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.

  •
  • accede,
  • abdicate,
  • the crown,
  • commoner,
  • court,
  • coronation,
  • depose,
  • crown,
  • accession,
  • dethrone.
  •
  • win out,
  • get ahead,
  • achieve,
  • thrive,
  • flourish,
  • be/get there,
  • be a roaring success,
  • prosper.
  •
  • announce,
  • address,
  • render,
  • course,
  • inform,
  • declare,
  • notify,
  • issue,
  • bring forward,
  • proclaim.
  •
  • awl,
  • blowtorch,
  • box end wrench,
  • Allen Wrench,
  • blowlamp,
  • over,
  • bit,
  • applicator,
  • bellows,
  • adjustable wrench,
  • bradawl.
  •
  • incline,
  • throw back on,
  • motivate,
  • politics,
  • enter,
  • implant,
  • predispose.
  •
  • morals,
  • Standards,
  • the proprieties,
  • ethics.
  •
  • draw,
  • outline,
  • mark out,
  • imprint,
  • mark,
  • circle,
  • carve,
  • canon,
  • engrave.
  •
  • commonplace.
  •administration (noun)
  • dis positions,
  • directings,
  • dis-position,
  • over sight,
  • super vision,
  • over seeing,
  • conductings,
  • pro visions,
  • over-seeing,
  • over-sights,
  • super-vision,
  • over-sight,
  • governings,
  • overseeings,
  • pro-vision,
  • administerings,
  • super-visions,
  • over seeings,
  • pro vision,
  • over-seeings,
  • pro-visions,
  • over sights,
  • dis-positions,
  • dis position,
  • super visions.
  •aphorism (noun)
  • sayings,
  • saying.
  •ascendancy (noun)
  • mastery powers.
  •ascendancy/ascendency (noun)
  • pre dominances,
  • on tops,
  • pre potences,
  • pre-dominance,
  • pre valence,
  • pre-potence,
  • pre valences,
  • pre dominance,
  • leg ups,
  • pre potence,
  • pre-valence,
  • whip hands,
  • pre-dominances,
  • pre-valences,
  • pre-potences,
  • prepotences.
  •assize (noun)
  • in-quest,
  • in-quests,
  • in quests.
  •authority (noun)
  • permit,
  • pow,
  • warrants,
  • strong arm,
  • word,
  • powerhouses,
  • permission,
  • might and main,
  • juice,
  • steam,
  • zap,
  • powerhouse,
  • weight,
  • POWS,
  • what it takes.
  •average (noun)
  • mid-points,
  • mid-point.
  •bar (noun)
  • cross bars,
  • cross pieces,
  • cross-bars,
  • cross-bar,
  • Cross piece,
  • cross-pieces.
  •cognition (noun)
  • rule,
  • regulation.
  •command (noun)
  • direction,
  • prowess,
  • grip,
  • hold,
  • supremacy,
  • will,
  • mandate,
  • commission,
  • sovereignty,
  • grasp,
  • mastery,
  • charge.
  •commandment (noun)
  • mitzvos,
  • mitzvot,
  • mitzvoth,
  • mitzvahs.
  •condition (noun)
  • sine qua non,
  • terms,
  • pre-requisite,
  • prerequisites,
  • precondition,
  • pre-requisites.
  •conduct (noun)
  • in tendances,
  • trans actions,
  • trans-action,
  • carrying ons,
  • trans action,
  • wieldings,
  • in-tendances,
  • in tendance,
  • in-tendance,
  • intendances,
  • trans-actions.
  •control (noun)
  • predomination,
  • subjection,
  • containments,
  • containment,
  • wire pulling.
  •convention (noun)
  • under standing,
  • under standings,
  • under-standing,
  • covenances,
  • under-standings.
  •criterion (noun)
  • ex-ample,
  • point comparison,
  • ex ample.
  •custom (noun)
  • de-sign,
  • unwritten rules,
  • de-signs,
  • in to,
  • de sign,
  • de signs,
  • inheritences.
  •decree (noun)
  • de-crees,
  • ukases,
  • the words,
  • riot acts,
  • the riot acts,
  • de-cree,
  • de crees,
  • de cree,
  • decretums.
  •dictum (noun)
  • brocards.
  •doctrine (noun)
  • credendas,
  • universal laws,
  • pro-positions,
  • pro position,
  • pro positions,
  • be-lief,
  • be lief,
  • article faith,
  • inculcations.
  •dominion (noun)
  • de-mesne,
  • pro vince,
  • pro-vince,
  • pro vinces,
  • de mesne,
  • pro-vinces.
  •form (noun)
  • by numbers,
  • by the book,
  • ceremonials,
  • Convenance,
  • done thing.
  •fundamental (noun)
  • coal and ices,
  • coal ice,
  • coal ices,
  • coal and ice,
  • nittygritty.
  •gauge (noun)
  • gauge,
  • compass,
  • line,
  • protractor,
  • log,
  • rod,
  • micrometer,
  • dial,
  • calipers,
  • level,
  • square,
  • transit,
  • vernier,
  • yardstick,
  • sextant,
  • tape measure.
  •guideline (noun)
  • guideline,
  • standard procedure,
  • ground rule.
  •habit (noun)
  • Habits,
  • make-ups,
  • make-up,
  • hangup,
  • impulsions,
  • Assuetude,
  • obsession,
  • impulsion,
  • fixed attitude.
  •index (noun)
  • indicias.
  •influence (noun)
  • pull,
  • motivation,
  • bias,
  • pressure,
  • importance,
  • seniority,
  • rank,
  • predominance.
  •instruction (noun)
  • bidding,
  • ordinance,
  • catchword,
  • code,
  • saw,
  • teaching,
  • credo,
  • axiom,
  • proverb,
  • byword,
  • directive,
  • adage.
  •justice (noun)
  • judicatory,
  • due process,
  • square deal,
  • legal process,
  • equity,
  • fair treatment,
  • justness,
  • penalty,
  • legitimacy,
  • fair play,
  • legalizations,
  • Constitutionality,
  • reasonableness,
  • legalization.
  •kingdom (noun)
  • co unties,
  • co-unties,
  • suzerainties.
  •leadership of organization (noun)
  • Regnancy,
  • empire.
  •limit (noun)
  • restriction.
  •line (noun)
  • lineament,
  • lineation,
  • lineaments,
  • tracings,
  • figuration,
  • borderlines.
  •linguistic rule (noun)
  • linguistic rule.
  •management (noun)
  • super intendency,
  • super-intendencies,
  • super-intendency,
  • super intendencies,
  • superintendencies.
  •matter of course (noun)
  • natural outcome,
  • nothing to wonder at,
  • usual course,
  • logical outcome,
  • usual practice.
  •maxim (noun)
  • maxim,
  • apophthegms,
  • platitudes,
  • by-word,
  • apophthegm,
  • epithet,
  • by-words.
  •method (noun)
  • Recipes,
  • wises,
  • Technic,
  • Technics,
  • shortcut,
  • Modus,
  • the book.
  •method, way (noun)
  • normality,
  • procedure,
  • routine,
  • normalcy,
  • order of things.
  •normal (noun)
  • normal.
  •order (noun)
  • placement,
  • regularity,
  • codifications,
  • codification,
  • orderings.
  •ordinarily (noun)
  • generally,
  • habitually,
  • regularly,
  • customarily.
  •policy (noun)
  • the number.
  •power (noun)
  • Imperia,
  • Imperium,
  • omnipotence.
  •precept (noun)
  • pre-cept,
  • pre cept.
  •precondition (noun)
  • pre-conditions.
  •preeminence (noun)
  • pre eminences,
  • pre-eminences,
  • pre eminence.
  •prepotency (noun)
  • pre potency,
  • pre-potencies,
  • pre-potency,
  • pre potencies.
  •prescript (noun)
  • prescript.
  •principle (noun)
  • golden rules.
  •process (noun)
  • pro cess,
  • pro cesses,
  • un-folding,
  • pro-cesses,
  • un folding,
  • out-growths,
  • out growths,
  • course action,
  • pro-cess.
  •regulation (noun)
  • assize.
  •rein (noun)
  • rein.
  •restriction (noun)
  • grain salt,
  • re strictions,
  • no nos,
  • nono,
  • re-strictions,
  • small difficulties,
  • nono's,
  • excess baggages,
  • re-striction,
  • no no's,
  • re striction,
  • ball chain.
  •ruler (noun)
  • folding rules,
  • t-squares,
  • tsquares,
  • folding rule,
  • tsquare.
  •ruling (noun)
  • re-solution,
  • re-solutions,
  • re solutions.
  •say-so (noun)
  • say so,
  • say-so.
  •scale (noun)
  • de-grees,
  • pro portion,
  • pro-portion,
  • pro portions,
  • de grees,
  • pro-portions.
  •standard (noun)
  • rule thumb.
  •standard, principle of behavior (noun)
  • decorum,
  • statute,
  • keynote,
  • keystone,
  • Decretion,
  • chapter and verse,
  • precedent,
  • basis,
  • truism,
  • gnome,
  • propriety,
  • apothegm.
  •system (noun)
  • co ordinations,
  • co-ordinations,
  • frame reference,
  • fixed orders,
  • co ordination,
  • logical orders.
  •tenet (noun)
  • self convictions,
  • self-convictions,
  • selfconviction,
  • self conviction,
  • selfconvictions.
  •upper hand (noun)
  • trump hand.

