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