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.

• v.

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

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.