/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of ruled Find synonyms for: Verb1. govern, rule, control, commandusage: exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"2. rule, decree, decide, make up one's mind, determineusage: decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"3. predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevailusage: be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"4. rule, find, pronounce, label, judgeusage: decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"5. rule, attach to, accompany, come with, go withusage: have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac6. rule, drawusage: mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"7. rule, harness, rein, restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttleusage: keep in check; "rule one's temper"Adjective1. ruled, subordinate (vs. insubordinate)usage: subject to a ruling authority; "the ruled mass"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: abominable Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language