Definition for Governed:

• the body of people who are citizens of a particular government; " governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"-- Declaration of Independence

Synonyms for Governed:

• adj.

  •controlled (adjective)
  • directed,
  • structured,
  • regulated,
  • administrated,
  • lead,
  • effected.
  •directed (adjective)
  • mastered,
  • conducted,
  • Bossed.
  •governed (adjective)
  • driven,
  • obedient,
  • dependent,
  • under authority,
  • subjugated,
  • inclined,
  • consequent,
  • Influenced,
  • determined,
  • guided.
  •operated (adjective)
  • maintained,
  • Negotiated,
  • accomplished,
  • finished,
  • handled,
  • moved,
  • contrived,
  • Performed,
  • Manipulated,
  • Transacted,
  • enforced,
  • Achieved,
  • sustained,
  • fulfilled,
  • Transported,
  • Wielded,
  • turned,
  • Worked,
  • conveyed,
  • practiced,
  • Served,
  • used.
  •regimented (adjective)
  • rigid,
  • uniform.
  •regulated (adjective)
  • fixed,
  • settled,
  • adjusted,
  • monitored,
  • standardized,
  • set,
  • adapted,
  • systematized,
  • arranged,
  • organized.
  •restricted (adjective)
  • suppressed,
  • moderated,
  • barred,
  • chained,
  • deprived,
  • cramped,
  • small,
  • decreased,
  • modified,
  • blocked,
  • inhibited,
  • Hitched,
  • obstructed,
  • closed,
  • prescribed,
  • repressed,
  • bounded,
  • stopped,
  • confined,
  • surrounded,
  • shortened,
  • Hampered,
  • foiled,
  • narrowed,
  • diminished,
  • held back,
  • tethered,
  • Prevented,
  • checked,
  • bound,
  • fastened,
  • restrained,
  • Stayed,
  • frustrated,
  • secured,
  • Deterred,
  • curbed,
  • defined,
  • clogged,
  • reduced.
  •subject (adjective)
  • vulnerable,
  • exposed,
  • satellite,
  • open,
  • servile,
  • liable,
  • collateral,
  • subordinate,
  • inferior,
  • slavish,
  • accountable,
  • provisional,
  • sensitive,
  • susceptible,
  • conditional,
  • captive,
  • sub,
  • contingent,
  • subservient,
  • subaltern,
  • submissive,
  • prone,
  • tentative,
  • apt,
  • secondary,
  • disposed,
  • likely,
  • tributary.

• adv.

  •under (adverb)
  • low,
  • junior,
  • following,
  • amenable,
  • belonging,
  • reporting,
  • lesser,
  • subsequent,
  • subsumed,
  • Obeying,
  • in the power of,
  • subsidiary,
  • corollary,
  • included,
  • lower.

• v.

  •commanded (verb)
  • Reigned,
  • Griped,
  • charged,
  • grasped,
  • coordinated,
  • Swayed,
  • held.
  •controlled (verb)
  • ordered,
  • Superintended,
  • dominated,
  • disciplined,
  • executed,
  • harnessed,
  • Commanded,
  • Managed,
  • Administered,
  • Steered,
  • Oversaw,
  • Bridled,
  • led,
  • Presided,
  • supervised,
  • Overseen,
  • Piloted,
  • ruled.
  •directed (verb)
  • Lorded.
  •govern (verb)
  • guide,
  • dispose,
  • be in power,
  • lay down the law,
  • handle,
  • decide,
  • serve the people,
  • call the shots,
  • pilot,
  • execute,
  • be in the driver's seat,
  • discipline,
  • captain*,
  • head,
  • administer,
  • incline,
  • inhibit,
  • hold office,
  • assume command,
  • exercise authority,
  • conduct,
  • steer,
  • manage,
  • command,
  • predispose,
  • tyrannize,
  • reign,
  • run,
  • sway,
  • call the signals,
  • get the better of,
  • curb,
  • shepherd,
  • underlie,
  • directionalize,
  • superintend,
  • order,
  • subdue,
  • contain,
  • carry out,
  • pull the strings,
  • overrule,
  • check,
  • rule,
  • dictate,
  • render,
  • control,
  • determine,
  • occupy throne,
  • boss,
  • supervise,
  • restrain,
  • direct,
  • oversee,
  • tame,
  • head up,
  • wear the crown,
  • regulate,
  • dominate,
  • hold dominion,
  • bridle,
  • hold sway.
  •limited (verb)
  • restricted.
  •mastered (verb)
  • headed.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • encircled,
  • enslaved,
  • fettered,
  • governed,
  • impeded,
  • revolved,
  • tempered,
  • Operated,
  • Promoted,
  • subber,
  • controlled,
  • regimented,
  • subject,
  • Manacled,
  • Substract,
  • reined in,
  • at one's feet,
  • bound by,
  • in danger of.
  •adv
  • under.
  •n.
  • citizenry,
  • people.

