Rule

//ɹuːl//

Synonyms for "rule" (482 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (97)

convention dominion govern predominate principle a priori truth acme act act on adding machine administration antetype antitype aphorism apothegm appointment apriorism archetype aristotelian sorites as a rule

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Verb(4 words)

kick ass rock slay bang

Noun(2 words)

requirement convention

Strong matches (144)

declare decorum decree decree-law decreement decretal decretum deduce deem degree determine dictate dictation dictum diktat dilemma direct direction directive directorship

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discipline dismiss dispensation dispose disposition disregard dominance dominate domination domineer doom drill edict edictum effect effectiveness eliminate eminence empery empire enact enactment enchantment enjoin enthymeme epitome esteem etiquette exclude fact favor fiat figure find find against find for first place first prize fix forbid force form form of government formality formula formulary fugleman fugler fundamental gather gauge general orders general principle generality generally genotype give an order give the word gnome goclenian sorites golden mean golden rule good feeling governance government graduated scale grip guidance guide guideline guiding principle habit hand hands happy medium have clout have power have the power have the right have the say head head up headship hegemony height helm highest hold ignore imitatee imperative imperium importance in the main incidental power infer influence influentiality insinuation institute institution instruct instruction ipse dixit iron hand issue a command issue a writ judge jurisdiction jus juste milieu

Verb(11 words)

decree devour dominate eat eat and leave no crumbs excel find go hard govern harness hold

Noun(2 words)

dominion formula

Related words (241)

juste-milieu kick butt kingship law law of nature lay off lay out lead leadership legislation leverage lex line lordship magnetism mainly manage management mandate mark off

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mark out master mastership mastery matter of course maxim maximum mean measure measure off measure out median mediocrity medium middle middle course middle ground middle of the road middle point middle position middle state middle-of-the-road midpoint mirror mitzvah mode model modus tollens moment mood moral most mostly motto ne plus ultra negate new high norm norma normal normally obtain occupation on the whole ordain order order about order of nature ordinance ordinarily ordonnance original overlook overripe overrule oversee oversight pace off palm palms par paradigm paralogism parameter paramountcy pass judgment pass sentence pattern personality persuasion policy political organization polity possess authority postulate potency power practice precedent precept preclude predominance preponderance preponderate prescribe prescribed form prescript prescription preside preside over presidency pressure prestige prevail prevalence primacy principium procedure proclaim proclamation procrustean law prohibit promulgate pronounce pronounce judgment pronounce on pronouncement pronunciamento proposition propriety proscribe prosyllogism prototype pseudosyllogism purchase quantity raj reading readout record regime regimen regnancy regulate regulation reign report representative repute rescript resolve return a verdict rock routine rubric rule of deduction rule off rule out rule over ruler ruling run say say the word scale self-evident truth senatus consult senatus consultum sentence set form set off settle settled principle sop sorites sovereignty square standard standard operating procedure standing order standing orders statute step off straightedge suasion subtle influence suggestion superintend supervise supervision supremacy sway syllogism system of government t square talons tenet test theorem top spot touchstone triangle truism truth type type species type specimen ukase universal law universal truth upper hand urtext usually utter a judgment value via media wear the crown wear the pants weight whip hand wield authority wield the scepter working principle working rule yardstick zenith

Verb(8 words)

kick kick butt predominate prevail reign rein shine slap

Noun(7 words)

linguistic rule normal pattern prescript principle regulation ruler

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

17 relation types

More general

45 entries

accompany ascendance ascendancy ascendence ascendency attach to come with command concept conception construct continuance control decide determine

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Antonyms

7 entries

anarchy chaos exception obey serve submit suck

Synonyms

6 entries

convention dominion govern predominate principle rock

Related terms

81 entries

Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 82. Conformity Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 613. Habit Madison adhere [⇒ thesaurus] to administer administration administrator algorithm ambiguous attribute basic bureaucracy bureaucrat caprice characteristic clear

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at location

10 entries

classroom everything family situation football game game hoyle's book of games lawbook school text book the

capable of

1 entries

restrict behavior

derived

272 entries

180-degree rule 20-80 rule 3-3-3 rule 3-revert rule 3.5% rule 4-to-1 rule 5-5-5 rule 50-30-20 rule 50/30/20 rule 6-2-1 rule 621 rule 68-95-99.7 rule 7-38-55 rule 7-7-7 rule 80-20 rule 8x8 rule

