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give orders

VERB
command
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appoint authorize call for direct require tell
STRONG
adjure ban bar beckon bid call charge check cite compel debar dictate enact enjoin exact forbid grant impose inflict inhibit instruct interdict oblige ordain order ordinate proclaim prohibit requisition restrain set subpoena summon task warn
WEAK
call on call the signals call upon force upon give directions lay down the law mark out put foot down rule out send for take charge take the lead
Antonyms
STRONGEST
reject
STRONG
aid allow approve ask assist cancel conceal disallow free help hinder liberate permit prevent refuse stop veto
WEAK
contradict countermand follow oppose recall reverse revoke
VERB
direct
Synonyms
STRONGEST
address advise command deliver inform instruct order tell warn
STRONG
bid charge dictate enjoin lecture read
WEAK
give directions
Antonyms
WEAK
diverge misdirect misguide mislead mismanage neglect

Example Sentences

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He tried to give orders to media outlets.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2024

Pilots board the ships before they enter the local waterways and take navigational control, meaning they give orders for the ship’s speed and direction.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024

Lula has rejected that claim, saying his government does not give orders to the federal police.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

High school boys are not always the first people to ask questions or give orders.

From Washington Post • Sep. 5, 2022

Captain Smith grumbles that he doesn’t see why the gentlemen can’t walk through the forest like anyone else, but Captain Ratcliffe has the power to give orders, not Captain Smith.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone