ruled

R1U1L1E1D2
/ɹuːld/

adjective

Having printed lines.

“a letter on ruled paper”

Similar
subordinate
Opposite
unruled
CommonScrabble 6
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Meanings

adjectiveruled (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving printed lines.

    a letter on ruled paper

  2. not comparablegeometryBeing a scroll; being such that through every point of S there is a straight line that lies on S.
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of rule

    She ruled over her children firmly but gently.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
unruled

adjectivesubject to a ruling authority

Similar
subordinate
Also see
subordinate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan ratllat
  • ratllathaving printed lines
Hungarian vonalas
  • vonalashaving printed lines

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ruled

cooledtooled
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Anagrams

Ledru
Cite this entry
APA

ruled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruled

MLA

“ruled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruled. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ruled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ruled.

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