• v.

  •bridle (verb)
  • keeps check,
  • with hold,
  • kept in check,
  • kept check,
  • re press,
  • re-presses,
  • re presses,
  • sub-dues,
  • with-hold,
  • re pressed,
  • re-press,
  • keep check,
  • re-pressing,
  • re strains,
  • keeps in check,
  • sub due,
  • re strained,
  • keeping check,
  • with holding,
  • re-strains,
  • re-strain,
  • with holds,
  • with held,
  • sub dues,
  • re-straining,
  • sub-due,
  • with-holds,
  • re pressing,
  • re-strained,
  • re strain,
  • with-held,
  • re straining.
  •command (verb)
  • coordinate.
  •communication (verb)
  • find.
  •conduct (verb)
  • calls the tune,
  • call tune,
  • presiding over,
  • wielded baton,
  • over sees,
  • presides over,
  • over see,
  • super vise,
  • super vised,
  • over-saw,
  • trailblazes,
  • over-seen,
  • over-sees,
  • over-see,
  • calling tune,
  • called tune,
  • super-vise,
  • over saw,
  • wielding baton,
  • calls tune,
  • super-vised,
  • over seen,
  • ran things,
  • super vising,
  • called the tune,
  • runs things,
  • wields baton,
  • trailblazed,
  • calling the tune.
  •control (verb)
  • dominate,
  • subject,
  • lead,
  • pilot,
  • supervise,
  • administer,
  • discipline,
  • steer,
  • execute,
  • oversee,
  • harness,
  • preside,
  • superintend.
  •decide (verb)
  • casting the die,
  • coming agreement,
  • made decision,
  • makes decision,
  • fixt upon,
  • came decision,
  • come agreement,
  • casting die,
  • took stand,
  • takes a stand,
  • come conclusion,
  • drawing a conclusion,
  • making up mind,
  • sur mise,
  • makes a decision,
  • forms opinion,
  • coming decision,
  • comes to agreement,
  • comes to conclusion,
  • take stand,
  • makes up mind,
  • casts die,
  • went down line,
  • came to agreement,
  • arriving at conclusion,
  • coming to agreement,
  • made up mind,
  • drawing conclusion,
  • reaching decision,
  • formed opinion,
  • fixing up on,
  • comes decision,
  • taking a stand,
  • comes agreement,
  • make mind,
  • draws a conclusion,
  • drew conclusion,
  • come decision,
  • coming conclusion,
  • arrived conclusion,
  • going down line,
  • forming opinion,
  • having final word,
  • making mind,
  • fixes up on,
  • came to decision,
  • draws conclusion,
  • committing oneself,
  • had final word,
  • sur-mises,
  • committed oneself,
  • comes conclusion,
  • hast final word,
  • casts the die,
  • comes to decision,
  • fixt up on,
  • came to conclusion,
  • fix up on,
  • takes stand,
  • fixing upon,
  • reached decision,
  • reaches decision,
  • makes mind,
  • arrived at conclusion,
  • making decision,
  • goes down line,
  • fixed up on,
  • making a decision,
  • arriving conclusion,
  • sur-mise,
  • hath final word,
  • made mind,
  • haddest final word,
  • has final word,
  • came conclusion,
  • coming to decision,
  • fixes upon,
  • cast die,
  • taking stand,
  • arrives at conclusion,
  • coming to conclusion,
  • sur mises,
  • commits oneself,
  • came agreement,
  • arrives conclusion,
  • hadst final word,
  • arrive conclusion,
  • drew a conclusion,
  • took a stand.
  •decree (verb)
  • laid down the law,
  • laying down the law,
  • pro claimed,
  • lays down the law,
  • re quires,
  • puts one's foot down,
  • put one foot down,
  • reading riot act,
  • lay down law,
  • putting one's foot down,
  • pro claim,
  • de creed,
  • puts ones foot down,
  • re-quired,
  • re-quiring,
  • lays down law,
  • putting one foot down,
  • pro-claiming,
  • puts one foot down,
  • re-quire,
  • puts foot down,
  • de-clare,
  • put ones foot down,
  • re quire,
  • laying down law,
  • pro claiming,
  • de clares,
  • de clare,
  • de-clares,
  • reading the riot act,
  • re quired,
  • laid down law,
  • re-quires,
  • de-creed,
  • reads the riot act,
  • reads riot act,
  • pro-claims,
  • re quiring,
  • putting foot down,
  • pro claims,
  • putting ones foot down.
  •determine (verb)
  • in-vented,
  • taking decision,
  • marks off,
  • de-vise,
  • in vents,
  • de-vised,
  • in vented,
  • in clines,
  • pre-disposes,
  • nails down,
  • de-limits,
  • de vise,
  • de-vising,
  • dis posing,
  • took decision,
  • in-vent,
  • in-duce,
  • de limited,
  • pre disposes,
  • in-vents,
  • de vising,
  • in duce,
  • in-venting,
  • in vent,
  • de vised,
  • pre-dispose,
  • de limiting,
  • dis posed,
  • takes decision,
  • dis pose,
  • in-clines,
  • pre-disposed,
  • de limit,
  • nailing down,
  • in cline,
  • pinned down,
  • took a decision,
  • pre dispose,
  • de limits,
  • dis-posing,
  • de-limited,
  • de-limit,
  • in-cline,
  • pre disposing,
  • in-duces,
  • taking a decision,
  • pre-disposing,
  • dis-posed,
  • takes a decision,
  • de-limiting,
  • in venting,
