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What is another word for
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Have great power or influence over a particular person, place, or domain
To be widespread or current in a particular area or at a particular time
To overpower by weight
To remain valid or unaltered
To forcibly impose obedience or servitude
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Verb
▲
Have great power or influence over a particular person, place, or domain
rule
hold power
predominate
wield power
be in control
be in power
exercise power
govern
reign
be most powerful
have authority
have influence
have power
have the ascendancy
have the edge
have the greatest influence
have the upper hand
rule the roost
run the show
be in the saddle
have the whip hand
hold the whip hand
be in the driving seat
lead
dominate
command
wield the sceptre
be sovereign
occupy the throne
run things
be queen
be king
be in charge
administrate
sit on the throne
overrule
domineer
wear the crown
be in the driver's seat
be monarch
manage
helm
be the boss
have control
head up
occupy
administer
sit in power
control
be top dog
honcho
call the shots
reign supreme
be number one
be at the helm
be in authority
be in command
prevail
overshadow
outweigh
override
be dominant
tell
carry weight
carry most weight
get the upper hand
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“The problem extends far beyond the politicians who
hold sway
over the nation's purse strings.”
Verb
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To be widespread or current in a particular area or at a particular time
prevail
abound
exist
hold
obtain
occur
predominate
preponderate
reign
be present
be rife
endure
persist
survive
be common
be current
be customary
be established
be in existence
be prevalent
be rampant
be the case
be widespread
be in effect
be in force
exist generally
be the order of the day
superabound
be supreme
stand
apply
pertain
be found
be met with
act
be applied
be in use
be effective
run
be valid
be efficacious
function
be in operation
remain valid
hold good
remain
happen
continue
last
be
live
abide
lie
stay
appear
dominate
be real
be latent
be existent
develop
stick out
be predominant
turn up
be most prominent
stand out
be greater in number
be greatest in number
be greater in amount
be greatest in amount
manifest itself
show itself
present itself
be in the majority
be most noticeable
Verb
▲
To overpower by weight
preponderate
predominate
rule
dominate
prevail
boss
command
control
dictate
direct
domineer
eclipse
handle
head
influence
lead
manage
monopolise
UK
monopolize
US
outnumber
outshine
overbear
overrule
overshadow
reign
run
subject
subjugate
superabound
sway
tyrannise
UK
tyrannize
US
reign supreme
detract from
prevail over
call the shots
have one's way
have upper hand
hold sway over
keep under thumb
play first fiddle
rule the roost
run the show
lay down the law
lead by the nose
sit on top of
obtain
triumph
be prevalent
be the order of the day
be customary
be supreme
guide
conduct
oversee
administer
supervise
superintend
preside over
regulate
order
hegemonize
steward
operate
keep
administrate
reign over
captain
tend
steer
pilot
overlook
have control of
exercise control over
govern
occupy throne
assume command
call the tune
be the leader of
execute
hold office
head up
hold dominion
serve the people
be in power
be in the driving seat
wear the crown
be in the driver's seat
carry on
be in power over
carry out
render
pull the strings
be at the helm of
exercise authority
call the signals
be in charge of
preside
be in control of
master
be in command of
take over
be the boss of
be at the helm
be in the saddle
manipulate
act
overpower
bend to your will
oppress
bully
intimidate
subordinate
subdue
vanquish
conquer
pacify
push around
push about
have under one's thumb
have the upper hand over
have ascendancy over
have the whip hand over
boss about
trample on
ride roughshod over
rule the roost in
wear the trousers
have the upper hand in
walk all over
have mastery over
boss around
spearhead
front
officiate
wield
drive
coach
take the reins of
maneuver
US
have authority
officer
have charge of
marshal
UK
take the chair
marshall
US
exercise authority over
be in charge
lead the way
organise
UK
be in authority over
have authority over
assume command of
organize
US
manoeuvre
UK
be the head of
hold dominion over
exercise power
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Verb
