Synonyms of ruled (on)

ruled (on)

verb

past tense of rule (on)

as in decided

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

• decided
• determined
• settled
• judged
• adjudged
• adjudicated
• considered
• arbitrated
• resolved
• heard
• found (for or against)
• prosecuted
• deemed
• weighed
• concluded
• refereed
• umpired
• pondered
• tried
• deliberated
• sized up
• mediated
• negotiated
• moderated
• rejudged
• redetermined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hedged
• skirted
• equivocated
• pussyfooted