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What is another word for
oppress
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To put down or control by cruelty or force
Cause distress or anxiety to
To overcome with mental or emotional stress
To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress
To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly
To exert influence over or dictate the outcome of
To overload or overtax
Penalize for wrongdoing
To oppressively cause someone or something to do too much work
Make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy
To work arduously in pursuit of an aim or goal
To verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language
To refrain from openly expressing or displaying
To impede the work or progress of
Seize, take over
To extort something, especially money, from someone by putting them under strong pressure
To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
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Verb
▲
To put down or control by cruelty or force
abuse
subjugate
suppress
crush
maltreat
persecute
subdue
enslave
repress
tyrannise
UK
tyrannize
US
wrong
hegemonize
ill-treat
master
overcome
overpower
overwhelm
exploit
scourge
subject
keep down
treat harshly
aggrieve
annoy
be brutal to
be cruel to
beset
coerce
despotize
distress
dominate
encumber
force
grind down
handicap
harass
harry
hold down
hound
outrage
overload
overthrow
plague
press
ride
rule
rule over
saddle
smother
strain
tax
torment
torture
trample
tyrranize
vex
worry
hold sway over
put down
trample on
trample underfoot
tyrannize over
beat down
pick on
put upon
ride roughshod over
walk all over
bring to heel
put screws to
weigh heavy upon
bring someone to their knees
bring under the yoke
put the squeeze on
rule with a rod of iron
rule with an iron hand
quell
conquer
vanquish
quash
defeat
squash
squelch
devastate
destroy
floor
keep under
reduce
lick
prostrate
rout
trounce
extinguish
whelm
break
clobber
silence
swamp
crack down on
triumph over
stop
hammer
overmaster
keep under thumb
stamp out
gain mastery over
slap down
snuff out
snow under
clamp down on
put an end to
put a stop to
wipe the floor with
get the better of
weaken
intimidate
domineer over
yoke
keep in subjection
keep under one's thumb
keep in submission
tread
disfranchise
deprive
hobble
disenfranchise
tread on
wreck
tame
get hooks into
obliterate
ruin
quelch
kill
ice
strangle
take away someone's human rights
subordinate
colonize
US
humble
pacify
force down
blot out
bear down on
blow away
end
underyoke
triumph
compel
enthrall
US
contain
gain ascendancy over
enthral
UK
colonise
UK
gain control of
bear down
hold sway
kick around
nip in the bud
gain control over
reel back in
bring to knees
beat
best
tank
prevail over
drub
undo
surmount
thrash
outdo
excel
stuff
outclass
outstrip
surpass
dispatch
worst
take
upend
demolish
overbear
curb
slaughter
weather
skunk
get
survive
overmatch
down
whip
crucify
paste
be victorious
knock out
walk over
knock socks off
take to the cleaners
shock
outlive
prevail
do down
win over
rise above
run rings around
throw
own
get around
render incapable
stun
drown
render powerless
hurdle
be victorious over
come out on top
come out on top of
render
win
make mincemeat of
knock over
shellac
gain a victory over
blow out of the water
win against
render helpless
cream
annihilate
murder
blow out
massacre
trim
flatten
total
smash
control
pulverize
US
pound
wipe out
slam
beat hollow
overrun
pulverise
UK
give someone a drubbing
turn inside out
overturn
cane
defeat utterly
finish
trash
upset
subvert
wax
unseat
outplay
give someone a hiding
shut down
pip at the post
torpedo
marmalize
bulldoze
zap
wallop
whomp
win a resounding victory over
lambaste
put paid to
chasten
bury
oust
restrain
depose
stagger
bridle
topple
immobilize
US
drop
overshadow
check
dethrone
immobilise
UK
outwit
waste
skin
top
thwart
get the upper hand over
sink