  • dis-pose,
  • in duces.
  •dictate (verb)
  • called play,
  • lays down,
  • taking the reins,
  • calls play,
  • calls the play,
  • taking reins,
  • took reins,
  • calling the play,
  • walking heavy,
  • walked heavy,
  • took the reins,
  • call play,
  • walks heavy,
  • calling play,
  • called the play,
  • takes the reins,
  • takes reins,
  • take reins.
  •direct (verb)
  • lord,
  • master,
  • boss.
  •dominate (verb)
  • conquer,
  • better,
  • win,
  • prevail,
  • succeed,
  • subordinate,
  • triumph,
  • surmount,
  • overcome,
  • vanquish.
  •domineer (verb)
  • inned driver seat,
  • pre-vail,
  • ins the drivers seat,
  • over borne,
  • are the saddle,
  • inned the driver's seat,
  • over born,
  • ins the driver's seat,
  • inned the driver seat,
  • ins the driver seat,
  • overborn,
  • inning driver's seat,
  • leads by the nose,
  • ins driver's seat,
  • is in the saddle,
  • led by nose,
  • overbore,
  • pre vailing,
  • over-borne,
  • inning the drivers seat,
  • leading by nose,
  • throws weight around,
  • kicks around,
  • art in the saddle,
  • pushed the buttons,
  • over-bears,
  • pushes the buttons,
  • inned drivers seat,
  • in driver seat,
  • in the driver seat,
  • over-born,
  • inning the driver's seat,
  • keeps under thumb,
  • in the drivers seat,
  • inning the driver seat,
  • threw weight around,
  • over bear,
  • over bore,
  • being the saddle,
  • art the saddle,
  • over-bore,
  • was in the saddle,
  • in drivers seat,
  • inning drivers seat,
  • ins drivers seat,
  • rule roost,
  • leading by the nose,
  • inning driver seat,
  • be the saddle,
  • is the saddle,
  • inned driver's seat,
  • pre vails,
  • being in the saddle,
  • pre-vails,
  • are in the saddle,
  • were the saddle,
  • ins driver seat,
  • leads by nose,
  • wert in the saddle,
  • Over-bearing,
  • kept under thumb,
  • was the saddle,
  • wert the saddle,
  • am the saddle,
  • over bearing,
  • pre-vailed,
  • pre vail,
  • pre vailed,
  • inned the drivers seat,
  • wast in the saddle,
  • were in the saddle,
  • pushing the buttons,
  • wast the saddle,
  • keeping under thumb,
  • lead by nose,
  • over bears.
  •enjoin (verb)
  • calling up on,
  • call up on,
  • fore warned,
  • fore-warns,
  • called up on,
  • fore-warning,
  • calling upon,
  • co-unselling,
  • co unselling,
  • fore-warn,
  • fore-warned,
  • fore warns,
  • fore warn,
  • calls up on.
  •figure (verb)
  • de-ciphers,
  • making heads tails of,
  • dis-cover,
  • un-scrambles,
  • un riddle,
  • un tangled,
  • de-ciphered,
  • un-riddling,
  • de coded,
  • un folded,
  • de-codes,
  • de-ciphering,
  • un-scrambled,
  • dis-covering,
  • un raveling,
  • un scrambles,
  • de code,
  • dis covering,
  • de ciphered,
  • un raveled,
  • un tangling,
  • make heads tails of,
  • dis-entangling,
  • de ciphering,
  • un tangle,
  • de ciphers,
  • dis entangled,
  • catch to,
  • dis-covered,
  • un scrambling,
  • un folds,
  • un-folds,
  • dis entangling,
  • un scrambled,
  • un-riddles,
  • un-riddle,
  • doped out,
  • un-tangling,
  • un tangles,
  • thinks out,
  • de-cipher,
  • de-coding,
  • catching on to,
  • dis-covers,
  • puzzling out,
  • makes heads tails of,
  • puzzles out,
  • catches on to,
  • un ravels,
  • un ravelled,
  • un riddled,
  • un-folded,
  • un-ravelled,
  • dis-entangle,
  • un-raveling,
  • un-ravel,
  • un-riddled,
  • un riddling,
  • un riddles,
  • made heads or tails of,
  • making heads or tails of,
  • un-tangled,
  • dis-entangled,
  • un-scramble,
  • un-raveled,
  • dis cover,
  • dis entangle,
  • unriddled,
  • un ravelling,
  • de-coded,
  • dis-entangles,
  • un fold,
  • un scramble,
  • caught to,
  • un-fold,
  • de coding,
  • un-tangle,
  • catching to,
  • made heads tails of,
  • dis entangles,
  • un-ravels,
  • un-tangles,
  • dopes out,
  • catches to,
  • makes heads or tails of,
  • doping out,
  • puzzled out,
  • de-code,
  • unriddles,
  • de cipher,
  • dis covers,
  • un ravel,
  • un-scrambling,
  • de codes,
  • dis covered,
  • un-ravelling.
  •govern (verb)
  • gat the better of,
  • under-lied,
  • getting the better of,
  • gets better of,
  • under-lay,
  • under-lain,
  • gets the better of,
  • got the better of,
  • under-lying,
  • getting better of,
  • under lied,
  • directionalizing,
  • gotten the better of,
  • directionalizes,
  • directionalized,
  • underlied,
  • got better of,
  • get better of,
  • gotten better of,
  • under lain,
  • under lay,
  • gat better of.
  •govern, manage (verb)
  • run,
  • sit on top of,
  • keep under one's thumb,
  • crack the whip,
  • be in authority,
  • restrain,
  • overrule,
  • curb,
  • rule the roost.
  •guide (verb)
  • haddest a handle on,
