ENJOINS Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

enjoins

verb

present tense third-person singular of enjoin

as in demands

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers

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as in instructs

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor

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as in forbids

to order not to do or use or to be done or used Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life

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Recent Examples of enjoins The result will be a legal race to see which of those courts enjoins the policy first. — John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026

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In today's rapidly changing environment, marked by AI and technological advances, effective leadership demands more than managing occasional change.

— Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The complaint demands an injunction requiring G-MAC to reinstate Ursuline to full conference membership.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of demands

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The commission resolution, approved June 26 with Commissioner Miguel Gabela absent, instructs City Attorney George Wysong to explore legal avenues to blunt Live Local’s impact on the city, including potentially suing the state.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
In addition, the memo instructs the EPA to consider easing some civil enforcement against people who repair their own vehicles in good faith and restore them to their original operating condition.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026

Definition of instructs

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Enid has to bring its appeal to the state agency in large part due to a 2015 law that forbids cities and counties from establishing their own regulations on oil and gas operations.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
The agreement releases all survivors from any prior nondisclosure agreements and forbids any future such secrecy agreements, and prohibits any adult-to-minor digital communications in the archdiocese.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Definition of forbids

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More to the point, the quarterly reports reflect the highest-quality, detailed information, the information the SEC requires executives to disclose on pain of facing a civil lawsuit from the agency or even criminal liability for faking data.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
With little chance of surviving the Senate’s 60-vote threshold known as the filibuster, Johnson has pledged to try and pass a version of it as a budget bill, which requires just a simple majority in the upper chamber.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of requires

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As the film tells it, her poses — sometimes casual, sometimes intense, always impressive — caught the eye of fellow climber Ivan Beerkus, and the two soon began collaborating.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 July 2026
David Martin, who leads the global people and organization practice at BCG, tells Fortune that too many companies are focused on one-hour training sessions, half-day bootcamps, and other classic learning and development programs.

— John Kell, Fortune, 1 July 2026

Definition of tells

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The zone was established by the 1986 Treaty of Rarotonga, which prohibits nuclear weapons throughout the region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
This ignores the obvious fact that the Constitution prohibits Congress from giving official status to any religion or from preventing someone from practicing the religion of their choice.

— Kenneth Seeskin, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of prohibits

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Among them is the viral handbag brand Songmont, whose podcast asks famous directors or actors to discuss topics like self-acceptance and creativity in contemplative two-hour episodes.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
Anything that asks your dog to work their nose to access a reward falls into this category.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

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