Rule synonyms

123 synonyms for rule 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.

Another word 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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