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governed Synonyms

governed

modif.

  1. Ruled

    commanded, administered, under authority, supervised, superintended, directed, overseen, tyrannized over, dictated to, conducted, guided, piloted, mastered, led, driven, subjugated, subordinate.

    Antonyms free*, autonomous, archic.

  2. Controlled

    determined, guided, influenced, swayed, inclined, regulated, directed, ordered, dependent, consequent, obedient, under one's jurisdiction.

    Antonyms unruly*, self-determined, capricious.

governed Quotes

   My dear and only love, I pray That little world of thee Be governed by no other sway Than purest monarchy.

—Montrose,James Graham, 1st Marquis of

   It is clear that both England and America are now to be governed by the mob.

—Grenville, George

I am governed by the pull of the sentence as the pull of a fabric isgoverned by gravity.

—Moore, Marianne Craig

   I have very little experience of self-government. In fact, I am one of the most governed people in the world.

—Edinburgh, Prince Philip, Duke of