Rule synonyms

Rule synonyms such as decide, act, axiom, administration, convention, administer, be the order of the day, adjudge, and adjudicate. Rule is a noun, and its antonyms are chaos and anarchy. Additionally, here are 123 synonyms for rule and words similar to it.

123 synonyms for rule

1. regulation

Act, by-law, canon, command, commandment, court order, decree, dictate, dictum, direction, directive, edict, fiat, guideline, injunction, law, mandate, order, ordinance, precept, prescription, proclamation, pronouncement, pronunciamento, regulation, requirement, ruling, statute, stipulation, and ukase.

2. precept

Aphorism, axiom, maxim, precept, principle, standard, truism, and truth.

3. control

Administration, ascendancy, authority, command, control, direction, dominion, government, hegemony, influence, jurisdiction, leadership, mastery, power, raj, regime, regiment, sovereignty, supremacy, and sway.

4. procedure

Convention, custom, form, habit, norm, practice, praxis, procedure, protocol, routine, standard, and wont.

5. govern

Administer, be at the helm, be in authority, be in charge, be in command, be in control, be in control of, be in power, be monarch, be sovereign, be the leader of, control, direct, dominate, govern, have control of, head, hold sway, lead, manage, preside over, regulate, reign, run, sit on the throne, sway, wear the crown, and wield the sceptre.

6. prevail

Be supreme, be the order of the day, hold sway, obtain, predominate, and prevail.

7. decree

Adjudge, adjudicate, asseverate, decide, decree, determine, direct, establish, find, hold, judge, lay down, make a judgement, ordain, order, pronounce, resolve, and settle.

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