  • showing the way,
  • hadst handle on,
  • showed the way,
  • had a handle on,
  • coxswained,
  • has handle on,
  • shows the way,
  • has a handle on,
  • show way,
  • showing way,
  • hast a handle on,
  • shows way,
  • hadst a handle on,
  • hath a handle on,
  • hath handle on,
  • hast handle on,
  • coxswaining,
  • showed way,
  • having a handle on,
  • had handle on,
  • having handle on,
  • haddest handle on,
  • have handle on.
  •head (verb)
  • art in charge,
  • being first,
  • is first,
  • goes first,
  • wast first,
  • pre ceding,
  • led the way,
  • wert in charge,
  • be charge,
  • pre-ceding,
  • is charge,
  • are charge,
  • pre-cede,
  • were first,
  • wert first,
  • being in charge,
  • pre-cedes,
  • leading way,
  • pre cedes,
  • were charge,
  • pre ceded,
  • are first,
  • pre cede,
  • was first,
  • being charge,
  • is in charge,
  • am in charge,
  • am charge,
  • are in charge,
  • lead way,
  • wast charge,
  • art first,
  • wert charge,
  • art charge,
  • led way,
  • leads the way,
  • leads way,
  • wast in charge,
  • pre-ceded,
  • leading the way,
  • was charge.
  •influence (verb)
  • argued into,
  • talks in to,
  • was recognized,
  • being recognized,
  • argues into,
  • working upon,
  • had part in,
  • works up on,
  • acts upon,
  • work up on,
  • am recognized,
  • in cites,
  • act up on,
  • acted up on,
  • impacting on,
  • pulled strings,
  • talk in to,
  • has a part in,
  • in-cited,
  • hath a part in,
  • impacts on,
  • bring bear,
  • haddest part in,
  • worked up on,
  • wast recognized,
  • pulling strings,
  • talked into,
  • hath part in,
  • has part in,
  • argues in to,
  • talking in to,
  • working up on,
  • had a part in,
  • works upon,
  • hadst part in,
  • in-cite,
  • argue in to,
  • talked in to,
  • acts up on,
  • impacted on,
  • were recognized,
  • talking into,
  • hadst a part in,
  • hast a part in,
  • are recognized,
  • have part in,
  • pulls strings,
  • acting upon,
  • haddest a part in,
  • having part in,
  • in cite,
  • wert recognized,
  • having a part in,
  • wrought up on,
  • art recognized,
  • talks into,
  • acting up on,
  • hast part in,
  • argued in to,
  • is recognized.
  •judge (verb)
  • mediate,
  • arbitrate,
  • adjudicate,
  • consider,
  • appraise,
  • referee,
  • pronounce,
  • assess.
  •judge, decide (verb)
  • postulate,
  • fix,
  • deduce,
  • infer,
  • establish,
  • pass upon,
  • theorize,
  • gather.
  •line (verb)
  • butted against,
  • in-scribing,
  • out lining,
  • de lineate,
  • de-lineate,
  • de-lineated,
  • in-scribe,
  • in-scribes,
  • allineated,
  • ordinated,
  • allineates,
  • out lined,
  • allineating,
  • butting against,
  • out-lined,
  • in scribes,
  • out-lining,
  • de lineated,
  • butts against,
  • in scribe.
  •manage (verb)
  • engaging in,
  • dis burse,
  • re questing,
  • took helm,
  • pre siding,
  • re quested,
  • pre sided,
  • take helm,
  • takes helm,
  • pre-side,
  • taking the helm,
  • pre-sides,
  • pre-siding,
  • pre-sided,
  • engages in,
  • dis-burse,
  • takes the helm,
  • pre side,
  • took the helm,
  • holds down,
  • taking care of,
  • pre sides,
  • re-questing,
  • takes over,
  • dis burses,
  • took over,
  • watches over,
  • taking helm,
  • dis-burses.
  •measure (verb)
  • gradates,
  • gradating,
  • paced off,
  • taking account,
  • gradated,
  • takes account,
  • calipered,
  • marked out,
  • looks over,
  • pacing off,
  • took account,
  • paces off,
  • marks out,
  • calipering.
  •oppress (verb)
  • dis-heartening,
  • keeping down,
  • over-whelming,
  • dis tress,
  • over comes,
  • over-whelmed,
  • over powering,
  • dis-hearten,
  • over-comes,
  • dis-tress,
  • putting up on,
  • over throw,
  • dis-heartens,
  • over throws,
  • out-raged,
  • beating down,
  • over-thrown,
  • over whelm,
  • over thrown,
  • over-powered,
  • over-power,
  • over-loading,
  • despotizes,
  • despotized,
  • putting upon,
  • over-throw,
  • over-powering,
  • over powers,
  • weighing heavy up on,
  • over whelms,
  • out-raging,
  • puts upon,
  • putting screws to,
  • dis-tresses,
  • over whelmed,
  • puts squeeze on,
  • weigh heavy up on,
  • keeps down,
  • dis heartening,
  • beats down,
  • over-coming,
  • puts screws to,
  • over-whelms,
  • over whelming,
  • dis hearten,
  • over-load,
  • puts the squeeze on,
  • dis heartened,
  • putting the squeeze on,
  • over-loaded,
  • dis-heartened,
  • over powered,
  • putting squeeze on,
  • out-rages,
  • over-whelm,
  • over loads,
  • tyrranizes,
  • dis heartens,
  • tyrranized,
  • despotizing,
  • tyrranizing,
  • weighed heavy upon,
  • out raged,
  • over-throws,
  • over loading,
  • over load,
  • out-rage,