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etymologically related_to

2 entries

regent regular

has context

6 entries

legal linguistics math mathematics printing slang

holonym

10 entries

code directive guideline law policy process regulation rulebook rules of the road ruleset

is a

9 entries

concept direction duration guide line law measuring stick procedure proposition set of instructions

manner of

5 entries

attach to decide draw hold back pronounce

part of

1 entries

book

receives action

3 entries

broken enforced by authority followed by set of people

related to

224 entries

ability absolute absolute must action activity agreed agreed behavior agreement almost alphabets anagram and regulations aspect authority axiom barking

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similar

2 entries

feel find

used for

15 entries

accuse of breaking law capsulize idea consistency constrain possibilities draw straight lines establishing guidelines guide having standard to work to keeping order keeping people safe make decisions measuring length protecting others from crime ruling understanding

Translations

397 translations across 117 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

reël noun (regulation)

Albanian

3 entries

balltim noun (the act of ruling; control)
rregull noun (regulation)
balltoj verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Ancient Greek

4 entries

κανών noun (regulation)
κρατέω verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
ἄρχω verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
ἡγέομαι verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Arabic

4 entries

حُكُومَة noun (the act of ruling; control)
حُكْم noun (the act of ruling; control)
دُسْتُور noun (regulation)
قَاعِدَة noun (regulation)

Armenian

2 entries

կանոն noun (regulation)
իշխել verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Aromanian

3 entries

amirãripsescu verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
dumnescu verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
vãsilipsescu verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Asturian

1 entries

regla noun (regulation)

Azerbaijani

2 entries

qayda noun (regulation)
idarə etmək verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Bashkir

1 entries

ҡағиҙә noun (regulation)

Basque

1 entries

arau noun (regulation)

Belarusian

4 entries

кірава́нне noun (the act of ruling; control)
кірава́ньне noun (the act of ruling; control)
панава́нне noun (the act of ruling; control)
панава́ньне noun (the act of ruling; control)

Bengali

3 entries

নিয়ম noun (regulation)
শাসন noun (the act of ruling; control)
শাসন করা verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Bulgarian

4 entries

госпо́дство noun (the act of ruling; control)
пра́вило noun (regulation)
пра́вило noun (a normal condition or state of affairs)
управле́ние noun (the act of ruling; control)

Burmese

2 entries

စည်းကမ်း noun (regulation)
နိယာမ noun (regulation)

Catalan

4 entries

norma noun (regulation)
regla noun (regulation)
governar verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
manar verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Chechen

1 entries

ӏедал noun (regulation)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

統治 /统治 noun (the act of ruling; control)
規則 /规则 noun (regulation)
規律 /规律 noun (regulation)
治 verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Chuukese

1 entries

annuk noun (regulation)

Cornish

1 entries

rewl noun (regulation)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries

qaide noun (regulation)

Czech

3 entries

pravidlo noun (regulation)
vláda noun (the act of ruling; control)
vládnout verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Danish

4 entries

regel noun (regulation)
styre noun (the act of ruling; control)
regere verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
styre verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Dari

3 entries

دَسْتُور noun (regulation)
قَاعِدَه noun (regulation)
قَانُون noun (regulation)

Dutch

2 entries

regel noun (regulation)
regeren verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Eastern Min Chinese

1 entries

治 verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Egyptian

2 entries

wA-s-wAs noun (the act of ruling; control)
HqA-q-A-Y1V verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Esperanto

2 entries

regulo noun (regulation)
regi verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Estonian

2 entries

juhis noun (regulation)
valitsus noun (the act of ruling; control)

Faroese

2 entries

regla noun (regulation)
stýra verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Finnish

4 entries

ohje noun (regulation)
sääntö noun (regulation)
valta noun (the act of ruling; control)
hallita verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

French

4 entries

règle noun (regulation)
règne noun (the act of ruling; control)
gouverner verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
graduer verb (to mark with lines)

Galician

3 entries

regra noun (regulation)
gobernar verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
mandar verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Georgian

2 entries

წესი noun (regulation)
ასწორებს verb (slang: to excel)

German

4 entries

Herrschaft noun (the act of ruling; control)
Regel noun (regulation)
Regel noun (a normal condition or state of affairs)
Vorschrift noun (regulation)

