RULE (ON) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

rule (on)

verb

Definition of rule (on)

as in to decide

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) the coach ruled on the question of whether an off-campus bar fight ought to disqualify someone from the team

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That trial is scheduled to begin next month, but could be pushed back or canceled altogether depending on what the judge decides.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has not decided whether to resume negotiations with the US.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of decide

Verb

Conviser and DePaul settled her remaining claims in August 2024.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The Long Wharf Theatre staged it in 1999, with a 1930s setting not far from what Elm Shakespeare has settled on but with a Black cast and specifically set during the Harlem Renaissance.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of settle

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Min Aung Hlaing was inaugurated president in April following a general election judged by United Nations experts and rights groups to be neither free nor fair.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Water can rise quickly, conditions can change in minutes, and depth or current may be impossible to judge.

— Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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