  • over coming,
  • over come,
  • weighed heavy up on,
  • weighing heavy upon,
  • over loaded,
  • over throwing,
  • dis tresses,
  • over-loads,
  • dis-tressed,
  • weighs heavy up on,
  • put up on,
  • weighs heavy upon,
  • dis tressed,
  • out rages,
  • puts up on,
  • over-throwing.
  •ordain (verb)
  • de-legates,
  • in-vest,
  • in-vested,
  • de legates,
  • in vests,
  • in-vests,
  • in vested,
  • de-legate,
  • in vest,
  • de legate,
  • in-vesting.
  •overshadow (verb)
  • out shined,
  • leave shade,
  • took precedence,
  • over casting,
  • leave the shade,
  • over-weighing,
  • be dimmed,
  • out-shined,
  • over-weighs,
  • leaved the shade,
  • be dimming,
  • over-casts,
  • out-shining,
  • be-dimmed,
  • out weighing,
  • left in shade,
  • be-clouding,
  • over shadowed,
  • over weighing,
  • leaved in shade,
  • over-clouding,
  • leaving the shade,
  • over-casting,
  • over-shadow,
  • out-weigh,
  • over-clouded,
  • overcasts,
  • left the shade,
  • out shine,
  • over-cloud,
  • over shadows,
  • out-shines,
  • over-weighed,
  • over-shadowing,
  • over weighed,
  • overweighs,
  • over cloud,
  • steals spotlight,
  • ex-celling,
  • be clouding,
  • over-cast,
  • rose above,
  • over-shadows,
  • sur-passed,
  • leaved shade,
  • ex celled,
  • over-shadowed,
  • over clouding,
  • left in the shade,
  • leaves in shade,
  • over-clouds,
  • sur-passes,
  • ex celling,
  • sur passed,
  • sur-pass,
  • be-cloud,
  • stole spotlight,
  • stealing spotlight,
  • leaves in the shade,
  • out-weighing,
  • leaves shade,
  • out weighed,
  • over shadow,
  • over weighs,
  • leaving in the shade,
  • out-weighed,
  • out-shine,
  • sur-passing,
  • over clouded,
  • be-clouded,
  • overweighed,
  • leaves the shade,
  • leaving shade,
  • leave in shade,
  • leaved in the shade,
  • be-dimming,
  • be-clouds,
  • rises above,
  • over clouds,
  • out-weighs,
  • over shadowing,
  • over-weigh,
  • over cast,
  • over casts,
  • left shade,
  • out shone,
  • leaving in shade,
  • takes precedence,
  • sur pass,
  • sur passes,
  • be clouds,
  • taking precedence,
  • be clouded,
  • out weighs.
  •predominate (verb)
  • got the upper hand,
  • gotten the upper hand,
  • pre-dominate,
  • gets upper hand,
  • gets the upper hand,
  • pre dominating,
  • holds sway,
  • gotten upper hand,
  • over-ruled,
  • over ruling,
  • getting upper hand,
  • over rules,
  • pre dominates,
  • over-ruling,
  • pre-dominated,
  • over-rule,
  • pre-dominates,
  • over ruled,
  • gat upper hand,
  • pre dominated,
  • pre dominate,
  • pre-dominating,
  • over-rules,
  • got upper hand,
  • getting the upper hand,
  • over rule,
  • gat the upper hand.
  •preponderate (verb)
  • haddest one way,
  • hath one's way,
  • has upper hand,
  • hath one way,
  • had one way,
  • prevailed over,
  • hath ones way,
  • having ones way,
  • played first fiddle,
  • hadst ones way,
  • have one way,
  • prevailing over,
  • sits on top of,
  • sitting on top of,
  • haddest one's way,
  • detracts from,
  • sitting top of,
  • having one way,
  • detracted from,
  • hath way,
  • hath upper hand,
  • haddest way,
  • hadst one's way,
  • hast one way,
  • hast one's way,
  • had one's way,
  • plays first fiddle,
  • hast way,
  • sit top of,
  • has one's way,
  • has ones way,
  • have way,
  • having way,
  • sat on top of,
  • has one way,
  • having upper hand,
  • detracting from,
  • reigned supreme,
  • hast ones way,
  • sits top of,
  • had upper hand,
  • having one's way,
  • had way,
  • hadst upper hand,
  • reigning supreme,
  • hadst way,
  • has way,
  • haddest ones way,
  • hast upper hand,
  • playing first fiddle,
  • haddest upper hand,
  • reigns supreme,
  • had ones way,
  • have ones way,
  • hadst one way,
  • sate on top of,
  • prevails over,
  • sate top of,
  • sat top of.
  •prescribe (verb)
  • de fining,
  • pre-scribing,
  • pre scribes,
  • de-fines,
  • pre scribe,
  • pre scribed,
  • pre-scribed,
  • pre-scribes,
  • de fine,
  • writ prescription,
  • de fined,
  • writes prescription,
  • de fines,
  • de-fine,
  • writing prescription,
  • pre-scribe,
  • wrote prescription,
  • de-fining,
  • de-fined,
  • pre scribing.
  •regulate (verb)
  • co ordinate,
  • re-adjusting,
  • re adjusting,
  • co ordinates,
  • re adjusted,
  • puts order,
  • straightening up,
  • re-adjusted,
  • shaping up,
  • put order,
  • re-adjusts,
  • putting order,
  • re adjusts,
  • pulled things together,
  • trueing,
  • re adjust,
  • pulling things together,
  • shapes up,
  • pulls things together.
  •reign (verb)
  • art supreme,
  • wast power,
  • wert power,
  • super-abounds,
  • super abounded,
  • is power,
  • super-abounding,
  • super-abounded,
