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rule (on)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rule (on)

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

Synonyms of rule (on)

adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, determine, judge, referee, settle, umpire

Words Related to rule (on)

consider, deem, deliberate, hear, ponder, weigh

mediate, moderate, negotiate

find (for or against)

conclude, resolve

redetermine, rejudge

Near Antonyms of rule (on)

equivocate, hedge, pussyfoot, skirt

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