
  • putting down for,
  • de noted,
  • de legate,
  • de-noting,
  • de noting,
  • de-scribe,
  • sets aside,
  • de fined,
  • de notes,
  • de fine,
  • buttoning down.
  •direct (verb)
  • de-livered,
  • de-liver,
  • de-livering,
  • in-forms,
  • in forms,
  • in forming,
  • de livering,
  • in-forming,
  • de livered,
  • de livers,
  • de-livers,
  • in form,
  • de liver.
  •dominate (verb)
  • over rules,
  • over rule,
  • over-shadow,
  • super-abounding,
  • keeping under thumb,
  • hadst one way,
  • runs the show,
  • hadst way,
  • out-shining,
  • superabounding,
  • out shined,
  • hast upper hand,
  • having ones way,
  • hast one's way,
  • haddest ones way,
  • hadst upper hand,
  • over-rules,
  • out-shine,
  • over ruled,
  • having one way,
  • sit top of,
  • held sway over,
  • has one way,
  • hath one's way,
  • has upper hand,
  • over-ruled,
  • over ruling,
  • ran show,
  • running the show,
  • hath way,
  • prevails over,
  • haddest one's way,
  • led by nose,
  • super-abounds,
  • sub-jugate,
  • sitting top of,
  • have one way,
  • hast ones way,
  • sate top of,
  • sits top of,
  • over shadowed,
  • out-shines,
  • lead by nose,
  • leads by nose,
  • superabounded,
  • playing first fiddle,
  • runs show,
  • over-shadowing,
  • out shine,
  • haddest way,
  • keeps under thumb,
  • over-rule,
  • have ones way,
  • sat on top of,
  • had ones way,
  • over-ruling,
  • detracting from,
  • super abounded,
  • haddest upper hand,
  • super abounds,
  • has ones way,
  • haddest one way,
  • having one's way,
  • hath upper hand,
  • has one's way,
  • over shadowing,
  • rule roost,
  • hadst ones way,
  • plays first fiddle,
  • leading by nose,
  • had upper hand,
  • has way,
  • run show,
  • out shining,
  • sate on top of,
  • super abounding,
  • have way,
  • had one way,
  • over-shadowed,
  • sub jugate,
  • super-abounded,
  • detracted from,
  • superabounds,
  • hath ones way,
  • ran the show,
  • prevailing over,
  • hast way,
  • sitting on top of,
  • had one's way,
  • out-shined,
  • out shines,
  • out-shone,
  • holds sway over,
  • having way,
  • super abound,
  • hath one way,
  • super-abound,
  • prevailed over,
  • out shone,
  • hadst one's way,
  • over-shadows,
  • hast one way,
  • sits on top of,
  • over shadow,
  • over shadows,
  • played first fiddle,
  • kept under thumb,
  • holding sway over,
  • having upper hand,
  • detracts from,
  • sat top of,
  • running show,
  • leading by the nose,
  • had way,
  • leads by the nose.
  •enact (verb)
  • carries through,
  • puts through,
  • carried through,
  • gat floor,
  • gets the floor,
  • trans-acted,
  • putting in force,
  • trans acted,
  • gotten floor,
  • trans-acts,
  • making in to law,
  • got the floor,
  • puts force,
  • steamrolled,
  • jams through,
  • votes favorably,
  • puts in force,
  • railroaded through,
  • railroads through,
  • steamrolls,
  • make in to law,
  • made into law,
  • trans acts,
  • put force,
  • makes into law,
  • voted favorably,
  • trans act,
  • trans-acting,
  • gotten the floor,
  • putting force,
  • getting floor,
  • got floor,
  • makes laws,
  • jammed through,
  • railroading through,
  • voting in,
  • putting through,
  • making laws,
  • steamrolling,
  • trans-act,
  • getting the floor,
  • gets floor,
  • makes in to law,
  • jamming through,
  • trans acting,
  • get floor,
  • made in to law,
  • voting favorably,
  • gat the floor,
  • making into law.
  •enforce (verb)
  • ex-tort,
  • in cites,
  • leans on,
  • dis-charged,
  • ex torts,
  • cracked down,
  • puts into effect,
  • dis charges,
  • put in to effect,
  • ex tort,
  • putting in to effect,
  • putting into effect,
  • cracking down,
  • dis-charges,
  • in-cited,
  • leant on,
  • cracks down,
  • strongarm,
  • dis charge,
  • in cite,
  • dis-charging,
  • dis charging,
  • dis charged,
  • leaned on,
  • in-cite,
  • ex-torts,
  • dis-charge,
  • insists on,
  • puts in to effect,
  • putting screws to,
  • puts screws to,
  • insisted on.
  •enjoin (verb)
  • fore warned,
  • fore-warns,
