in accordance with
Conforming to guidelines
In accordance with means in agreement or conformity with something—usually a rule, law, standard, or instruction: The work was completed in accordance with the contract specifications.
The phrase appears often in formal, legal, or bureaucratic contexts: In accordance with company policy, all employees must complete safety training.
Official rules governing conduct
- statuteEnacted written rule
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
directive · policy · requirement · protocol · legislation · code · provision · decree
Guidance on how to proceed
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
process · steps · framework · formula · blueprint · specifications · directions · manual
Conditions of an agreement
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- pactFormal agreement between parties
settlement · arrangement · understanding · stipulations · provisions · conditions · clauses · memorandum
Custom passed through generations
- customHabitual group practice
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- tenetHeld principle or doctrine
- preceptRule governing behavior
belief · philosophy · teaching · creed · ethic · value · norm · standard
Strong wants or cravings
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- requestFormal act of seeking
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
intent · direction · behest · bidding · command · dictates · expectations · mandate
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- statuteEnacted written rule
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
mandate · directive · policy · requirement · protocol · legislation · code · provision · decree · edict
instructions
Guidance on how to proceed
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
methodology · process · steps · framework · formula · blueprint · specifications · directions · manual · handbook
terms
Conditions of an agreement
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- covenantBinding formal pledge
pact · settlement · arrangement · understanding · stipulations · provisions · conditions · clauses · memorandum · charter
tradition
Custom passed through generations
precept · belief · philosophy · teaching · creed · ethic · value · norm · standard · convention
desires
Strong wants or cravings
- instructionsGuidance on how to proceed
- willFaculty of deliberate choice
- requestFormal act of seeking
preference · intent · direction · behest · bidding · command · dictates · expectations · mandate · decree
- compound prepositionsbecause of, due to, instead of, out of, prior to
- attributionattributed to, cited, per, via, source
in accordance withagainst
In opposition to
contrary to · outside of · regardless of · irrespective of · in spite of
accord, according, accordingly, discordant, accordance, concordant, concordance, accords, discordance