frustrate
transcend
outmaneuver
US
outmanoeuvre
UK
supplant
put away
exceed
better
eradicate
discomfit
outrun
deck
take care of
outperform
tan
checkmate
abolish
get over
bring down
terminate
outshine
get under control
edge out
take it all
KO
cut to pieces
remove from power
remove from office
bring to ruin
bring to their knees
do away with
wipe off map
go one better than
do better than
put in their place
knock off
put in the shade
get a grip on
cripple
undermine
enfeeble
scatter
dispel
solve
muller
humiliate
outsmart
defeat heavily
defeat easily
stifle
disable
give someone a pasting
quench
unthrone
uncrown
whop
whup
tromp
bomb
dust
whap
smoke
demoralise
UK
astonish
demoralize
US
render speechless
blast
take down
beat up
outfight
shoot down
govern
manage
regulate
drive off
unhorse
eclipse
extirpate
knock for six
direct
command
cap
repulse
larrup
scuttle
hunt
get rid of
do in
bring under control
get control of
deal with
overtop
trump
hush up
queer
put the lid on
sit on
put the kibosh on
outmatch
outgun
make a fool of
give a hiding
get one up on
gain the advantage over
tower over
overtake
hose
outdistance
shoot ahead of
knock spots off
outrival
be better than
improve on
put to rout
blow out of water
put to flight
shut out
clean up on
beat back
throw back in confusion
bust
foil
gain the upper hand over
circumvent
flog
steamroll
whack
get the upper hand
override
confound
pommel
whitewash
discipline
slay
edge
powder
route
shipwreck
outhit
decimate
entrap
outjump
flax
outflank
butcher
ambush
deny
succeed over
work over
plow under
sweep
nose out
run rings round
finish off
mow down
win a victory over
run roughshod over
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
take to cleaners
roll back
remove
level
punish
abase
pwn
pick apart
displace
defenestrate
disestablish
dissolve
raze
mortify
tip
liquidate
exterminate
purge
tumble
bring low
knock down
bring about the downfall of
blank
stretch
shellack
dumbfound
overawe
take out
bowl over
shut off
roll over
lay one out
more ❯
“He uses stealthy means to savagely
oppress
the common people.”
Verb
▲
Cause distress or anxiety to
depress
burden
sadden
discourage
afflict
deject
dishearten
dispirit
daunt
harass
torment
weigh down
crush
dash
vex
cast down
get down
lie
make despondent
make gloomy
trouble
bum out
hang over
lie heavy on
make desolate
prey on
weigh heavily on
bring down
take the heart out of
dismay
distress
demoralize
US
upset
grieve
desolate
demoralise
UK
make sad
dampen
shake
make unhappy
ail
perturb
chagrin
enervate
weary
bother
abase
debilitate
aggrieve
haunt
harrow
dull
beat down
cast a gloom upon
turn one off
bring tears to your eyes
knock the stuffing out of
knock for six
give someone the blues
cause suffering to
put a damper on
knock sideways
make your heart bleed
dash someone's hopes
break someone's spirit
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
make someone fed up
break someone's heart
worry
shatter
floor
get someone down
make miserable
abash
discomfort
bring tears to one's eyes
dampen someone's spirit
make one's heart bleed
dash the hopes of
sap
press
deplore
down
pain
lower
break
subdue
suppress
overwhelm
subjugate
stifle
devitalize
squelch
smother
weaken
diminish
dampen spirits
make blue
drag down
put into a funk
cast a gloom on
break one's heart
bring one down
curb
humble
overcome
defeat
deaden
quell
overpower
extinguish
bear down on
damp down
cast a pall over
chill
try
drain
disturb
mortify
bug
faze
drag
cow
beat
darken
damp
run down
reduce to tears
keep under
harsh someone's mellow
bear down
bring tears to someone's eyes
dampen someone's spirits
make someone's heart bleed
deter
throw
unman
unnerve
frustrate
disappoint
undermine
humiliate
indispose
disincline
make downhearted
make dispirited
make dejected
make crestfallen
disparage
throw a pall over
put down
more ❯
“On the way, London's ancient, massive buildings, black statues and dirt surround me,
oppress
and burden me.”