▲
To remain valid or unaltered
stand
apply
prevail
continue
hold
persist
remain
stay
exist
bear
reign
rule
be
be in force
be valid
hold good
remain valid
remain effective
remain operative
be in use
be the case
remain in force
remain in operation
remain motionless
remain standing
be employed
operate
obtain
be in effect
remain available
be in operation
Verb
▲
To forcibly impose obedience or servitude
subjugate
subdue
defeat
conquer
vanquish
overpower
crush
overcome
lick
overwhelm
master
suppress
quell
quash
clobber
repress
overthrow
dominate
hammer
oppress
subject
tyrannise
UK
tyrannize
US
break
reduce
humble
tame
hegemonize
subordinate
pacify
enslave
triumph
rule
coerce
force
colonise
UK
colonize
US
compel
enthral
UK
enthrall
US
underyoke
wipe the floor with
put down
bring someone to their knees
walk all over
bear down
gain mastery over
beat down
gain ascendancy over
bring to heel
rule over
gain control of
bring under the yoke
hold sway over
bring to knees
keep under thumb
kick around
reel back in
beat
best
trounce
triumph over
thrash
rout
get the better of
worst
prevail over
own
drub
demolish
tank
skunk
whip
stuff
make mincemeat of
cream
blow out of the water
surmount
slaughter
stop
dispatch
overmatch
upend
overbear
destroy
annihilate
win against
get
murder
shellac
take
undo
paste
massacre
crucify
flatten
trim
blow out
total
get around
take to the cleaners
smash
run rings around
pound
pulverize
US
wipe out
do down
control
slam
pulverise
UK
knock out
be victorious over
keep down
give someone a drubbing
give someone a hiding
trample
persecute
turn inside out
overrun
trash
cane
kill
floor
outplay
beat hollow
chasten
overturn
pip at the post
curb
upset
torpedo
finish
wallop
surpass
outdo
marmalize
outclass
wax
whomp
zap
swamp
defeat utterly
lambaste
grind down
maltreat
shut down
put an end to
wrong
blow away
extinguish
prevail
drop
throw
smother
subvert
outstrip
squash
hold down
squelch
devastate
ruin
bulldoze
sink
skin
obliterate
tyrannize over
outmaneuver
US
deck
outmanoeuvre
UK
win
outrun
tan
gain a victory over
excel
render incapable
render helpless
render powerless
trample on
put paid to
edge out
take it all
KO
win a resounding victory over
abuse
be victorious
exploit
bury
restrain
check
stagger
aggrieve
torture
torment
distress
ill-treat
bridle
bust
plague
immobilize
US
overshadow
steamroll
whack
immobilise
UK
frustrate
outwit
treat harshly
thwart
pommel
whitewash
silence
waste
flog
slay
edge
top
be cruel to
be brutal to
route
shipwreck
outhit
decimate
entrap
outjump
flax
outflank
butcher
ambush
get the upper hand over
crack down on
overmaster
keep under
transcend
wreck
put away
exceed
better
trample underfoot
work over
plow under
take care of
outperform
rule with a rod of iron
checkmate
nose out
run rings round
get over
rule with an iron hand
outshine
finish off
mow down
win a victory over
run roughshod over
rise above
get under control
bring to ruin
take to cleaners
roll back
cut to pieces
snuff out
knock over
wipe off map
come out on top
snow under
go one better than
do better than
stamp out
put someone in their place
unseat
clamp down on
knock off
put in the shade
put a stop to
pwn
slap down
get a grip on
pick apart
yoke
cripple
undermine
enfeeble
humiliate
outsmart
solve
muller
disable
defeat heavily
defeat easily
foil
give someone a pasting
circumvent
eradicate
break someone's spirit
discomfit
override
confound
prostrate
whelm
govern
manage
regulate
blast
take down
beat up
outfight
shoot down
disfranchise
demoralise
UK
run circles around
astonish
steamroller
demoralize
US
render speechless
grind
down
weather
survive
direct
command
do in
eclipse
tread
quelch
ice
strangle
keep in subjection
keep in submission
shock
stun
walk over
hurdle
render
outlive
hobble
disenfranchise
deprive
succeed over
cap
win over
make a fool of
get one up on
gain the advantage over
bring under control
get control of
deal with
knock for six
smoke
overtop
trump
force down
bear down on
blot out
come out on top of
knock your socks off
whup
get hooks into
outmatch
outgun
whop
whap
tower over
overtake
hose
outdistance
shoot ahead of
knock spots off
outrival
be better than
improve on
dust
tread on
bomb
tromp
take away someone's human rights
end
gain the upper hand over
intimidate
stifle
get the upper hand
larrup
discipline
scourge
terminate
put to rout
blow out of water
put to flight
shut out
clean up on
beat back
throw back in confusion
drive off
