Current and Ruling

Current

Current adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

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Ruling and current are semantically related in contemporary topic. In some cases you can use "Ruling" instead an adjective "Current".

Nearby Words: currency, currently

Ruling

Ruling adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.

Usage example: the ruling opinion on premarital sex

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Antonyms for Ruling

Current and ruling are semantically related in predominant topic. Sometimes you can use "Current" instead an adjective "Ruling", if it concerns topics such as prevailing.

Nearby Words: rule, ruler, ruled

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How words are described

old	old current	old ruling
original	original current	original ruling
popular	popular current	popular ruling
strong	strong current	strong ruling
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, large, infamous, new, final, giant.

Both words in one sentence

In The Familiar of Zero technology is currently the equivalent of 16-17th century Europe despite the current civilizations having stood for six thousand years with few major changes in ruling.

Source: Medieval Stasis
Which sees itself as The Republic: Falcrest's current, nominally republican régime emerged from a bloody revolution against the ruling nobility.

Source: Literature / The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Captain Carrot is implied to be the accidental version of this trope, but he has no interest in ruling Ankh Morpork, so its current ruler leaves him be.

Source: Hidden Backup Prince

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