  • are in power,
  • superabounds,
  • super-abound,
  • are power,
  • wear crown,
  • holds power,
  • were in power,
  • is supreme,
  • was power,
  • superabounded,
  • be power,
  • being supreme,
  • super abound,
  • were supreme,
  • were power,
  • was in power,
  • was supreme,
  • being power,
  • is in power,
  • wert supreme,
  • wore crown,
  • art in power,
  • am power,
  • wast in power,
  • wast supreme,
  • wearing the crown,
  • wearing crown,
  • are supreme,
  • wears crown,
  • am supreme,
  • super abounds,
  • wert in power,
  • art power,
  • super abounding,
  • being in power,
  • held power,
  • superabounding.
  •resolve (verb)
  • dis-solved,
  • pro-pose,
  • re solves,
  • brake down,
  • dis-solve,
  • de-signed,
  • under taken,
  • re solve,
  • un zips,
  • under take,
  • broke down,
  • un zip,
  • pro pose,
  • re solved,
  • dis solved,
  • in-tended,
  • remains firm,
  • made point of,
  • passed up on,
  • re-solving,
  • in tends,
  • dis solves,
  • in tended,
  • making point of,
  • under took,
  • make point of,
  • un zipping,
  • makes point of,
  • in-tends,
  • worked through,
  • remaining firm,
  • pass up on,
  • passing upon,
  • made a point of,
  • un-zips,
  • in-tend,
  • pro posed,
  • wrought through,
  • un-zip,
  • de-signing,
  • working through,
  • re-solve,
  • making a point of,
  • re solving,
  • under takes,
  • re-solves,
  • dis solve,
  • passed upon,
  • dis solving,
  • in-tending,
  • remained firm,
  • under-takes,
  • pro posing,
  • re-solved,
  • passing up on,
  • un-zipped,
  • un-zipping,
  • under-taken,
  • dis-solving,
  • pro-posing,
  • under taking,
  • de signed,
  • passes up on,
  • works through,
  • dis-solves,
  • makes a point of,
  • breaks down,
  • under-taking,
  • in tend,
  • passes upon,
  • in tending,
  • de signing.
  •sentence (verb)
  • sends river,
  • sending the river,
  • pro-scribed,
  • send prison,
  • throws the book at,
  • sent to prison,
  • sent up river,
  • took the fall,
  • putting on ice,
  • passing judgment,
  • pro scribe,
  • threw book at,
  • send the river,
  • puts ice,
  • pro-scribe,
  • send river,
  • sending river,
  • took fall,
  • de voting,
  • sends the river,
  • throws book at,
  • de votes,
  • sent river,
  • de-votes,
  • de-voting,
  • passes judgment,
  • putting ice,
  • sent prison,
  • send up river,
  • sends prison,
  • put ice,
  • pro scribes,
  • de-vote,
  • sends up the river,
  • sends to prison,
  • throwing book at,
  • de-voted,
  • sent up the river,
  • takes the fall,
  • sent the river,
  • take fall,
  • de voted,
  • taking fall,
  • sends up river,
  • throwing the book at,
  • sending to prison,
  • threw the book at,
  • pro scribed,
  • taking the fall,
  • de vote,
  • takes fall,
  • sending up river,
  • sending prison,
  • pro scribing,
  • puts on ice,
  • passed judgment.
  •settle (verb)
  • come a decision,
  • setting rights,
  • making certain,
  • puts into order,
  • come a conclusion,
  • came a conclusion,
  • coming an agreement,
  • dis charging,
  • dis charge,
  • comes a conclusion,
  • dis-charged,
  • coming to a conclusion,
  • came an agreement,
  • cleaning up,
  • set rights,
  • puts end to,
  • dis charged,
  • coming a conclusion,
  • came to an agreement,
  • comes a decision,
  • come an agreement,
  • comes to an agreement,
  • came to a decision,
  • coming to a decision,
  • forms judgment,
  • dis-charges,
  • formed judgment,
  • coming a decision,
  • sets rights,
  • put in to order,
  • coming to an agreement,
  • sets to rights,
  • putting end to,
  • dis-charging,
  • setting to rights,
  • dis-charge,
  • puts in to order,
  • putting in to order,
  • comes an agreement,
  • puts an end to,
  • dis charges,
  • comes to a conclusion,
  • putting into order,
  • came to a conclusion,
  • forming judgment,
  • comes to a decision,
  • came a decision.
  •subjugate (verb)
  • bringing to heel,
  • bringing heel,
  • bringing to knees,
  • brought heel,
  • reels back in,
  • brings to heel,
  • bring knees,
  • re-duces,
  • brought to heel,
  • re duce,
  • ruling over,
  • brought to knees,
  • brings knees,
  • re duces,
  • reeled back in,
  • bring heel,
  • sub jugate,
  • brings to knees,
  • re-duce,
  • sub-jugate,
  • reeling back in,
  • brought knees,
  • brings heel,
  • bringing knees,
  • rules over.
  •sway (verb)
  • sucking in,
  • twisting one's arm,
  • in-spired,
  • in spired,
  • twist one arm,
  • turning one head,
  • softening up,
  • turning ones head,
  • in-spiring,
  • twists one arm,
  • twisting one arm,
  • in spires,
  • twisted one's arm,
  • wrought on,
  • turning head,
  • twists one's arm,
  • turning one's head,
  • in-spires,
  • turns head,
