Synonyms for rule
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1. ruleverb

   To excel.

   This game rules!

   Synonyms:
   rock

   Antonyms:
   suck

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1. rule

   Govern carries the idea of authoritative administration or some exercise of authority that is at once effective and continuous; control is effective, but may be momentary or occasional. One controls what he holds or can hold at will absolutely in check; as, a skilful horseman controls a spirited horse; a person controls his temper; we say to one who is excited, "control yourself." A person commands another when he has, or claims, the right to make that other do his will, with power of inflicting penalty if not obeyed; he controls another whom he can effectually prevent from doing anything contrary to his will; he governs one whom he actually does cause, regularly or constantly, to obey his will; a parent may command a child whom he can not govern or control. The best teachers are not greatly prone to command, but govern or control their pupils largely by other means. Command is, however, often used in the sense of securing, as well as requiring, submission or obedience, as when we speak of a commanding influence; a man commands the situation when he can shape events as he pleases; a fortress commands the region when no enemy can pass against its resistance. Govern implies the exercise of knowledge and judgment as well as power. To rule is more absolute and autocratic than to govern; to sway is to move by quiet but effectual influence; to mold is not only to influence feeling and action, but to shape character; to manage is to secure by skilful contrivance the doing of one's will by those whom one can not directly control; a wise mother, by gentle means, sways the feelings and molds the lives of her children; to be able to manage servants is an important element of good housekeeping. The word reign, once so absolute, now simply denotes that one holds the official station of sovereign in a monarchy, with or without effective power; the Queen of England reigns; the Czar of Russia both reigns and rules.

   Synonyms:
   command, control, curb, direct, govern, influence, manage, mold, reign, reign over, restrain, sway

   Antonyms:
   be in subjection, be subject, comply, obey, submit, yield

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1. rulenoun

   Synonyms:
   regulation, law, precept, principle, maxim, practice, guide, canon, order, method, direction, authority, control, mastery, government, decision, determination, habit

   Antonyms:
   irregularity, nonconformity, exception, deviation, eccentricity

2. ruleverb

   Synonyms:
   govern, manage, control, direct, command, dominate

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1. rule, regulationnoun

   a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

   "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"

   Synonyms:
   convention, regulation, normal, regularization, ordinance, principle, regularisation, ruler, prescript, pattern, formula, linguistic rule, regulating, dominion

2. convention, normal, pattern, rule, formulanoun

   something regarded as a normative example

   "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"

   Synonyms:
   form, expression, ruler, practice, regulation, radiation diagram, formula, dominion, principle, figure, approach pattern, chemical formula, linguistic rule, shape, radiation pattern, prescript, blueprint, traffic pattern, conventionalism, conventionality, recipe, pattern, convening, convention, design, normal

3. rule, prescriptnoun

   prescribed guide for conduct or action

   Synonyms:
   convention, regulation, normal, principle, ruler, prescript, pattern, formula, linguistic rule, dominion

4. rule, linguistic rulenoun

   (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

   Synonyms:
   convention, regulation, normal, principle, ruler, prescript, pattern, formula, linguistic rule, dominion

5. principle, rulenoun

   a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

   "their principles of composition characterized all their works"

   Synonyms:
   precept, rationale, convention, normal, pattern, principle, ruler, prescript, regulation, formula, linguistic rule, dominion

6. rulenoun

   the duration of a monarch's or government's power

   "during the rule of Elizabeth"

   Synonyms:
   convention, regulation, normal, principle, ruler, prescript, pattern, formula, linguistic rule, dominion

7. dominion, rulenoun

   dominance or power through legal authority

   "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"

   Synonyms:
   principle, convention, normal, territory, pattern, territorial dominion, ruler, prescript, district, regulation, formula, linguistic rule, dominion

8. rulenoun

   directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted

   "he knew the rules of chess"

   Synonyms:
   convention, regulation, normal, principle, ruler, prescript, pattern, formula, linguistic rule, dominion

9. rulenoun

   any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order

   "the rule of St. Dominic"

   Synonyms:
   convention, regulation, normal, principle, ruler, prescript, pattern, formula, linguistic rule, dominion

10. principle, rulenoun

    a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

    "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"

    Synonyms:
    precept, rationale, convention, normal, pattern, principle, ruler, prescript, regulation, formula, linguistic rule, dominion

11. rule, formulanoun

    (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

    "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"

    Synonyms:
    convention, regulation, normal, principle, chemical formula, ruler, prescript, pattern, formula, expression, linguistic rule, recipe, dominion

12. rule, rulerverb

    measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

    Synonyms:
    convention, regulation, normal, principle, ruler, prescript, pattern, swayer, formula, linguistic rule, dominion

13. govern, ruleverb

    exercise authority over; as of nations

    "Who is governing the country now?"