Verb
▲
To overcome with mental or emotional stress
overwhelm
crush
overcome
overpower
prostrate
devastate
floor
whelm
overmaster
swamp
grind down
snow under
stun
daze
knock sideways
knock for six
stir
move
dumbfound
affect
impress
touch
strike
disturb
shake
dazzle
shock
shatter
spellbind
bowl over
confound
upset
blow away
take aback
leave speechless
get to
sweep someone off their feet
hit for six
distress
traumatize
US
traumatise
UK
greatly upset
knock the stuffing out of
stagger
make emotional
subordinate
steamroller
downgrade
wreck
demoralise
UK
surprise
destroy
demoralize
US
confuse
bewilder
kill
grind
puzzle
take someone's breath away
render speechless
run circles around
do in
sweep over
astonish
amaze
bedazzle
awe
fascinate
overawe
hypnotize
US
stupefy
astound
hypnotise
UK
blind
flabbergast
knock out
excite
razzle-dazzle
strike dumb
take somebody's breath away
sweep off your feet
enchant
captivate
blow someone's mind
startle
blur
glitz
nonplus
take your breath away
dumfound
thunderstrike
rock
surprize
benumb
dismay
jolt
disconcert
perplex
alarm
grip
electrify
leave open-mouthed
leave aghast
choke
seize
stop someone in their tracks
blow one's mind
knock for a loop
boggle someone's mind
take by surprise
shake up
put one away
move to tears
carry away
reduce to tears
render unable to continue
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress
afflict
trouble
distress
torment
bother
worry
plague
upset
torture
harass
vex
pain
harrow
beset
annoy
bedevil
rack
agonise
UK
agonize
US
persecute
irk
irritate
burden
hurt
grieve
pester
harry
wound
curse
excruciate
anguish
ail
strain
try
stress
besiege
exasperate
affect
tax
crucify
smite
martyr
discommode
blight
pursue
grip
press
strike
take
visit
buffet
cause suffering to
cause trouble to
disturb
perturb
bug
nag
haunt
hassle
depress
beleaguer
gnaw at
hound
agitate
abuse
ill-treat
aggrieve
weigh down
victimize
US
discompose
concern
fret
disquiet
lie heavy on
sadden
maltreat
prey on
perplex
injure
faze
victimise
UK
aggravate
badger
dismay
mistreat
disconcert
pick on
tyrannize
US
get to
wrong
unsettle
tyrannise
UK
wring
alarm
provoke
fluster
fuss
rattle
give someone grief
deject
weigh on
burn up
give a hard time
weigh heavily on
molest
assail
make anxious
be a burden to
dog
take advantage of
punish
dishearten
shake
terrorize
US
cast down
scourge
obsess
exploit
niggle
tear
flurry
terrorise
UK
frazzle
drive up the wall
needle
distemper
unhinge
hang over
derail
martyrize
hagride
exercise
discriminate against
nag at
bully
ill-use
freak out
weird out
make uneasy
dispirit
cause anxiety to
weigh heavily on someone's mind
be a great weight on
harm
discourage
ravage
mortify
stab
cause agony to
desolate
hunt
bring down
grind
have it in for
attack
face
displease
taunt
manipulate
ride
insult
abase
importune
discomfort
unnerve
cause anguish to
confront
distract
throw
beat
ruffle
give a bad time
discombobulate
raid
bum out
prick
make wretched
alarum
push
cheat
misuse
dishonour
UK
hector
undo
tantalize
US
tantalise
UK
spook
make miserable
despair
offend
press down on
possess
grind at
stir up
be a burden on
fleece
weigh
cause concern to
cause discomfort to
discomfit
tease
kill
chafe
get at
make uncomfortable
enslave
dishonor
US
bleed
eat at
take over
get someone down
prey on someone's mind
preoccupy
dump on
take control of
impose on
intimidate
weigh heavily on one's mind
extort
niggle at
give someone a hard time
do an injustice to
suppress
frustrate
pierce
grind someone down
convulse
rend
devastate
buttonhole
cause pain to
force
grind on
ruin
destroy
sweat
fear
stew
lacerate
maim
mutilate
brutalize