  • co-unselling,
  • fore-warn,
  • fore warn,
  • fore-warned,
  • fore warns,
  • co unselling,
  • fore-warning.
  •govern (verb)
  • is driver seat,
  • be in driver seat,
  • be power,
  • wore crown,
  • being the driver's seat,
  • held dominion,
  • wast driver seat,
  • being in power,
  • were power,
  • is in driver's seat,
  • wast power,
  • are in power,
  • am in driver seat,
  • wast in drivers seat,
  • is the driver's seat,
  • be the driver seat,
  • art in the drivers seat,
  • wert the drivers seat,
  • were in driver's seat,
  • is in the driver's seat,
  • be the drivers seat,
  • over seen,
  • were in power,
  • were drivers seat,
  • was power,
  • are the driver seat,
  • art in the driver seat,
  • were in drivers seat,
  • be driver seat,
  • was in driver seat,
  • serve people,
  • am in driver's seat,
  • exercised authority,
  • pulled the strings,
  • wast in driver's seat,
  • being in driver's seat,
  • serves people,
  • is the driver seat,
  • was in the driver's seat,
  • serves the people,
  • over-sees,
  • are driver's seat,
  • being driver seat,
  • over-saw,
  • being driver's seat,
  • was the drivers seat,
  • was the driver's seat,
  • over-seen,
  • is in driver seat,
  • art power,
  • over see,
  • be in the drivers seat,
  • is the drivers seat,
  • are in drivers seat,
  • over sees,
  • was in drivers seat,
  • wearing the crown,
  • wert in the drivers seat,
  • art in the driver's seat,
  • be drivers seat,
  • are in the driver seat,
  • holds sway,
  • wert in driver's seat,
  • be driver's seat,
  • wear crown,
  • being in the driver seat,
  • am driver's seat,
  • was driver's seat,
  • wast in the drivers seat,
  • being in driver seat,
  • over-see,
  • am the drivers seat,
  • are in the drivers seat,
  • wert in power,
  • are in driver seat,
  • wast in the driver's seat,
  • are the drivers seat,
  • pulls the strings,
  • am drivers seat,
  • wast drivers seat,
  • was in the drivers seat,
  • am the driver's seat,
  • exercises authority,
  • is in the driver seat,
  • wert drivers seat,
  • pulling strings,
  • pulls strings,
  • was in driver's seat,
  • is driver's seat,
  • are the driver's seat,
  • being in the drivers seat,
  • be in drivers seat,
  • is drivers seat,
  • were in driver seat,
  • wast the driver's seat,
  • wast the driver seat,
  • was in power,
  • is power,
  • art the driver seat,
  • were in the driver seat,
  • occupying throne,
  • art in driver's seat,
  • be in the driver seat,
  • being drivers seat,
  • occupies throne,
  • assumed command,
  • is in the drivers seat,
  • wert in the driver's seat,
  • was the driver seat,
  • served the people,
  • assumes command,
  • were in the drivers seat,
  • was in the driver seat,
  • is in power,
  • serving people,
  • wert power,
  • were the driver seat,
  • were the driver's seat,
  • wears crown,
  • wert in drivers seat,
  • pulled strings,
  • heading up,
  • holds dominion,
  • was driver seat,
  • over saw,
  • were the drivers seat,
  • wert in the driver seat,
  • art the drivers seat,
  • pulling the strings,
  • holding dominion,
  • over seeing,
  • are driver seat,
  • wast driver's seat,
  • serving the people,
  • wast in power,
  • were in the driver's seat,
  • am driver seat,
  • are power,
  • are drivers seat,
  • are in driver's seat,
  • wast the drivers seat,
  • wert the driver seat,
  • served people,
  • be the driver's seat,
  • wast in the driver seat,
  • is in drivers seat,
  • occupied throne,
  • art in drivers seat,
  • assuming command,
  • were driver's seat,
  • being the drivers seat,
  • wert driver's seat,
  • art in power,
  • wast in driver seat,
  • am the driver seat,
  • was drivers seat,
  • being the driver seat,
  • being in the driver's seat,
  • were driver seat,
  • am power,
  • art in driver seat,
  • being in drivers seat,
  • art the driver's seat,
  • wearing crown,
  • am in drivers seat,
  • wert the driver's seat,
  • wert driver seat,
  • wert in driver seat,
  • being power,
  • are in the driver's seat.
  •indite (verb)
  • in dites,
  • in dite,
