Thesaurus:rule

Thesaurus

rule

English

Noun

Sense: prescriptive guide for action

Synonyms

• rule

Holonyms

• code
• law    [⇒ thesaurus]
• regulation
• policy
• guideline
• directive
• rulebook
• ruleset
• rules of the road
• process

Various

Similar concepts

• principle
• test    [⇒ thesaurus]
• criterion
• rule of thumb
• saying    [⇒ thesaurus]
• restriction
• limitation
• limit
• constraint
• command    [⇒ thesaurus]
• prohibition
• instruction    [⇒ thesaurus]
• procedure
• routine
• convention
• norm
• algorithm

Building blocks

• word    [⇒ thesaurus]
• phrase    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sentence
• characteristic    [⇒ thesaurus]
• property    [⇒ thesaurus]
• attribute
• predicate
• formula

Adjectives describing rules

• rigid
• flexible    [⇒ thesaurus]
• legal
• constitutional
• strict
• general
• specific    [⇒ thesaurus]
• basic
• unwritten
• unspoken
• stupid    [⇒ thesaurus]
• silly
• clear
• confusing    [⇒ thesaurus]
• ambiguous
• unambiguous
• simple
• complicated
• familiar    [⇒ thesaurus]
• strange    [⇒ thesaurus]
• clear-cut
• straightforward

Things one can do with rules

• adhere    [⇒ thesaurus] to
• administer
• draft
• follow
• obey    [⇒ thesaurus]
• comply with
• violate

Persons relating to rules

• rule maker
• regulator
• lawgiver
• lawmaker
• legislator
• policy maker
• administrator
• bureaucrat    [⇒ thesaurus]
• violator
• drafter

Notable people relating to rules

• Madison

Other related concepts

• bureaucracy
• government    [⇒ thesaurus]
• administration    [⇒ thesaurus]

Antonymic concepts

• leeway
• freedom
• liberty
• whim    [⇒ thesaurus]
• caprice
• subjectivity    [⇒ thesaurus]
• unpredictability
• exception

See also

• Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 613. Habit
• Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class I § 82. Conformity

Further reading

• “rule” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• "rule" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
• rule on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Wikidata:rule
• Rule, encyclopedia.com