  • in spire,
  • in-spire,
  • turns one head,
  • turned head,
  • twist ones arm,
  • twisting ones arm,
  • twisted one arm,
  • twisted arm,
  • turns ones head,
  • twisted ones arm,
  • twisting arm,
  • softened up,
  • sucks in,
  • works on,
  • turned one head,
  • softens up,
  • twists ones arm,
  • in spiring,
  • turned ones head,
  • turn head,
  • turn one head,
  • turns one's head,
  • turn ones head,
  • putting across,
  • puts across,
  • turned one's head,
  • twists arm.
  •underline (verb)
  • draws attention to,
  • interlineated,
  • points to,
  • pointed up,
  • points up,
  • under-score,
  • under lined,
  • inter-lineate,
  • under scores,
  • under line,
  • under-lines,
  • called attention to,
  • under-scored,
  • under-lined,
  • drew attention to,
  • giving emphasis,
  • under score,
  • calls attention to,
  • interlineates,
  • gives emphasis,
  • under-scores,
  • interlineating,
  • inter-lineated,
  • inter lineate,
  • gave emphasis,
  • inter lineated,
  • under scoring,
  • under lines,
  • under-scoring,
  • under lining,
  • under scored,
  • under-line.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • grammarian,
  • double standard,
  • index,
  • scruple,
  • ground rules,
  • reformulate,
  • conscience,
  • hold office,
  • sentential,
  • syntactic,
  • table manners,
  • stipulation,
  • parse,
  • dress code,
  • diktat,
  • adjudge,
  • universal grammar,
  • rubric,
  • administration (of an estate),
  • work ethic,
  • generative grammar,
  • semantic,
  • morality,
  • governance,
  • hypercorrection.
  •
  • exception,
  • dominance,
  • grammatical,
  • moralist,
  • lodestar,
  • occupation,
  • model,
  • ethic,
  • bylaw,
  • grammar,
  • prescriptive,
  • standing order,
  • syntax,
  • the Queensberry Rules,
  • preponderate,
  • semantics.
  •
  • constitution,
  • framework,
  • owe,
  • concordance,
  • tyrannize.
  •
  • usual,
  • protocol.
  •
  • sound,
  • ordinary.
  •control
  • Disciplining,
  • headed up,
  • hold the reins,
  • Subjecting,
  • quarterbacking,
  • quarterbacks,
  • be in saddle,
  • call the signals,
  • disciplined,
  • heads up,
  • head up,
  • hold purse strings,
  • quarterback,
  • Regimenting,
  • holding the reins,
  • hold sway over,
  • run the show,
  • deal with,
  • Subjected,
  • reign over.
  •dictate
  • wield power or authority.
  •direct
  • be in the driver's seat,
  • control the affairs of,
  • have the say,
  • be in driver's seat.
  •domineer
  • henpecked,
  • throwing weight around,
  • in driver's seat,
  • kick around,
  • be in the saddle,
  • overborne,
  • overbears,
  • in the driver's seat,
  • over-bear,
  • Tyrannized,
  • keep under thumb,
  • led by the nose,
  • throw weight around,
  • lead by the nose,
  • push the buttons,
  • kicking around,
  • overbear,
  • kicked around,
  • Menaced.
  •head
  • be in charge,
  • were in charge,
  • went first,
  • going first,
  • was in charge,
  • be first,
  • lead the way,
  • heading,
  • go first.
  •influence
  • talk into,
  • impact on,
  • argue into,
  • acted upon,
  • wrought upon,
  • act upon,
  • pull strings,
  • have a part in,
  • Snowed,
  • work upon,
  • Snowing,
  • be recognized,
  • worked upon.
  •judge
  • sit,
  • judges,
  • pass sentence,
  • give a hearing,
  • sat,
  • passes sentence,
  • size up,
  • Umpiring,
  • Umpired,
  • passing sentence,
  • pronounce sentence,
  • passed sentence,
  • Valuing,
  • Dooming.
  •line
  • butt against,
  • line up,
  • ordinates,
  • Fringing,
  • rimmed,
  • Allineate,
  • lined up,
  • lining up,
  • ordinating,
  • Furrowing,
  • lines up,
  • Rimming,
  • ordinate,
  • queuing,
  • queue,
  • queued,
  • furrowed.
  •measure
  • calibrate,
  • sizing,
  • Graduating,
  • rhymed,
  • calibrated,
  • timing,
  • marking out,
  • looked over,
  • gradate,
  • quantifies,
  • looking over,
  • calibrates,
  • plumbing,
  • look over,
  • calibrating,
  • quantified,
  • rhyming,
  • sized,
  • pace off,
  • timed,
  • Measures,
  • caliper,
  • take account.
  •preponderate
  • prevail over,
  • play first fiddle,
  • have one's way,
  • reign supreme,
  • detract from,
  • have upper hand.
  •prescribe
  • picked out,
  • picking out,
  • picks out,
  • pick out,
  • write prescription.
  •regime
  • regency.
  •resolve
  • remain firm,
  • work through,
  • breaking down,
  • break down,
  • make a point of.
  •Other relevant words:
  • act on,
  • gage,
  • pattern,
  • balance,
  • article,
  • original,
  • common practice,
  • pronounce on,
  • assign,
  • swing,
  • wield the scepter,
  • test,
  • award,
  • type,
  • touchstone,
  • report,
  • barometer,
  • check,
  • set form,
  • mirror,
  • rage,
  • article of faith,
  • generality.

