Rule synonyms | Another word for rule

Decide, act, axiom, administration, convention, administer, be the order of the day, adjudge, and adjudicate are all synonyms for rule. Chaos and anarchy are these antonyms of rule. And here are another 123 synonyms for rule.

Rule Synonyms

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
  • Regulation
  • Requirement
  • Ruling
  • Statute
  • Stipulation
  • Ukase
  • Pronunciamento

2. precept

  • Axiom
  • Maxim
  • Precept
  • Principle
  • Standard
  • Truism
  • Truth
  • Aphorism

3. control

  • Administration
  • Ascendancy
  • Authority
  • Command
  • Control
  • Direction
  • Dominion
  • Government
  • Hegemony
  • Influence
  • Jurisdiction
  • Leadership
  • Mastery
  • Power
  • Raj
  • Regime
  • Sovereignty
  • Supremacy
  • Sway
  • Regiment

4. procedure

  • Convention
  • Custom
  • Form
  • Habit
  • Norm
  • Practice
  • Procedure
  • Protocol
  • Routine
  • Standard
  • Wont
  • Praxis

5. govern

  • Administer
  • Be at the helm
  • Be in authority
  • Be in charge
  • Be in command
  • Be in control of
  • Be in control
  • Be in power
  • Be monarch
  • 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
  • Wield the sceptre
  • Be sovereign

6. prevail

  • Be the order of the day
  • Hold sway
  • Obtain
  • Predominate
  • Prevail
  • Be supreme

7. decree

  • Adjudge
  • Adjudicate
  • Decide
  • Decree
  • Determine
  • Direct
  • Establish
  • Find
  • Hold
  • Judge
  • Lay down
  • Make a judgement
  • Ordain
  • Order
  • Pronounce
  • Resolve
  • Settle
  • Asseverate