Synonyms of rule (on)

rule (on)

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decide
• determine
• settle
• judge
• arbitrate
• adjudicate
• consider
• resolve
• hear
• find (for or against)
• prosecute
• adjudge
• weigh
• conclude
• referee
• umpire
• deem
• deliberate
• ponder
• try
• moderate
• mediate
• negotiate
• size up
• rejudge
• redetermine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hedge
• skirt
• equivocate
• pussyfoot