encumber
overload
saddle
beset
ride
outrage
annoy
press
despotize
harass
worry
harry
hound
strain
handicap
vex
tax
abolish
deny
sweep
quench
extirpate
ride roughshod over
put upon
pick on
queer
carry the day
get last laugh
take the cake
win through
be the victor
win out
gain a victory
take the prize
prevail against
be successful
come first
gain mastery of
take the honours
win hands down
take the crown
punish
abase
put screws to
weigh heavy upon
put the squeeze on
put the lid on
get rid of
sit on
nip in the bud
put the kibosh on
domineer over
mortify
expose
submit
blank
stretch
shellack
dumbfound
overawe
imperil
endanger
take out
gain control over
bowl over
treat
shut off
roll over
lay out
put through
lay open
make liable
put in danger
shatter
raze
bring down
topple
put to shame
desolate
upstage
leave standing
tower above
scotch
pass
outvie
rub out
scupper
vaporize
US
outpace
be a cut above
nix
tear down
be head and shoulders above
vaporise
UK
outrank
leave behind
blight
ravage
level
dash
nuke
dwarf
wrack
walk away from
pull down
be superior to
bring to naught
go one better
do for
knock for a loop
oust
eliminate
sabotage
depose
dethrone
mess up
improve upon
go beyond
blow a hole in
spank
bash
impair
mar
spoil
desecrate
chastise
blow
strike down
unbuild
exterminate
put out
banjax
knock down
dish
liquidate
botch
outfox
dismiss
cow
hide
break down
belt
out-think
bludgeon
maul
batter
thump
thresh
dismantle
arrest
buffet
leather
pummel
US
baste
roll
slog
whale
do
curry
injure
impoverish
pummelled
UK
leave
give a drubbing to
ruinate
do away with
vitiate
neutralize
US
cope with
outstep
despoil
ravish
take a stick to
cruel
euchre
tumble
block out
dilapidate
outgo
axe
UK
neutralise
UK
wreak havoc on
break up
foul up
louse up
ax
US
screw up
rough up
bung up
make a mess of
raze to the ground
wipe off the map
wipe off the face of the earth
blow to bits
score points off
shake off
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spanner in the works
bring about the downfall of
get ahead of
lay waste
lay in ruins
take apart
shoot ahead
outthink
bypass
nullify
weaken
negate
demote
lather
capsize
turn over
strike
incapacitate
disrate
curtail
see off
scrunch
squish
negotiate
crack down
resist
eat alive
fell
smite
cook one's goose
fix one's wagon
beat the pants off
tower
seize power
displace
outhussle
wipe off the mat
endure
reject
slap about
weed out
wear down
be more than
overpass
shame
outjockey
lead
execute
destruct
disrupt
be the ruination of
predominate
catch napping
finesse
steal a march on
smash down
disassemble
snow
cook
put out of action
write off
put out of commission
be unstoppable by
put the skids under
be the ruin of
seal the doom of
stand above
be on another level
be a class above
be master of
take precedence
stand head and shoulders above
be greater than
get through
win the race
blow up
supplant
assassinate
gain on
crack
throw down
wolf
blow to pieces
reduce to ruins
tear to pieces
put in toilet
gobble up
inhibit
discontinue
get further ahead of
pull a fast one
be one up on
fake out
draw away from
avenge
banish
halt
damage
bottle
clamp
shush
spike
stem
interrupt
disestablish
dissolve
dispose of
drive underground
abrogate
invalidate
administer the coup de grâce
drive to the wall
bump off
carry off
give the coup de grâce
take someone's life
move in for the kill
take off
unsettle
keep inside
hold in
cut off
keep in
dispense with
give the chop
cast out
phase out
drive out
knock something on the head
get shot of
disfigure
mangle
defile
bodge
deface
poison
put lid on
put kibosh on
maim
mutilate
deplete
reduce to nothing
leave in ruins
reduce to rubble
bring to nothing
wreak havoc upon
clean out
leave desolate
erase
cancel
efface
expunge
delete
remove
excise
scratch
scrub
off
ink out
cross out
blank out
wash out
X-out
clean up
wipe off face of earth
blue pencil
black out
blow sky-high
strike out
mark out
score out
cover
cut
obscure
root out
remove all traces of
sweep away
destroy root and branch
rub off
harm
stymie
hinder
hamper
obstruct
crimp
craze
cramp
cancel out
put at risk
balls up
rain on someone's parade
work against
render ineffective
play havoc with
muck up
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hold sway over
holds with
holds with the hare and runs with the hounds
holds your attention
holds your fire
holds your ground
holds water
holds very dear
holds up to view
holds up to shame
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