Synonyms for Pre cept:

• n.

  •adage (noun)
  • apothegm,
  • precept,
  • saw,
  • aphorism,
  • dictum.
  •aphorism (noun)
  • moral,
  • adage,
  • truism,
  • proverb.
  •axiom (noun)
  • postulate,
  • theorem,
  • truth,
  • device,
  • proposition.
  •behest (noun)
  • prompting,
  • request,
  • solicitation,
  • demand,
  • wish,
  • expressed desire,
  • word,
  • charge,
  • dictate.
  •belief (noun)
  • creed,
  • ideology,
  • gospel truth,
  • concept,
  • theory,
  • credence,
  • assumption,
  • say-so,
  • hypothesis,
  • opinion,
  • idea,
  • credo,
  • faith,
  • gospel.
  •byword (noun)
  • epithet,
  • catchphrase,
  • shibboleth,
  • gnome,
  • nickname,
  • slogan,
  • handle,
  • apophthegm,
  • gnomic saying,
  • catchword,
  • standing joke.
  •canon (noun)
  • declaration,
  • catalogue,
  • standard,
  • list,
  • screed,
  • table,
  • roll,
  • assize,
  • yardstick,
  • criterion,
  • touchstone.
  •charge (noun)
  • exhortation.
  •command (noun)
  • duty,
  • summons,
  • act,
  • prohibition,
  • imposition,
  • fiat,
  • obligation,
  • interdiction,
  • ban,
  • caveat,
  • imperative,
  • subpoena,
  • proscription,
  • requirement,
  • requisition,
  • citation,
  • adjuration,
  • responsibility,
  • warrant,
  • devoir,
  • notification,
  • proclamation,
  • enactment,
  • ultimatum,
  • will,
  • writ,
  • dictation,
  • exaction,
  • call.
  •commandment (noun)
  • mitzvah.
  •convention (noun)
  • percept,
  • understanding,
  • etiquette,
  • code,
  • habit,
  • covenance,
  • form,
  • fashion,
  • propriety,
  • usage,
  • formality,
  • custom.
  •custom (noun)
  • observance,
  • pattern,
  • practice,
  • style,
  • way,
  • unwritten rule,
  • character,
  • folkways,
  • mode,
  • mold,
  • precedent,
  • praxis,
  • policy,
  • performance,
  • unwritten law,
  • matter of course,
  • Customariness,
  • conventionalism,
  • routine,
  • system,
  • mores,
  • convention,
  • dictates,
  • manner,
  • attitude,
  • observation,
  • established way,
  • rite,
  • method,
  • second nature,
  • vogue,
  • design,
  • ceremony,
  • inheritence,
  • type,
  • use,
  • taste.
  •decree (noun)
  • say,
  • Charging,
  • judgment,
  • announcement,
  • ruling,
  • the riot act,
  • pronouncement,
  • promulgation,
  • ukase,
  • the word,
  • rap,
  • directive.
  •dictum (noun)
  • Brocard.
  •doctrine (noun)
  • conviction,
  • inculcation,
  • basic,
  • teaching,
  • article of faith,
  • position,
  • belief,
  • Credenda,
  • implantation,
  • propaganda,
  • universal law,
  • article,
  • tradition,
  • indoctrination,
  • statement.
  •dogma (noun)
  • view,
  • teachings,
  • persuasion.
  •edict (noun)
  • manifesto,
  • pronunciamento,
  • instrument.
  •fiat (noun)
  • endorsement,
  • authorization,
  • sanction,
  • permission.
  •form (noun)
  • channels,
  • protocol,
  • proceeding,
  • conduct,
  • setup,
  • ropes,
  • by the book,
  • ritual,
  • layout,
  • behavior,
  • done thing,
  • process,
  • ceremonial,
  • by the numbers,
  • manners,
  • decorum,
  • Convenance.
  •formula (noun)
  • description,
  • blueprint,
  • procedure,
  • modus operandi,
  • equation,
  • specifications,
  • Formulary,
  • rote,
  • prescription,
  • rubric.
  •guideline (noun)
  • guide,
  • key,
  • mark,
  • ground rule,
  • marker,
  • standard procedure,