US
mangle
impale
grill
whip
brutalise
UK
touch
puzzle
bend someone's ear
daunt
psych
discountenance
peeve
miff
tear away at
excoriate
cause disquiet to
move
interrupt
inconvenience
anger
confound
throw off
psych out
put off
make waves
strap
break
nit-pick
indispose
incommode
dash
cut
be in someone's way
flip out
inflict anguish on
overcharge
hack you off
demoralize
US
push buttons
cut up
tick off
lie heavy on someone's mind
weigh heavy on someone's mind
catch
dampen
arouse anxiety in
get down
do a number on
make it tough for
throw off balance
be on one's case
recur
demoralise
UK
dish it out
give it to
stick it to
dish out
execute
heckle
appall
US
be a weight on one's mind
come back to
stay with
be ever present
madden
nettle
infest
appal
UK
knock the wind out of
fester
cause anguish
cause someone distress
cause pain
harsh one's mellow
disparage
scold
berate
prey on one's mind
be bothered
rankle with
beleague
cause anxiety
be a weight on someone's mind
rankle
wear
gnaw
reproach
revile
domineer
live off
load
blackmail
plunder
feed on
depredate
seize
consume
eat
live on
devour
scare
override
upbraid
haze
embarrass
hang
nail to a cross
put to death
hang on a cross
nail to cross
inflict suffering on
inflict pain on
overwhelm
frighten
entangle
hamper
aggress
dominate
test
dun
goad
immolate
use
demonize
US
put the squeeze on
tyrannize over
be autocratic
stack the deck
push around
have a down on
be down on
make things hot for someone
punish unfairly
get on someone's back
demonise
UK
have your knife into
maraud
lean on
jump on one's case
give one the business
fall upon
fall on
mess with someone's head
sweat out
do someone's head in
start in on
malign
misrepresent
give the needle
sting
dampen spirits
bring one down
crush
break one's heart
make blue
rile
drag down
put into a funk
nark
put a damper on
break the heart of
gall
squeeze
swindle
set upon
press hard
attack repeatedly
defame
chasten
hack off
cut to the quick
impugn
discredit
vilify
slander
denigrate
libel
humiliate
violate
spite
treat unfairly
step on
suck dry
walk all over
play on
walk over
live off the backs of
take for a ride
put one over on
rip off
withhold rights from
belittle
mock
antagonize
US
deride
impose upon
do wrong to
do injury to
do a disservice to
sin against
outrage
bad mouth
do the dirty on
trespass
kick in the teeth
damage
offend against
go for jugular
put down
hit where one lives
give no quarter
antagonise
UK
lay a bad trip on
step on the toes of
devil
bait
chivvy
be on your back
get on your nerves
mither
heavy
get in your hair
pique
chivy
rasp
keep after
keep on at
drive round the bend
get
grate
frost
gripe
itch
rark
browbeat
put out
breathe down someone's neck
go on at
rub up the wrong way
infuriate
nudge
prod
disgust
be a nuisance to
rag
suffer
intrude upon
work on
enrage
exacerbate
be at
hump
single out
drive round the twist
get on one's nerves
wind up
make it hot for someone
bedog
grizzle
give someone hell
insist
remind
muse
labor
US
labour
UK
scorn
rib
chaff
stress out
be prey to
sear
squirm
noodge
burn
macerate
despoil
foray
bullyrag
gut
shatter
drive crazy
pick at
mess with
be the victim of
spur
jerk around
sicken
harp on at
bone
breath down someone's neck
be afflicted with
suffer from
be plagued with
be troubled by
criticize
US
rattle one's cage
be blighted with
be burdened with
be bedevilled by
get in one's hair
dragoon
expel
exile
roust
be
drive you up the wall
be a pest to
drive bananas
question
get your back up
get across
examine
quiz
tweak
run up the wrong way
get under your skin
hurt deeply
ridicule
lampoon
grumble at
be unwell
put through wringer
