counterorder

noun

Definition of counterordernext
as in mandate

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterorder
  1. mandate
  2. law
  3. requirement
  4. rule
  5. prescription
Noun
  • In hiring, that most often is hiring quotas for diverse talent or diversity representation mandates that prefer some groups over others.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Anger over federal overreach swelled during the COVID-19 pandemic as mask requirements and vaccine mandates clashed with individual liberties, said Don Kettl, professor emeritus and former dean of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of mandate
Noun
  • The truth was somewhere in the middle: No, Kid Nation was never officially charged with violating child labor laws, but one kid did accidentally drink bleach — and another sustained a minor burn while cooking.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • However, her response states that because legislative bodies are not responsible for enforcing laws, she is blocked from speaking to lawmakers.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of law
Noun
  • Holtec can go ahead with the tube repairs on its schedule, but the company does so at its own risk as the NRC will decide whether the repairs meet requirements in the end, Burnell said.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Gary contends the user rates for the three communities are decades old and too low to meet the requirements of a federal consent decree.
    — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of requirement
Noun
  • Under the rules, the SP80 is not allowed to use the same type of electronics or lithium batteries to help adjust the sails as, say, the America’s Cup or SailGP foilers, even though, proportionally speaking, the SP80 is facing a much higher load on its sails.
    — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025
  • One dog died in this year's Iditarod: a pregnant female on the team of musher Daniel Klein, who under race rules scratched due to the death.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of rule
Noun
  • PBMs manage prescriptions for more than 275M Americans.
    — Seth Joseph, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • According to police, Manzano did not have a prescription for the drug, and police later recovered Xanax from Colbert’s residence.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of prescription
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

counterorder
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Counterorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterorder. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

The Difference Between 'i.e.' and 'e.g.'

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Words You Always Have to Look Up

Democracy or Republic: What's the difference?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Top 10 Sophisticated Insults

Flower Etymologies For Your Spring Garden

More Words with Remarkable Origins

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments
See More

Popular Features

See More

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)

Top 10 Sophisticated Insults

Flower Etymologies For Your Spring Garden
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
dog-in-disguise
Rhyme Disguise Quiz Pair up words that look different but sound alike.
See All