Next to things of necessity, the rule for a gift, which one of my friends prescribed, is that we might convey to some person that which properly belonged to his character, and was easily associated with him in thought. Synonyms for PRESCRIBED: expected, foreseen, fixed, predetermined, predictable, destined, calculated, inevitable; Antonyms of PRESCRIBED: incidental, chance, accidental, casual, inadvertent, unintended, unplanned, unwitting prescribed (comparative more prescribed, superlative most prescribed) Of a procedure, specified to a great degree of detail; established as following a strict procedure or set of rules. The product will have to meet internationally prescribed (= demanded) standards. The doctor prescribed some pills. The doctor prescribed some medicine and told her to have a week's rest. I hoped he would prescribe some stronger pain killers. Is there anything stronger you can prescribe? He wouldn't prescribe anything - just recommended rest. established or decided beyond dispute or doubt adjective conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline “in prescribed order” synonyms: official regular in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle Current and former U.S. officials say China is amassing the kind of all-round sea power that Alfred Thayer Mahan, one of America’s most influential maritime strategists, prescribed for his country over a century ago. The meaning of PRESCRIBE is to lay down a rule : dictate. How to use prescribe in a sentence. 2 meanings: 1. recommended by a doctor 2. laid down or recommended formally. Click for more definitions. PRESCRIBED definition: dictated or indicated as a rule or course of action to be followed. See examples of prescribed used in a sentence.