henpeck
accost
pother
encroach
intrude
obtrude
confuse
break in
terrify
get the knife into
stick the knife into
pressurize
US
pressurise
UK
be indisposed
be crook
lead someone a merry dance
play cat and mouse
rub salt in wound
incense
criticise
UK
be sick
be wrong with
feel pain
be in pain
feel unwell
be ill
be weak
be the matter with
scratch
scout
peck at
curdle
gravel
make fun of
be critical of
affront
put pressure on
bring pressure to bear on
be on one's tail
give chase
be on one's back
take out after
yap at
search high heaven
scratch around
rag on
beat the bushes
turn inside out
turn upside down
track down
engulf
overcome
swamp
roil
be in someone's hair
disgruntle
snit
pet
tiff
huff
eat up
get across someone
set one's teeth on edge
get one's goat
stick in one's craw
rub the wrong way
wear on
give someone the hump
swallow up
bore
impede
cross
hinder
grate on
get on your wick
carp at
make one's hackles rise
get on someone's case
more ❯
Verb
▲
To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
domineer
dominate
tyrannise
UK
tyrannize
US
bully
browbeat
intimidate
hector
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
bulldoze
rule
subjugate
persecute
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
threaten
menace
boss
overbear
railroad
prevail
predominate
preponderate
reign
bluster
squeeze
swagger
bend
henpeck
boss around
boss about
strong-arm
ride roughshod over
push around
order about
order around
lean on
push about
dictate to
give orders to
lord it over
trample on
walk all over
rule the roost
call the shots
kick around
run the show
be overbearing
use strong-arm tactics on
keep under thumb
run things
put the screws on
be in the saddle
rule with an iron hand
lead by the nose
push the buttons
throw weight around
rule with a rod of iron
in the driver's seat
bend to one's will
harass
coerce
dragoon
cow
pressure
torment
frighten
hound
bludgeon
blackjack
mau-mau
scare
badger
harry
compel
bullyrag
force
bogart
steamroller
victimize
US
victimise
UK
pick on
put pressure on
terrify
overawe
dictate
hassle
repress
goad
push
oblige
affright
spook
constrain
awe
plague
enforce
appall
US
appal
UK
brutalize
US
brutalise
UK
treat harshly
twist someone's arm
scare the bejesus out of
command
control
vandalize
US
barbarize
give orders
tell what to do
nag
despotize
pester
castigate
lay down the law
act the tin god
twist somebody's arm
put heat on
put through the wringer
put the chill on
have under one's thumb
throw one's weight around
throw one's weight about
pull rank on
mistreat
vandalise
UK
tyrranize
aggrieve
maltreat
distress
petrify
abuse
manhandle
alarm
misuse
overwhelm
overpower
torture
mishandle
suppress
shock
panic
alarum
scarify
horrify
startle
fright
crush
enslave
trample
put down
be cruel to
play the heavy with
ill-treat
mess over
ill-use
be brutal to
fill with terror
scare to death
make things hot for someone
inspire panic in
strike terror in
make it hot for someone
bring pressure to bear on
dismay
strike terror into
mangle
put screws to
upset
put the squeeze on
put the frighteners on
put the fear of God into
put the bite on
frighten out of your wits
impose on
bring pressure to bear
wheedle
drive
impel
cajole
importune
assail
make
daunt
subdue
keep down
obligate
argue
hold down
sandbag
besiege
talk
beset
impress
sway
muscle
domineer over
unnerve
press
put the heat on
prevail on
come at
trouble
insist on
have someone do something
vex
grind down
trample underfoot
ride
ruffle
buffalo
rule despotically
treat brutally
bring someone to their knees
have someone under your thumb
keep someone under one's thumb
scare off
hustle