Paraphrases for Rule:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    straight.
  • Proper noun, singular
    less, articles, periods, disciplines, particulars, settles, starts, advisers, advisors.
  • Noun, plural
    Governments, purposes, arrangements, specifications, considerations, stipulations, precepts, subsections, resolves, Addresses, provinces, codes, headings, outcomes, Boundaries, Stories, Commodities, Remedies, complaints, Parties, functions, looks, products, reasons, cases, articles, accounts, disciplines, particulars, statuses.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    lei, articles, reign, precept, legislation.
  • Adverb
    articles, generally.
  • Verb, past tense
    Existed, settled, reported, resolved, addressed, recorded, outlined, Referred, described, Mentioned, recognized, Indicated, identified, concerned, arranged, reflected, listed, Cited, spoke, maintained, Stood, articles, Did.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    concluding, Addressing, handling, Relating, solving, Charging, dealing, according, working, Obtaining, posting, pulling, paying, Doing.
  • Verb, past participle
    governed, settled, observed, prescribed, resolved, addressed, required, supposed, handled, arranged, Provided, solved, employed, conducted, assigned, listed, Dealt, applied, maintained, covered, said, done, made.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    prevail, settle.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    governs, adjudicates, determines, establishes, reports, honours, Records, documents, outlines, handles, mentions, presents, describes, indicates, identifies, reflects, provides, responds, deals, works, contains, applies, adjusts, resolves, Addresses, sets, submits, covers, stands, fixes, acts, pays, gets, Does, articles, settles, decides.
  • Verb, base form
    articles, decided, deciding, decides, pronounce, prevail, regulate, settle, exclude, declare.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    rules.
  • Proper noun, singular
    ruler, rulers, ruling.
  • Noun, plural
    rulings, bylaws.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    ruler, supremacy, pre-eminence, dominance, ruling, predominance, paramountcy, preeminence, administration, hegemony, stipulation.
  • Verb, past tense
    governed.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    govern.
  • Verb, base form
    govern, reign, conquer, resolve.

Antonyms for Rule:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    yield, comply.

• n.

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

• v.

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

Rule Sentence Examples:

• They mus' be satisfied with our rule.

• Here's a foot - rule for you.

Homophones for Rule:

• rale, riyal, riel, rely, raw wool, rarely, real, roil, rial, Reule, riley, royal, relay, railway, rile, raoulia, roily, rally, rail, role, roll, really, rill, rowel, reul, Ruel, rhule, rural, reheel, royally, reel, rouleau, rollo, ruly.

Holonyms for Rule:

• n.

  • communication
    rule book, book.

Hypernym for Rule:

• n.

  • cognition
    Cy Pres Doctrine, Cy Pres, working rule, guidepost, restriction, limitation, rule of thumb, Rule Of Cy pres, guideline, working principle.
  • communication
    ground rule.
  • time
    regency.

• v.

  • social
    misgovern, reign, throne, dictate.

Hyponym for Rule:

• n.

  • cognition
    conception, construct, concept.
  • communication
    instruction, direction.
  • time
    duration, continuance.

• v.

  • communication
    label, pronounce, judge.
  • creation
    draw.
  • social
    control, command.
  • stative
    attach to, go with, come with, accompany.