Paraphrases for Governed:

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    locations, regulated, covered, governance.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    governance.
  • Verb, past tense
    organised, organized, jurisdiction, standardized, management, characterized, defined, Presided, stipulate, Stipulated, established, determined, imposed, Encompassed, Prevailed, Operated, Envisaged, requirement, addressed, controlled, controlling, guidance, tightened, Provided, specified, mandated, breathed, Enshrined, Grew, Steered, condemned, ordered, directed, exposed, drove, powered, forced, Remanded, Sentenced, Prompted, Referred, positioned, lay, inhibited, led, applied, Marketed, staged, Ran, Resulted, Submitted, required, placed, set, Stood, Dealt, attached, Chaired, headed, Filed, Had, Caused, Pushed, planted, put, Meant, covered.
  • Verb, past participle
    Governments, organised, Regulations, organized, Managed, administrated, enforced, Overseen, arranged, Investigated, supervised, guaranteed, jurisdiction, rule, reconciled, resolved, well-managed, accordance, implemented, Legislated, coordinated, Existed, envisioned, orientated, standardized, Navigated, enforceable, observed, formulated, Discriminated, Subordinated, Convened, Responded, gone, circumscribed, reproduced, designated, enrolled, prescribed, Adjudicated, characterized, defined, entrusted, impregnated, Enacted, Introduced, Contemplated, Presided, Stipulated, pronounced, dictated, regularised, articulated, oriented, identified, inspired, established, disciplined, determined, motivated, monitored, competence, Communicated, imposed, overcome, provisions, Prevailed, Influenced, allocated, informed, regularized, instructed, characterised, substantiated, involved, circulated, subjugated, Operated, disposed, Envisaged, restrained, finalized, concluded, Comprised, solved, described, suppressed, derived, outlined, structured, Enumerated, handled, obliged, presented, Rendered, finalised, safeguarded, relevance, constrained, assigned, compliance, ascertained, conducted, composed, predicted, guide, Served, facilitated, corrected, Indicated, pursuant, mentored, abided, guided, anticipated, Undertaken, addressed, controlled, Throttled, Enriched, verified, Arrived, accomplished, Deployed, embodied, Undergone, Performed, owned, calibrated, sanctioned, tightened, Examined, practised, agreed, Provided, foreseen, unmanaged, specified, interviewed, calculated, transmitted, mandated, Delegated, redirected, decided, insured, judgement, measured, Enshrined, Delivered, Exercised, reviewed, Mentioned, restricted, elaborated, sponsored, terminated, seized, Perpetrated, Steered, ended, supported, clarified, mediated, collapsed, inscribed, Excluded, moved, considered, settled, turned, Inspected, ensured, Grounded, condemned, classified, employed, Brought, surrounded, Followed, recorded, spearheaded, produced, ordered, understood, Caught, contracted, Targeted, connected, routed, pursued, Adhered, Channelled, Regarded, treated, Disbursed, directed, selected, accompanied, framework, dedicated, adjustable, located, exposed, utilized, charged, Judged, Repaid, protected, Instituted, Issued, affiliated, Culminated, driven, Been, Depended, Tackled, shaped, Assessed, noted, Liquidated, entitled, Transferred, co-chaired, adopted, designed, taught, Forwarded, rectified, bound, compliant, Commanded, Remedied, contained, Waged, Lodged, assured, sent, equipped, adjusted, commissioned, geared, Answered, Achieved, conditioned, moderated, Hindered, Borne, varied, Sentenced, edited, registered, hedged, laid, Prompted, Referred, Captured, forecast, owed, fastened, Afforded, convicted, positioned, Incurred, maintained, applies, levered, fed, attended, Notified, led, Championed, included, applied, situated, checked, Deemed, committed, cured, discharged, trained, used, formed, Entered, packaged, coloured, completed, framed, left, justified, posed, affected, fixed, respect, respected, drawn, Tendered, Fought, Earmarked, Trafficked, Coached, cleared, Swayed, shared, Viewed, processed, held, secured, Resulted, Termed, run, satisfied, intended, spoken, vested, built, Submitted, qualified, blown, Carried, assisted, finished, destined, read, Policed, Approached, found, required, hosted, given, scheduled, diverted, fired, Hampered, Audited, Aimed, Installed, heard, placed, set, Adduced, credited, projected, tested, Dealt, Awarded, sought, Told, effected, Piloted, sorted, linked, attached, actioned, Chaired, headed, Filed, affixed, expected, Typified, Subjected, touched, tied, desired, Taxed, Flanked, doomed, Allowed, marked, Supplied, boxed, Fitted, Appealed, timed, Caused, tabled, tuned, focused, paid, taken, delayed, Switched, Spanned, skewed, stated, seen, planned, locked, closed, Passed, listed, founded, Counted, Acted, put, halted, packed, staffed, called, done, kept, Meant, based, Met, backed, ruled, named, made, covered.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    ruled.
  • Verb, past tense
    Administered, Managed, regulating, rule, applicable, dominated, pertain, guided, guiding, guides, ruled, regulated, governance.
  • Verb, past participle
    Administered, applicable, dominated, regulated, governance.

Antonyms for Governed:

• adj.

  • governed
    capricious, autonomous, unruly, self-determined, free.
  • regulated
    disarranged, confused, upset.
  • subject
    master.

• adv.

  • under
    major, primary.

• v.

  • govern
    comply, obey, agree, yield, permit, give way, acquiesce, surrender, allow, consent.

Governed Sentence Examples:

• You will say, William may be deceived, or, perhaps, he may be governed by necessity, and be obliged to submit to a harsh law.

• I was deceived by the confidence you expressed in your own caution, and the seeming readiness there was to be governed by my advice.

Hyponym for Governed:

• n.

  • group
    citizenry, people.