Synonyms of rules (on)

rules (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of rule (on)

as in decides

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

• decides
• determines
• judges
• settles
• considers
• arbitrates
• adjudges
• adjudicates
• resolves
• hears
• finds (for or against)
• concludes
• weighs
• prosecutes
• sizes up
• referees
• umpires
• deems
• ponders
• deliberates
• tries
• mediates
• moderates
• negotiates
• redetermines
• rejudges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hedges
• skirts
• equivocates
• pussyfoots