Definition for Rule:

• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; " it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; " short haircuts were the regulation"

Synonyms for Rule:

• n.

  •
  • dictate.
  •
  • canon.
  •
  • norm.
  •aphorism (noun)
  • saying.
  •authority (noun)
  • jurisdiction.
  •cognition (noun)
  • regulation.
  •command (noun)
  • coordination,
  • grasp,
  • supremacy,
  • authority,
  • law,
  • domination,
  • reign,
  • mandate,
  • sovereignty,
  • prowess,
  • power,
  • will,
  • hold,
  • government,
  • mastery,
  • sway,
  • commission,
  • charge,
  • grip,
  • management,
  • direction.
  •gauge (noun)
  • gauge,
  • straightedge,
  • vernier,
  • log,
  • protractor,
  • rod,
  • sextant,
  • square,
  • calipers,
  • tape measure,
  • compass,
  • transit,
  • dial,
  • level,
  • yardstick,
  • scale,
  • T square,
  • micrometer,
  • line,
  • ruler.
  •government (noun)
  • jurisdiction.
  •influence (noun)
  • motivation,
  • seniority,
  • rank,
  • pressure,
  • pull,
  • influence,
  • importance,
  • bias,
  • predominance.
  •instruction (noun)
  • catchword,
  • saw,
  • doctrine,
  • credo,
  • proverb,
  • principle,
  • dictum,
  • instruction,
  • saying,
  • directive,
  • precept,
  • bidding,
  • motto,
  • axiom,
  • adage,
  • teaching,
  • edict,
  • code,
  • moral,
  • ordinance,
  • policy,
  • byword.
  •leadership of organization (noun)
  • domination,
  • reign,
  • government,
  • influence,
  • supremacy,
  • sway,
  • jurisdiction,
  • control,
  • sovereignty,
  • dominion,
  • power,
  • authority.
  •line (noun)
  • line.
  •maxim (noun)
  • maxim.
  •measure (noun)
  • criterion.
  •method, way (noun)
  • procedure,
  • policy.
  •rule (noun)
  • dominate,
  • dominion,
  • predominate,
  • ruler,
  • normal,
  • principle,
  • decree,
  • reign,
  • convention,
  • govern,
  • pattern,
  • find,
  • harness,
  • prevail,
  • regulation.
  •standard, principle of behavior (noun)
  • criterion,
  • ordinance,
  • ruling,
  • direction,
  • guide,
  • law,
  • moral,
  • order,
  • axiom,
  • precept,
  • canon,
  • regulation,
  • command,
  • decree,
  • tenet,
  • model,
  • test,
  • edict,
  • dictum,
  • maxim.

• v.

  •command (verb)
  • coordinate.
  •communication (verb)
  • find.
  •control (verb)
  • administer,
  • supervise,
  • lead,
  • bridle,
  • harness,
  • dominate,
  • preside,
  • manage,
  • pilot,
  • discipline,
  • order,
  • execute,
  • superintend,
  • command,
  • steer,
  • govern,
  • control,
  • oversee,
  • direct.
  •direct (verb)
  • conduct,
  • lord,
  • master,
  • boss.
  •dominate (verb)
  • oppress,
  • surmount,
  • predominate,
  • prevail,
  • vanquish,
  • win,
  • subordinate,
  • conquer,
  • triumph,
  • overcome,
  • succeed,
  • better.
  •govern, manage (verb)
  • conduct,
  • preside,
  • direct,
  • dominate,
  • regulate,
  • run,
  • lead,
  • bridle,
  • prevail,
  • dictate,
  • predominate,
  • administer.
  •judge (verb)
  • arbitrate,
  • adjudicate,
  • judge,
  • resolve,
  • appraise,
  • referee,
  • assess,
  • determine,
  • decide,
  • pronounce,
  • sentence,
  • mediate,
  • find,
  • consider.
  •judge, decide (verb)
  • determine,
  • find,
  • pronounce,
  • hold,
  • adjudicate,
  • resolve.
  •master (verb)
  • head.
  •social (verb)
  • govern.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • model,
  • norm,
  • measure.
  •
  • dictate.
  •
  • standard.
  •judge
  • referee.
  •measure
  • calipers.
  •Other relevant words:
  • assign,
  • mirror,
  • test,
  • decree,
  • dominion,
  • wear the crown,
  • touchstone,
  • regulate,
  • pattern,
  • maxim,
  • act on,
  • balance,
  • guide,
  • pronounce on,
  • canon,
  • measure,
  • article,
  • pass judgment,
  • article of faith,
  • ordain,
  • norm,
  • convention,
  • set form,
  • average,
  • generality,
  • run,
  • procedure,
  • criterion,
  • tenet,
  • paradigm,
  • ruling,
  • model,
  • matter of course,
  • normal,
  • regulation,
  • dictate,
  • standard,
  • report,
  • jurisdiction,
  • award,
  • gage,
  • common practice,
  • swing,
  • type,
  • wield the scepter,
  • check,
  • barometer,
  • original,
  • dogma,
  • rage.

Antonyms for Rule:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    obey, submit, yield, comply.

• n.

  • leadership of organization
    submission, subordination, weakness, surrender, inferiority, yielding.
  • standard, principle of behavior
    lawlessness, bad manners, disorganization.

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    abide, air, begin, disorganisation, disorganization, ignore, inferiority, liberate, loose, loosen, lose, misguide, mislead, miss, misunderstand, serve, start, submission, submit, subordination, surrender, unleash, unsettle, waver, weakness, bad manners.

• v.

  • govern, manage
    mislead, plead, release, lose, obey, submit, neglect, misguide, mismanage, follow, serve.
  • judge, decide
    miss, waver, misunderstand, start, begin, ignore, unsettle.