Gothic

2 entries

𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌳𐌰𐌽 verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Greek

4 entries

κανόνας noun (regulation)
διευθύνω verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
διοικώ verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
κυβερνώ verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Gujarati

3 entries

કાનૂન noun (regulation)
કાયદો noun (regulation)
નિયમ noun (regulation)

Haitian Creole

1 entries

règ noun (regulation)

Hebrew

3 entries

חוק \ חֹק noun (regulation)
מָשַׁל verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
שָׁלַט verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Higaonon

1 entries

balaod noun (regulation)

Hindi

4 entries

क़ानून noun (regulation)
क़ायदा noun (regulation)
कानून noun (regulation)
कायदा noun (regulation)

Hungarian

4 entries

alapelv noun (a normal condition or state of affairs)
alapeset noun (a normal condition or state of affairs)
alapszabály noun (a normal condition or state of affairs)
előírás noun (regulation)

Icelandic

4 entries

regla noun (regulation)
drottna verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
ráða verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
ríkja verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Ido

2 entries

regulo noun (regulation)
lineizar verb (to mark with lines)

Ingrian

1 entries

praavila noun (regulation)

Iranian Persian

4 entries

حُکْم noun (the act of ruling; control)
دَسْتور noun (regulation)
قاعِدِه noun (regulation)
قانون noun (regulation)

Italian

3 entries

regola noun (regulation)
governare verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
sentenziare verb (to decide judicially)

Japanese

4 entries

ルール noun (regulation)
掟 noun (regulation)
決まり noun (regulation)
統治 noun (the act of ruling; control)

Karelian

1 entries

siändö noun (regulation)

Kazakh

1 entries

ереже noun (regulation)

Khmer

4 entries

ក្បួន noun (regulation)
ច្បាប់ noun (regulation)
នីតិ noun (regulation)
បញ្ញត្តិ noun (regulation)

Komi-Zyrian

2 entries

индӧд noun (regulation)
кесйӧг noun (regulation)

Korean

4 entries

규률 noun (regulation)
규율 noun (regulation)
규칙 noun (regulation)
룰 noun (regulation)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

тартип noun (regulation)
эреже noun (regulation)

Lao

4 entries

ກະຕິກາ noun (regulation)
ກົດ noun (regulation)
ນິຕິ noun (regulation)
ລະບຽບ noun (regulation)

Latgalian

1 entries

likums noun (regulation)

Latin

4 entries

lēx noun (regulation)
norma noun (regulation)
praeceptum noun (regulation)
praescrīptum noun (regulation)

Latvian

4 entries

likums noun (regulation)
norma noun (regulation)
noteikums noun (regulation)
regula noun (regulation)

Lithuanian

2 entries

taisyklė noun (regulation)
valdžia noun (the act of ruling; control)

Macedonian

3 entries

владеење noun (the act of ruling; control)
правило noun (regulation)
управува verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Malay

2 entries

aturan noun (regulation)
peraturan noun (regulation)

Malayalam

4 entries

നിയന്ത്രണം noun (the act of ruling; control)
നിയമം noun (regulation)
ഭരണം noun (the act of ruling; control)
ഭരിയ്ക്കുക verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Maltese

2 entries

regola noun (regulation)
ħakma noun (the act of ruling; control)

Manchu

2 entries

ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠨ noun (the act of ruling; control)
ᡴᠣᠣᠯᡳ noun (regulation)

Mongolian

2 entries

дүрэм noun (regulation)
тогтоол noun (regulation)

Māori

3 entries

rekureihana noun (regulation)
tikanga noun (a normal condition or state of affairs)
ture noun (regulation)

Navajo

1 entries

bee hazʼáanii noun (regulation)

Neapolitan

1 entries

cumannà verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

North Frisian

1 entries

räigel noun (regulation)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries

qanûn noun (regulation)
qayde noun (regulation)
rêsa noun (regulation)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

regel noun (regulation)
styre noun (the act of ruling; control)
regjere verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
styre verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Norwegian Nynorsk

3 entries

regel noun (regulation)
regjere verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
styre verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Occitan

2 entries

règla noun (regulation)
reglar verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Odia

1 entries

ନିୟମ noun (regulation)