prod
brainwash
fast-talk
influence
use pressure on
urge
press-gang
persuade
bounce
turn on the heat
bother
require
order
act on
insist
work on
walk heavy
put under an obligation
blackmail
tighten the screws on
tease
heckle
bait
admonish
spur
induce
necessitate
concuss
bind
cause
ramrod
issue threats to
put up to
demand
charge
impose
breathe down someone's neck
turn the screws on
inhibit
tread on
hog
kick about
chivvy
worry
dishearten
smother
irritate
push someone around
lean
compress
constrict
condense
squash
suffocate
discomfit
psych out
faze
disconcert
showboat
rattle
abash
embarrass
sell
politick
restrict
hinder
shotgun
work over
taunt
annoy
antagonize
US
chivy
high pressure
twist one's arm
antagonise
UK
twist arm
force somebody's hand
will
put the arm on
tighten the screw on
high-pressure
have
turn the screw on
prevail upon
effect
make an offer they can't refuse
crowd
ride roughshod
warn
overcome
occasion
foist
encourage
snarl
comminate
fulminate
scowl
caution
forewarn
growl
advise
implore
use duress on
burden
conscript
use force on
urge by force
choke
apply
obtrude
contract
enjoin
move
goose
promote
exert force on
beg
incite
venture
peril
jeopard
adventure
jeopardize
US
imperil
risk
compromise
endanger
hazard
train
advocate
expedite
bear down
pin down
bear hard on
put squeeze on
bring pressure to bear upon
inspan
beseech
solicit
motivate
recommend
direct
prompt
inspire
make threats against
threaten to harm
flex muscles
look daggers
make threat
threaten to kill
make threats to
bring force to bear on
pound
put to work
work
hold a gun to someone's head
portend
jeopardise
UK
chill
gamble with
impend
lower
loom
bad-eye
adjure
propel
nudge
oversee
run
superintend
entreat
steamroll
exhort
speed up
try to persuade
key up
govern
quarterback
supervise
lead
captain
shake fist at
put the screws to
spearhead
administrate
head
manage
railroad into
pour it on
dragoon into
whip around
utter threats to
steamroller into
push for
scare hell out of
bulldoze into
turn on
sell on
fire up
appeal to
call the tune
try to control
take charge
exert influence on
egg on
go to town on
preside over
be in charge
impose one's will on
browbeat into
bear down on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To treat someone badly, cruelly or unkindly
ill-use
abuse
maltreat
mistreat
misuse
mishandle
manhandle
bully
brutalise
UK
brutalize
US
hurt
harm
torment
harass
misemploy
prostitute
spoil
taint
batter
neglect
dissipate
exhaust
overburden
overtax
overwork
squander
waste
ill-treat
kick around
mess over
knock about
treat badly
take apart
be cruel to
injure
wrong
maul
handle roughly
knock around
molest
damage
victimize
US
dump on
hit
beat
strike
persecute
victimise
UK
treat roughly
roughhouse
total
rough up
do over
beat up
mess up
shake up
bung up
harry
outrage
rip
chop
backbite
trash
wound
wax
bash
push around
do wrong
give black eye
give the shaft
assault
mar
torture
ruin
cut up
interfere with
bang up
be violent toward
attack
rape
ravish
violate
sexually assault
sexually abuse
profane
pervert
misapply
exploit
desecrate
corrupt
mismanage
misappropriate
blow
run through
go through
thrash
work over
bash up
slap around
duff up
beat up on
beat the living daylights out of
assail
force
grope
paw
touch up
feel up
fondle
defile
bed
seduce
deflower
dishonour
UK
dishonor
US
befoul
have one's evil way with
force oneself on
have one's way with
take advantage of
force yourself on
take away someone's innocence
despoil
debauch
pollute
indecently assault
more ❯
Verb
▲
To exert influence over or dictate the outcome of
control
manage
direct
supervise
govern
oversee
superintend
