Definition for Dictation:

• The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his habit, even with friends, was that of dictation.

Synonyms for Dictation:

• n.

  •
  • crib,
  • all-nighter,
  • eraser.
  •
  • authority,
  • oligopoly,
  • leadership,
  • force,
  • monopoly,
  • might,
  • domination,
  • power,
  • greatness.
  •account (noun)
  • record,
  • correspondence,
  • notes,
  • shorthand,
  • transcription,
  • stenography,
  • copy.
  •bid (noun)
  • bid.
  •bidding (noun)
  • bidding.
  •command (noun)
  • devoir,
  • requirements,
  • requirement,
  • prohibitions,
  • obligation,
  • adjuration,
  • imperatives,
  • devoirs,
  • adjurations,
  • will.
  •communication (noun)
  • dictation.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • manikin,
  • chalkboard,
  • exercise book,
  • blackboard,
  • report card,
  • classwork,
  • show and tell,
  • self-study,
  • homework,
  • fieldwork,
  • reading list,
  • essay,
  • workbook,
  • schoolwork,
  • Whiteboard,
  • blue book.
  •
  • handout.
  •
  • rubber,
  • theme,
  • slate.
  •
  • extension.
  •
  • report.
  •
  • note.
  •typing
  • typing pool,
  • wpm,
  • type up,
  • type out.
  •Other relevant words:
  • interpellation,
  • bugle call,
  • caveat,
  • type,
  • instillment,
  • instruction,
  • mandamus,
  • mandate,
  • summons,
  • tattoo,
  • institution,
  • mastery,
  • plebiscite,
  • impression,
  • touch-type,
  • measure,
  • standing order,
  • dispensation,
  • ukase,
  • control,
  • ruling,
  • bylaw,
  • statute,
  • Formulary,
  • choice,
  • prescript,
  • declaration,
  • JUS,
  • act,
  • account,
  • order,
  • ordinance,
  • Decretal,
  • precept,
  • legislation,
  • direction,
  • rubric,
  • indoctrination,
  • implantation,
  • commission,
  • typing,
  • impregnation,
  • pleasure,
  • decree,
  • Masterdom,
  • transcript,
  • program line,
  • Firman,
  • Mittimus,
  • imperative,
  • Dictating,
  • mastership,
  • charge,
  • Nisi prius,
  • play,
  • canon,
  • inoculation,
  • behest,
  • typewritten,
  • rule,
  • prescription,
  • regulation,
  • Hatti-sherif,
  • law,
  • formula,
  • say-so,
  • senatus consultum,
  • dictate,
  • form,
  • citation,
  • commandment,
  • statement,
  • infusion,
  • Placit,
  • passport,
  • trumpet call,
  • ordination,
  • typescript,
  • brevet,
  • formality,
  • Lex,
  • tender,
  • bill,
  • typist,
  • edict,
  • conditioning,
  • rescript,
  • subpoena,
  • injunction,
  • bull,
  • word,
  • text,
  • enactment.

Paraphrases for Dictation:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    dictate, dictates.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    footnotes.
  • Verb, past tense
    Rendered, promulgated, Issued, Delivered, Gave.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    notes, diktat.

Dictation Sentence Examples:

• There were those who said that if the Natives would not submit to dictation they should be wiped out.

• So I took my seat at the same table with you, and wrote the order for pursuit, substantially at the dictation of Mr. Davis.

Homophones for Dictation:

• destine, deduction, data system, dichotomy, dessiatine, disesteem, dukedom, dissociation, dictum, dysthymia, digestion, detection, decussation, disquisition, degustation, disdain, diction, destain, dedication, dash down, Diastema, dustman, deoxycytidine, dissection, doss down, Dutch Auction, disassociation, decoction, destiny, duck down, Dagestani, detestation, dejection, destitution, desiccation.

Hyponym for Dictation:

• n.

  • communication
    speech, speech communication, oral communication, matter, spoken language, voice communication, language, spoken communication.