Instant and Ruling

Instant

Instant adjective - Done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time.

Ruling and instant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruling" instead an adjective "Instant".

Ruling

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

Instant and ruling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instant" instead an adjective "Ruling".

Nearby Words: rule, ruler, ruled

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

right right instant right ruling
original original instant original ruling
mere mere instant mere ruling

Both words in one sentence

  • An instant before the judge issues a ruling, Reed, amends from "I have no further witnesses" to "I call [my client] to the stand".
  • The ruling body of the Fey is so against using the forbidden soul magic, Azhran, that they refuse to use it even if doing so spells imminent destruction for the Fey and Tairen, and instant success for the Eld.
  • Literature / The Magician's Nephew After ruling her home planet of Charn as a cruel and capricious tyrant with a 0% Approval Rating and on the eve of defeat by her own subjects, Jadis out of pure spite uttered the Deplorable Word, resulting in the instant death of every living thing in that universe except herself.
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