  • signal,
  • clue,
  • guidance.
  •injunction (noun)
  • bar,
  • admonition,
  • enjoinder,
  • embargo.
  •institute (noun)
  • establishment,
  • fixture.
  •law (noun)
  • divestiture,
  • due process,
  • decision,
  • foundation,
  • generalization,
  • covenant,
  • reason,
  • constitution,
  • bylaw,
  • cause,
  • principium,
  • legislation,
  • institute,
  • exigency,
  • measure,
  • proposal,
  • case,
  • Reg,
  • Garnishment,
  • origin,
  • ground,
  • jurisprudence,
  • charter,
  • equity,
  • base,
  • notice,
  • source.
  •lesson (noun)
  • message,
  • scolding,
  • rebuke,
  • chiding,
  • helpful word,
  • deterrent,
  • censure,
  • noble action,
  • reprimand,
  • warning,
  • reproof,
  • exemplar,
  • model,
  • punishment.
  •mandate (noun)
  • carte blanche,
  • blank check,
  • commission,
  • okay,
  • go-ahead,
  • green light.
  •maxim (noun)
  • commonplace,
  • platitude.
  •moral (noun)
  • meaning,
  • epigram,
  • moralism,
  • sermon,
  • significance,
  • point.
  •motto (noun)
  • cry,
  • battle cry,
  • rallying cry,
  • war cry,
  • watchword,
  • sentiment.
  •order (noun)
  • stipulation.
  •precept (noun)
  • doctrine,
  • canon,
  • dogma,
  • commandment,
  • rule,
  • ordinance,
  • formula,
  • guideline,
  • prescript,
  • order,
  • edict,
  • behest,
  • motto,
  • axiom,
  • tenet,
  • instruction,
  • regulation,
  • law,
  • decretum,
  • byword,
  • bidding,
  • maxim,
  • fundamental,
  • statute,
  • injunction,
  • saying,
  • direction,
  • mandate,
  • command,
  • principle,
  • decree.
  •principle (noun)
  • ethic,
  • basis,
  • verity,
  • golden rule.
  •proverb (noun)
  • daffodil,
  • catch phrase,
  • repartee,
  • witticism,
  • folk wisdom,
  • text.
  •regulation (noun)
  • book,
  • bible,
  • numbers,
  • no-nos,
  • chapter and verse,
  • standing order.
  •rule (noun)
  • regimen,
  • keystone,
  • the numbers,
  • the book,
  • Decretion,
  • no-no's,
  • keynote,
  • test.
  •ruling (noun)
  • finding,
  • adjudication,
  • verdict,
  • resolution.
  •statute (noun)
  • bill.
  •tenet (noun)
  • presumption,
  • profession,
  • thesis,
  • Self-conviction,
  • impression,
  • trust,
  • conception.

Antonyms for Pre cept:

• n.

  • axiom
    foolishness, absurdity, paradox, nonsense.
  • behest
    question, reply.
  • belief
    doubt, disbelief, proof, skepticism, nonbelief, reality.
  • charge
    exoneration, exculpation, retreat, freeing.
  • command
    irresponsibility, contradiction, request, opposition, recall, reversal, permission, allowance, subordination, countermand, revocation.
  • convention
    discord, disagreement, bad manners, strangeness.
  • custom
    difference, deviation, thoughtlessness, neglect, heedlessness, irregularity, departure, divergence.
  • doctrine
    heterodoxy.
  • dogma
    indecision, uncertainty.
  • fiat
    disapproval, veto, denial.
  • form
    impropriety, shapelessness, disarrangement.
  • law
    end, outcome, outgrowth, consequence, result, violation, transgression, breaking, effect.
  • lesson
    encouragement, compliment, reward, praise.
  • mandate
    break, refusal, breach.
  • order
    disorder, confusion, liberty, mess, muddle, license.
  • precept
    answer, lawlessness, unbelief, ambiguity, disorganization.
  • regulation
    deregulation, mismanagement.
  • ruling
    plea.