lead
head
administer
command
regulate
guide
rule
boss
overlook
administrate
steward
captain
dominate
influence
tend
domineer
quarterback
dictate
discipline
predominate
subjugate
subject
hegemonize
affect
micromanage
regiment
besteer
bewield
puppeteer
preside over
be in charge of
head up
be in control of
call the shots
run the show
call the tune
hold sway over
rule the roost
pull the strings
be in the saddle
reign over
have authority over
run things
hold the reins
deal with
be at the helm
be in the driving seat
call the signals
wear the trousers
be in saddle
be the boss
have someone eating out of one's hand
have someone in one's hip pocket
have someone in the palm of one's hand
have something in the palm of one's hand
hold the purse strings
have a hold over
hold purse strings
push buttons
order
suppress
tyrannize
US
run
overrule
monopolize
US
control strictly
preponderate
conquer
monopolise
UK
tyrannise
UK
exercise control over
have the upper hand over
determine
steer
have power over
have control of
have command over
be pre-eminent over
manipulate
organize
US
systematize
US
methodize
systematise
UK
organise
UK
bring into line
master
rule with a rod of iron
keep a tight rein on
overpower
bully
intimidate
subordinate
overshadow
subdue
sway
eclipse
vanquish
overbear
outshine
pacify
handle
take over
push around
push about
prevail over
be in command of
have ascendancy over
walk all over
boss about
trample on
rule the roost in
have mastery over
boss around
be the boss of
have upper hand
ride roughshod over
have the upper hand in
have one's way
play first fiddle
keep under your thumb
lead by the nose
have under one's thumb
have the whip hand over
lay down the law
keep under thumb
sit on top of
conduct
operate
keep
carry on
pilot
be at the helm of
look after
orchestrate
mastermind
be responsible for
take care of
watch
chair
be in charge
care for
be the leader of
execute
watch over
coordinate
ride herd on
carry out
engineer
maneuver
US
manoeuvre
UK
helm
officiate
moderate
tend to
be head of
be in driver's seat
take charge of
call the shots in
take the helm
be in power over
be the head of
have charge of
mind
maintain
spearhead
chaperon
inspect
minister
attend
advise
observe
host
be in the driver's seat
mediate
arbitrate
hold down
call the tune in
keep an eye on
take the chair of
facilitate
be on duty
guard
preside
marshal
UK
marshall
US
protect
negotiate
skipper
channel
front
shepherd
contrive
drive
defend
wield
plan
honcho
attend to
police
instigate
hold office
take the reins
lead the way
crack the whip
pull the wires
keep in order
take the chair
call
introduce
see
judge
carry-on
assume command over
call the shots of
own
have
wield baton
survey
ordain
officer
coach
reign
render
officiate at
address
field
monitor
dispose
manage people
take
hack
rule over
have control over
occupy throne
hold sway
exercise authority
assume command
hold dominion
call the play
instruct
treat
work
ply
be at the controls of
be at the head of
till
wear the crown
serve the people
be in power
eye
take forward
have the say
exercise authority over
take the reins of
assume command of
exercise power
take in hand
sort out
minister to
be foremost
umpire
referee
herd
call upon
engage in
safeguard
shield
control the affairs of
have authority
be in authority over
hold dominion over
point in the right direction
put on the right track
see to
baby-sit
maintain order
be on duty at
keep one's eye on
trailblaze
navigate
beacon
funnel
coxswain
point
keep tabs on
take control of
concert
deal with efficiently
keep under control
exercise strict control over
allow little freedom to
