Synonyms for prescriptive
prɪˈskrɪp tɪvpre·scrip·tive

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1. prescriptiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   normative

   Antonyms:
   descriptive, proscriptive

2. prescriptiveadjective

   Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.

   Synonyms:
   normative

   Antonyms:
   descriptive, proscriptive

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1. prescriptive, normativeadjective

   pertaining to giving directives or rules

   "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

   Synonyms:
   normative

   Antonyms:
   descriptive

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1. List of paraphrases for "prescriptive":

   normative, standards-related, standard-setting, regulatory, mandatory

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1. State Department:

   While we share the sentiments of the bill, in order to preserve the Secretary’s flexibility to manage the Department, revisions would be appropriate to make mandates and prescriptive provisions into permissive authorities, such that the Secretary would be authorized to set up the office and envoy.

2. Joshua Walden:

   A federal government approach that is overly prescriptive regarding the deployment of new hardware and software will deter the private sector’s ability to invent and compete in the marketplace, worse, it will drive us to relocate our business planning and R&D overseas, where we are being welcomed by foreign countries eager for investment in this new technology area.

3. Robert Blum:

   There's a notion that today there's a lot more flexibility, there isn't. Gender norms are very prescriptive. Gender norms are very restrictive. And everyone reinforces those gender norms.

4. The School Nutrition Association:

   Overly prescriptive regulations have resulted in unintended consequences, including reduced student lunch participation, higher costs and food waste. Federal nutrition standards should be modified to help school menu planners manage these challenges and prepare nutritious meals that appeal to diverse student tastes.

5. Kate Brown:

   It's incredibly important with climate change, that we get into these forests and start doing the fitting and harvest and prescriptive burning, so that we can create healthier landscapes that are more resilient, for wildfire.