  • in-dites,
  • in-dite.
  •ordain (verb)
  • in vested,
  • in-vesting,
  • walked heavy,
  • in-vest,
  • in vest,
  • walks heavy,
  • in-vests,
  • walking heavy,
  • in vests,
  • in-vested.
  •order (verb)
  • sent away for,
  • re-serving,
  • sends away for,
  • re-questing,
  • applies for,
  • re-serve,
  • contracts for,
  • applying for,
  • sending away for,
  • re quested,
  • re-serves,
  • re-served,
  • re serve,
  • contracting for,
  • re questing,
  • re serving,
  • re served.
  •order about (verb)
  • keeps under one's thumb,
  • keeping under one's thumb,
  • keep under ones thumb,
  • keeps under one thumb,
  • kept under one thumb,
  • keep under one thumb,
  • keeping under ones thumb,
  • keeping under one thumb,
  • kept under one's thumb,
  • keeps under ones thumb,
  • kept under ones thumb.
  •preponderate (verb)
  • reigned supreme,
  • reigns supreme,
  • reigning supreme.
  •prescribe (verb)
  • pre-scribed,
  • pre-scribe,
  • pre-scribes,
  • wrote prescription,
  • pre scribes,
  • writes prescription,
  • pre scribed,
  • writing prescription,
  • pre scribe,
  • pre scribing,
  • pre-scribing,
  • writ prescription,
  • lays down.
  •rule (verb)
  • pre-siding,
  • cracks whip,
  • being authority,
  • held the reins,
  • holding reins,
  • was authority,
  • cracked the whip,
  • wast authority,
  • holds reins,
  • cracked whip,
  • being in authority,
  • cracking whip,
  • is in authority,
  • pre siding,
  • held reins,
  • are in authority,
  • wert in authority,
  • crack whip,
  • wast in authority,
  • were authority,
  • holds the reins,
  • pre sides,
  • pre-sided,
  • pre-sides,
  • is authority,
  • wert authority,
  • was in authority,
  • be authority,
  • are authority,
  • am authority,
  • were in authority,
  • cracks the whip,
  • pre-side,
  • art in authority,
  • pre sided,
  • pre side,
  • am in authority,
  • cracking the whip,
  • art authority,
  • hold reins.
  •set (verb)
  • fixes price,
  • agree up on,
  • re-solve,
  • agreeing upon,
  • re-solving,
  • re solves,
  • agreed up on,
  • re solve,
  • agrees up on,
  • re-solves,
  • fixt price,
  • re-solved,
  • agrees upon,
  • fixing price,
  • agreeing up on.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • enact,
  • command,
  • push around,
  • rubric,
  • directive,
  • domineer,
  • prescript,
  • sermonize,
  • commandment,
  • communicate,
  • order around,
  • moralize.
  •
  • tax with,
  • task,
  • edit,
  • injunction,
  • lay down,
  • delegate,
  • require,
  • behest.
  •
  • impose,
  • regulation,
  • law.
  •
  • instruction,
  • bidding,
  • set down,
  • let.
  •
  • direction,
  • bid.
  •
  • word.
  •
  • point.
  •command
  • give directions,
  • exercise power,
  • over-ride,
  • marking out,
  • called on,
  • predominates,
  • prohibit,
  • take over,
  • mark out,
  • give orders,
  • reign over,
  • taking charge,
  • lay down the law,
  • overbears,
  • hold office,
  • take lead,
  • force upon,
  • requisitioned,
  • forced upon,
  • presided over,
  • put foot down,
  • ordinating,
  • over-bear,
  • call the signals,
  • overborne,
  • send for,
  • ordinates,
  • call on,
  • taking over,
  • call upon,
  • preside over,
  • have authority,
  • Wielding,
  • take charge,
  • calling on,
  • inhibits,
  • calls upon,
  • sent for,
  • overbear,
  • prevails,
  • ordinate,
  • called upon.
  •contend
  • let have it,
  • sticks to,
  • mix it up,
  • have bone to pick,
  • jumped on,
  • ripping,
  • had at,
  • have at,
  • went at,
  • stick to,
  • put up argument,
  • stuck to,
  • light into,
  • jump on,
  • stick it to,
  • sock it to one,
  • insist,
  • go at,
  • lock horns with,
  • lace into,
  • set to,
  • fly in face of.
  •direct
  • Lectured.
  •dominate
  • order about,
  • keep under thumb,
  • sit on top of,
  • led by the nose,
  • lead by the nose,
  • call shots,
  • Subjecting,
  • preponderate,
  • run the show,
  • Superabound,
  • have upper hand,
  • have one's way,
  • prevail over,
  • Subjected,
  • detract from,
  • hold sway over,
  • play first fiddle.
  •enact