    Synonyms:
    reign, rein, predominate, regularize, harness, dominate, find, order, prevail, govern, decree, regulate, regularise

14. rule, decreeverb

    decide with authority

    "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"

    Synonyms:
    find, predominate, harness, dominate, prevail, govern, decree, reign, rein

15. predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevailverb

    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

    "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"

    Synonyms:
    eclipse, govern, dominate, reign, predominate, rein, endure, overshadow, hold, overtop, overlook, run, prevail, obtain, hulk, harness, loom, find, tower, command, persist, triumph, decree, master, die hard

16. rule, findverb

    decide on and make a declaration about

    "find someone guilty"

    Synonyms:
    line up, detect, recover, find oneself, get, get hold, predominate, rein, find, dominate, retrieve, notice, chance, reign, determine, see, find out, govern, come up, decree, encounter, happen, receive, feel, harness, incur, observe, witness, ascertain, bump, prevail, regain, obtain, discover

17. ruleverb

    have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

    Synonyms:
    find, predominate, harness, dominate, prevail, govern, decree, reign, rein

18. ruleverb

    mark or draw with a ruler

    "rule the margins"

    Synonyms:
    find, predominate, harness, dominate, prevail, govern, decree, reign, rein

19. rule, harness, reinverb

    keep in check

    "rule one's temper"

    Synonyms:
    rein in, find, predominate, harness, tackle, dominate, draw rein, prevail, govern, decree, reign, rein

Matched Categories

1. • Accompany
   • Concept
   • Control
   • Decide
   • Direction
   • Dominance
   • Draw
   • Duration
   • Generalization
   • Keep
   • Law
   • Linguistics
   • Math
   • Practice
   • Procedure
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1. rulenoun

   Synonyms:
   command, control, domination, dominion, lordship, mastership, mastery, government, empire, sway, direction, authority

2. rulenoun

   Synonyms:
   precept, law, canon, formula, test, criterion, standard, touchstone

3. rulenoun

   Synonyms:
   order, ruling, prescription, regulation

4. rulenoun

   Synonyms:
   ruler

5. ruleverb

   Synonyms:
   govern, control, conduct, direct, lead, have under one's thumb, lead by the nose, lord over, lord it over, domineer over

6. ruleverb

   Synonyms:
   (Law.) determine, decide

7. ruleverb

   Synonyms:
   command, govern, DOMINEER, have command, have control, rule the roast, have one's own way, wear the breeches, take the lead

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1. rulenoun

   Synonyms:
   regulation, prescript, prescription, order, ruling, standard, criterion, touchstone, brocard, maxim, law, canon, norm, government, sway, regency, domination, authority, direction, empire, dynasty, supremacy, administration, regime

2. ruleverb

   Synonyms:
   govern, dominate, restrain, influence, sway, prevail, dominate, preponderate, domineer

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1. List of paraphrases for "rule":

   article, state, primacy, norm, al-qaeda, rules, norma, ruler, section, qaeda, artikel, empire, άρθρο, standard, 'articolo, domination, règle, articolo, provision, status, artigo, regulation, art., pre-eminence, alqaeda, supremacy, regel, base, reign, articles, principle, al-qaida, art, sovereignty, item, regulates, ruling, artículo

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1. Central Military Commission:

   A modern country by necessity is one that is one with rule of law, and a modern military is by necessity one that has rule of law, the more modern the military is, the more informatized it is, the more it needs to follow the rule of law.

2. Edward Abbey:

   Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.

3. Aristotle:

   They should rule who are able to rule best.

4. Mithripala Sirisena:

   I'm confident that the victory we will get is a great victory. I will implement the rule of law, democracy and make a peaceful country by chasing away family rule and corrupt rule.

5. Jonar Nader:

   The majority-rule society has produced nothing more than heart-ache and intolerance. Throughout this majority-rule period it has been the members of the minority who have made an impact. It only takes one person to kill a hundred. It only takes one dictator to oppress millions. For better or for worse, it is the daring few who have shaped this so-called majority-rule society.