Dictates
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Survival at all costs dictates a "either me or you" style vendetta to resolve the threat.
Source: Motive Decay / Live-Action TV -
While mainly Western-style, the no-religion-in-Wesnoth rule dictates that they gain their power not from any divine source, but from adherence to the philosophy of good itself.
Source: Warrior Monk -
He dictates her clothing and behavior to his own specifications for female modesty, to the point that she mostly wears the style of dresses and petticoats that were appropriate when he was growing up.
Source: Literature / My Sweet Audrina
Cite this Source
Style and Dictates. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictates/style
Dictates & Style. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictates/style>.
Style or Dictates. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dictates/style.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "dictates" and "style" have occurred on timeline