RULED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

ruled

verb

Definition of ruled next

past tense of rule

as in governed

to exercise authority or power over a sea captain who ruled his ship sternly but justly

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as in controlled

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) a monarch who is known for ruling her emotions with an iron hand

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Recent Examples of ruled Persephone, goddess of spring and the fields, became the spouse of Hades, who ruled the underworld. —

Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 Hundreds of millions of dollars for securing the White House ballroom cannot be included in a Republican spending bill as currently written, the Senate parliamentarian ruled Saturday. —

Riley Beggin, Washington Post, 17 May 2026 The manner of death was ruled as accidental. —

Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026 Individual taxpayers also are rushing to protect a potential IRS refund by July 10 after a federal court ruled that 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 tax filing deadlines were suspended until mid-2023 due to the pandemic. —

Medora Lee, USA Today, 17 May 2026 The Supreme Court ultimately ruled that Hill’s actions triggered the legal presumption that the jury had been improperly influenced and that prosecutors failed to prove the verdict was unaffected. —

Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026 The Supreme Court ruled in Callais that states do not have to draw majority nonwhite districts under the Voting Rights Act and, in fact, should not consider race at all when drawing boundaries. —

CBS News, 17 May 2026 Last month, the trade commission ruled in favor of Cambria's petition. —

Maria Aspan, NPR, 17 May 2026 After a federal judge ruled for the Justice Department, the merger was abandoned. —

John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 May 2026

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This means it’s governed entirely by the Labour Party’s own rules, and Starmer would remain prime minister while a contest takes place.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 14 May 2026
At the time of the purchase, Pac Bell wasn’t obliged to pay property taxes on the building due to rules that governed Pac Bell at the time.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026