  • railroaded,
  • railroading,
  • make laws,
  • made laws,
  • steamroll,
  • jam through,
  • vote favorably,
  • voted in,
  • vote in,
  • carry through,
  • make into law,
  • carrying through,
  • railroad,
  • Enacting,
  • Instituting,
  • put in force,
  • railroad through,
  • put through,
  • get the floor,
  • votes in.
  •indite
  • indite.
  •order
  • send away for,
  • contract for,
  • applied for,
  • pull strings,
  • apply for,
  • contracted for.
  •preponderate
  • reign supreme.
  •prescribe
  • laid down,
  • laying down,
  • picking out,
  • picks out,
  • pick out,
  • write prescription,
  • picked out.
  •typing
  • typing pool,
  • wpm,
  • type up,
  • type out.
  •tyrannize
  • Tyrannized.
  •Other relevant words:
  • legislation,
  • gnome,
  • utter,
  • Attractability,
  • declare,
  • ana,
  • Firman,
  • passport,
  • apothegm,
  • bless,
  • ascendent,
  • brevet,
  • senatus consultum,
  • point out,
  • byword,
  • take the lead,
  • constrain,
  • provocation,
  • peremptory,
  • assign,
  • arrange,
  • Formulary,
  • proverb,
  • prevail,
  • theorem,
  • golden rule,
  • ukaz,
  • typewritten,
  • bull,
  • tattoo,
  • inscribe,
  • trample under foot,
  • consecrate,
  • prepare draft,
  • proposition,
  • specify,
  • demand,
  • institution,
  • stipulate,
  • regularise,
  • call,
  • lord it over,
  • draw up,
  • orate,
  • transmit,
  • Decretal,
  • mot,
  • Nisi prius,
  • proclaim,
  • instigation,
  • measure,
  • moral,
  • Hest,
  • insist upon,
  • impulsion,
  • saying,
  • attractiveness,
  • verse,
  • epigram,
  • stage direction,
  • text,
  • commanding,
  • expression,
  • distich,
  • summons,
  • exhortation,
  • regularize,
  • rate,
  • lay it on the line,
  • wear the pants,
  • wise saying,
  • subpoena,
  • draft,
  • motto,
  • rank,
  • say,
  • prompt,
  • instance,
  • susceptibility,
  • inspiration,
  • draft correspondence,
  • administration,
  • act on,
  • bill,
  • master,
  • compelling,
  • decide,
  • sloka,
  • lobbyism,
  • persuasiveness,
  • bye law,
  • impulse,
  • imperative,
  • authorize,
  • snub,
  • standing order,
  • sentence,
  • beard,
  • regulate,
  • proclamation,
  • touch-type,
  • bugle call,
  • promulgation,
  • authorise,
  • condition,
  • postulate,
  • unwritten law,
  • Persuasibleness,
  • analects,
  • ride roughshod over,
  • pronouncement,
  • self-evident truth,
  • advocacy,
  • adage,
  • form,
  • prescription,
  • teaching,
  • trample down,
  • ordination,
  • caveat,
  • authoritative,
  • say-so,
  • call for,
  • adjudge,
  • typing,
  • incitation,
  • dash off,
  • range,
  • canon,
  • pleasure,
  • universal truth,
  • exact,
  • place,
  • say the word,
  • refine,
  • rule the roost,
  • Lex,
  • Impressibility,
  • commission,
  • brook no denial,
  • bossy,
  • Tantalization,
  • truism,
  • hector,
  • predominate,
  • determination,
  • dictation,
  • course,
  • appoint,
  • warrant,
  • pull,
  • collected sayings,
  • set up,
  • wisdom,
  • give an order,
  • softness,
  • citation,
  • interpellation,
  • guideline,
  • manifold,
  • advice,
  • huff,
  • define,
  • give account,
  • JUS,
  • suasion,
  • Proverbs,
  • sutra,
  • act,
  • saw,
  • aphorism,
  • tell,
  • grade,
  • twist,
  • mandamus,
  • beat down,
  • rescript,
  • autocratic,
  • harden,
  • Brocard,
  • decision,
  • Ordonnance,
  • have the ascendancy,
  • phrase,
  • Hatti-sherif,
  • promulgate,
  • admonition,
  • formality,
  • right,
  • persuasion,
  • permit,
  • situate,
  • principium,
  • tread down,
  • catchword,
  • Wisdom literature,
  • ascendant,
  • encouragement,
  • bear down,
  • appointment,
  • lay,
  • DO,
  • warning,
  • axiom,
  • bestride,
  • Persuasibility,
  • give the word,
  • truth,
  • judgement,
  • By-law,
  • plebiscite,
  • writ,
  • incitement,
  • pithy saying,
  • choice,
  • put,
  • Mittimus,
  • prompting,
  • sanction,
  • witticism,
  • statement,
  • ruling,
  • trumpet call,
  • type,
  • Placit,
  • influence,
  • oracle,
  • locate,
  • typist,
  • determine,
  • imperious,
  • dispensation.

