Synonyms of ruling (on)

ruling (on)

verb

present participle of rule (on)

as in deciding

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

• deciding
• determining
• settling
• judging
• adjudging
• adjudicating
• sizing up
• finding (for or against)
• resolving
• arbitrating
• considering
• hearing
• prosecuting
• weighing
• refereeing
• umpiring
• concluding
• pondering
• trying
• deeming
• deliberating
• mediating
• negotiating
• moderating
• rejudging
• redetermining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hedging
• skirting
• equivocating
• pussyfooting