Old English

2 entries

regol noun (regulation)
wealdan verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Old Turkic

1 entries

𐰆𐰞𐰺 verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

سیاست noun (the act of ruling; control)
قاعده noun (regulation)
مسطرلامق verb (to mark with lines)

Palauan

1 entries

llach noun (regulation)

Papiamentu

1 entries

regla noun (regulation)

Pashto

2 entries

قاعده noun (regulation)
قانون noun (regulation)

Polish

4 entries

panowanie noun (the act of ruling; control)
reguła noun (regulation)
zasada noun (regulation)
panować verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Portuguese

4 entries

lei noun (regulation)
regra noun (regulation)
regulamento noun (regulation)
governar verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Romagnol

1 entries

régula noun (regulation)

Romanian

4 entries

guvernare noun (the act of ruling; control)
regulă noun (regulation)
domni verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
rupe verb (slang: to excel)

Russian

4 entries

госпо́дство noun (the act of ruling; control)
пра́вило noun (regulation)
правле́ние noun (the act of ruling; control)
вла́ствовать verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Sanskrit

2 entries

नियम noun (regulation)
राष्टि verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

riaghailt noun (regulation)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

prȁvilo noun (regulation)
rȅgula noun (regulation)
vlàdavina noun (the act of ruling; control)
вла̀давина noun (the act of ruling; control)

Shan

1 entries

ဢုပ်ႉပိူင်ႇ verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Shor

1 entries

чозақ noun (regulation)

Sindhi

2 entries

قاعدو noun (regulation)
ڪار noun (regulation)

Slovak

3 entries

pravidlo noun (regulation)
vláda noun (the act of ruling; control)
vládnuť verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Slovene

3 entries

pravilo noun (regulation)
vladavina noun (the act of ruling; control)
vlādati verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Spanish

4 entries

canon noun (regulation)
regla noun (regulation)
dictaminar verb (to decide judicially)
dictar verb (to decide judicially)

Swahili

2 entries

masharti noun (regulation)
sharti verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Swedish

4 entries

regel noun (regulation)
regering noun (the act of ruling; control)
härska verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
regera verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Tagalog

2 entries

panuto noun (regulation)
tuntunin noun (regulation)

Tajik

4 entries

дастур noun (regulation)
қоида noun (regulation)
қонун noun (regulation)
ҳукм noun (the act of ruling; control)

Tamil

1 entries

ஆள் verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Tatar

2 entries

кагыйдә noun (regulation)
тәртип noun (regulation)

Telugu

3 entries

నియమం noun (regulation)
ఏలు verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
పాలించు verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Thai

4 entries

กฎ noun (regulation)
กติกา noun (regulation)
ธรรม noun (regulation)
นิติ noun (regulation)

Tocharian B

1 entries

pele noun (regulation)

Turkish

2 entries

kaide noun (regulation)
kural noun (regulation)

Turkmen

1 entries

kada noun (regulation)

Ugaritic

1 entries

𐎎𐎍𐎋 verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Ukrainian

4 entries

панува́ння noun (the act of ruling; control)
пра́вило noun (regulation)
правлі́ння noun (the act of ruling; control)
царюва́ння noun (the act of ruling; control)

Urdu

3 entries

دَسْتُور noun (regulation)
قانُون noun (regulation)
قَاعِدَہ noun (regulation)

Uyghur

1 entries

قائىدە noun (regulation)

Uzbek

1 entries

qoida noun (regulation)

Veps

1 entries

sänd noun (regulation)

Vietnamese

4 entries

quy luật noun (regulation)
quy tắc noun (regulation)
quy định noun (regulation)
thể lệ noun (regulation)

Volapük

2 entries

guverön verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
reigön verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Welsh

1 entries

rheol noun (regulation)

White Hmong

1 entries

cai noun (regulation)

Yiddish

3 entries

געוועלטיקן verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
הערשן verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
קעניגן verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Zazaki

4 entries

qayde noun (regulation)
hakem verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
hakim verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)
soretger verb (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over)

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

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You broke the rule.

Source: tatoeba (16216)

I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock.

Source: tatoeba (18400)

This rule doesn't apply to emergencies.

Source: tatoeba (18798)

The chairman did not rule out the possibility of a disagreement.

Source: tatoeba (20004)

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