Synonyms of prescribed

Verb


1. order, prescribe, dictate, inflict, bring down, visit, impose

usage: issue commands or orders for

Adjective


1. prescribed, nonarbitrary (vs. arbitrary), unarbitrary

usage: set down as a rule or guide

2. appointed, decreed, ordained, prescribed, settled (vs. unsettled)

usage: fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")

3. official, prescribed, regular (vs. irregular)

usage: conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order"

4. positive, prescribed, formal (vs. informal)

usage: formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws"

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