Paraphrases for Dictate:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, plural
    diktats.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    diktat.
  • Verb, base form
    impose, imposing.

• Independent

  • Noun, plural
    writs.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    questions, determine, prescribe, indicate, decide, govern, necessitate, identify, require, anticipate, render.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, determine, determining, determines, prescribe, decided, deciding, stipulate, Stipulated, stipulates, indicate, write, enact, decide, define, designate, Designating, steer, Establishing, govern, regulate, specify, necessitate, compel, identify, require, inflict, condition, pronounce, guide, formulate, render.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    dominate.

Antonyms for Dictate:

• n.

  • command; rule
    lawlessness, answer, request, question.
  • Other antonyms:
    entreaty, urging, suggestion.

• v.

  • command; give instructions
    disallow, ask, mismanage, implore.
  • read out for the record
    conceal, withhold, refrain.

Homophones for Dictate:

• detoxicate, dog-sized, dusty, deject, diazoxide, dacoit, doughty, degust, dashed, disquiet, ducat, detested, decode, dytiscidae, digitate, do good, docket, deck out, deduct, dakoit, decked out, duct, detect, dasyatidae, dickhead, disgust, dickie-seat, deist, death seat, dakoity, dogwood, dead set, deceased, desiccate, dziggetai, dissociate, De Sade, dockside, dedicated, desuetude, dictated, dogtooth, digest, destitute, due west, death's head, dejected, dugout, death squad, dacoity, decade, dissect, detest, digested, dogged, dish out, duckweed, dodge city, dedicate, do-si-do, discoid, dacite, detected, disquieted, dished, dakota, detached, disused, due east, decussate, dissuade, digit, due south, disguised, dioxide, dissected, dig out, dicky-seat, deceit, duck shot, dust, decided, decked, desist, deuced, decide, dighted, die-cast, dazed, dickey-seat, diskette, disquietude, dagda, dicot, decoct, disassociate, decayed, diseased, dead weight, dosed, decidua, disgusted, desiccated.

Hypernym for Dictate:

• v.

  • communication
    mandate.
  • social
    grind down, tyrannize, tyrannise.

Hyponym for Dictate:

• n.

  • cognition
    principle.
  • communication
    rule, prescript.

• v.

  • cognition
    read.
  • communication
    impose, bring down, visit, inflict.
  • social
    rule, govern.