RULER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RULER?

Need another word that means the same as “ruler”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “ruler” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ruler” are: rule, swayer, leader, sovereign, monarch, potentate, crowned head, head of state, system, standard, units, scale

Ruler as a Noun

Definitions of "Ruler" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ruler” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person who rules or commands.
• Measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths.
• A person exercising government or dominion.
• A straight strip or cylinder of plastic, wood, metal, or other rigid material, typically marked at regular intervals and used to draw straight lines or measure distances.

Synonyms of "Ruler" as a noun (12 Words)

crowned head	An English coin worth 5 shillings.
head of state	A person who is in charge.
leader	The principal player in a music group. A leader in the use of video conferencing.
monarch	A large migratory orange and black butterfly that occurs mainly in North America. The caterpillar feeds on milkweed, using the toxins in the plant to render both itself and the adult unpalatable to predators. This followed an attempt by the deposed monarch to regain his throne.
potentate	A ruler who is unconstrained by law.
rule	A rule describing or prescribing a linguistic practice. Such accidents are the exception rather than the rule.
scale	(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave. The scale of the model.
sovereign	A former British gold coin worth one pound sterling, now only minted for commemorative purposes. The Emperor became the first Japanese sovereign to visit Britain.
standard	A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated. Their tap water was not up to standard.
swayer	A person who rules or commands. Swayer of the universe.
system	An organized structure for arranging or classifying. A system generating hydrogen peroxide.
units	An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity. Units of nucleic acids.

Associations of "Ruler" (30 Words)

ascendant	Rising in power or influence. That idea was in the ascendant.
autocrat	A ruler who has absolute power. Like many autocrats Franco found the exercise of absolute power addictive.
baton	A short bar replacing some figures on the dial of a clock or watch. Batons of cheddar cheese.
cavalier	A small spaniel of a breed with a long snout. Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude.
despot	A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
dictator	A ruler who is unconstrained by law. My boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime.
dominate	Be the most important or conspicuous person or thing in. Her husband completely dominates her.
dynasty	A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family. The Tang dynasty.
emperor	Red table grape of California. He became emperor in 1930.
governor	The head of a public institution. The governor of the Bank of England.
imperial	Imperious or domineering. Golden age of imperial splendor.
king	The most important chess piece of which each player has one which the opponent has to checkmate in order to win The king can move in any direction including diagonally to any adjacent square that is not attacked by an opponent s piece or pawn. A country where football is king.
kingdom	Heaven as the abode of God and of the faithful after death. The kingdom of dreams.
monarch	A nation’s ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right. The reigning monarch.
monarchy	A form of government with a monarch at the head. The monarchy is the focus of loyalty and service.
monocracy	A system of government by one person only.
oppressor	A person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures. They overthrew their colonial oppressors.
prince	A male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign. Arctic char is a prince among fishes.
principality	Territory ruled by a prince.
regal	Belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler. Regal attire.
regency	The particular period of a regency especially in Britain from 1811 to 1820 and in France from 1715 to 1723. The boy being a minor there would have to be a regency.
regime	A coordinated programme for the promotion or restoration of health a regimen. Detention centres with a very tough physical regime.
royal	Invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown. Princes of the blood royal.
satrap	Any subordinate or local ruler.
scepter	The imperial authority symbolized by a scepter.
sovereign	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces. Our most sovereign lord the King.
tyrannize	Rule or treat (someone) despotically or cruelly. She tyrannized her family.
tyrant	A tyrant flycatcher. Her father was a tyrant and a bully.
viceroy	Showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller.