Govern Synonyms and Antonyms

gŭvərn
To have charge of (the affairs of others)
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. administer
  2. direct
  3. superintend
  4. supervise
  5. rule
  6. command
  7. reign
  8. legislate
  9. oversee
  10. hold dominion
  11. administrate
  12. hold-sway
  13. occupy the throne
  14. assume command
  15. hold office
  16. serve the people
  17. administer the laws
  18. head
  19. exercise authority
  20. be in power
  21. regulate
  22. manage
  23. dictate
  24. lay-down-the-law
  25. run
  26. tyrannize
  27. wield the scepter
  28. wear the crown
  29. hold the reins of empire
  30. regularize
  31. regularise
  32. order
Antonyms:
  1. obey
  2. comply
  3. deregulate
  4. yield
  5. surrender
  6. agree
To exercise the authority of a sovereign
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. rule
  2. reign
  3. sway
To keep the mechanical operation of (a device) within proper parameters
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. control
  2. regulate
To exercise authority or influence over
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. control
  2. direct
  3. dominate
  4. rule
Antonyms:
  1. allow
  2. permit
  3. give-way
  4. consent
  5. acquiesce

Words Related to Govern

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Govern Sentence Examples

  • Money shouldn't govern your decision.

  • He always tried to govern his thinking by logic.

  • Louis resolved to govern for the good of his subjects.

  • Somerset, the new Protector, strove to govern on the basis of civil liberty and religious tolerance.

  • Here in Dr. Bell's laboratory, or in the fields on the shore of the great Bras d'Or, I have spent many delightful hours listening to what he had to tell me about his experiments, and helping him fly kites by means of which he expects to discover the laws that shall govern the future air-ship.

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