have a handle on
keep in line
keep on a tight rein
conceive
devise
frame
arrange
patrol
stage-manage
machinate
wangle
initiate
forge
finesse
finagle
create
hatch
originate
generate
work out
put together
dream up
author
come up with
think up
have the bright idea of
think of
be the brains behind
decide
keep watch on
keep guard over
inspire
motivate
keep the peace in
keep the peace
maintain law and order in
make the rounds of
prompt
arouse
bias
win over
form
impact on
rouse
talk into
bring to bear
train
get at
be recognized
have a part in
prevail
carry weight
pull strings
argue into
act upon
have an effect on
seduce
more ❯
Verb
▲
To overload or overtax
overburden
burden
encumber
overload
load
overtax
overwhelm
overfill
tax
overcharge
exhaust
overstrain
overstretch
saddle
strain
lade
weight
weigh down
lumber
task
weigh
test
push
overwork
pressure
weary
freight
laden
stress
charge
trouble
cumber
overtask
surfeit
embarrass
trammel
retard
obstruct
stretch
try
surcharge
drain
sap
pile
overexert
enervate
weaken
land
empty
tire
put too much in
fatigue
wear out
make demands on
overuse
challenge
hamper
push to the limit
prey on
ask too much of
make heavy demands on
put a strain on
push too far
press hard on
put pressure on
weigh heavily on
impose upon
impose on
dump something on someone
impose
entrust
inflict
saddle with
handicap
crush
snow
dump on
snow under
bear down on
add weight to
leave
dump
worry
dump with
thrust
land with
top
ballast
pile it on
make heavier
yoke
unload something on
thrust something on
inflict something on
impose something on
exert
hinder
impede
extend
make heavy
fob something off on to
overextend
drive
overreach
rack
press
knacker
wrench
tense
distend
tighten
exert excessively
drive too far
overdo it
make too many demands on
work too hard
work oneself into the ground
exert to the limit
run oneself into the ground
knock oneself out
hold down
weigh upon
bear down
press down
pull down
load down
more ❯
Verb
▲
Penalize for wrongdoing
punish
discipline
penalise
UK
penalize
US
chastise
chasten
correct
castigate
abuse
beat
cane
get
lash
mistreat
murder
scalp
sentence
thump
wallop
whip
batter
flog
harm
hurt
injure
misuse
scourge
manhandle
recompense
visit
admonish
blacklist
cuff
debar
defrock
dismiss
drop on
execute
exile
expel
fine
immure
incarcerate
lecture
mete out punishment to
paddle
rebuke
reprimand
reprove
skin
skin alive
spank
switch
tear down
train
bring someone to book
bring to book
come down on
make an example of
slap someone's wrist
teach someone a lesson
attend to
beat up
do in
give it to someone
give someone what for
rap knuckles
rap someone's knuckles
slap wrist
crack down on
give a going-over
give a lesson to
give someone the works
give the works
knock about
rough up
teach a lesson
give a going over
throw the book at
come down on like a ton of bricks
punish severely
have someone's guts for garters
thrash
belt
hammer
strike
whale
hide
tan
birch
baste
lick
pummel
US
lambaste
pound
bash
drub
buffet
hit
maul
pummelled
UK
pommel
whup
leather
flagellate
lambast
lather
slate
bludgeon
thresh
work over
slog
whop
tromp
whap
scold
curry
chide
flail
bung up
flay
mess up
belabor
US
horsewhip
strap
pelt
belabour
UK
club
give someone a hiding
bat
lace
slash
fib
do
upbraid
berate
take to task
punch out
smack
attack
clout
clobber
whack
censure
lay into
reprehend
objurgate
reproach
cowhide
rawhide
excoriate
punch
slam
cudgel
slap
condemn
tell off
call down
criticize
US
beat the living daylights out of
carpet
knock
deal with
trounce
dress down
trash
bruise
tongue-lash
larrup
tick off
smash
give someone a dressing-down
criticise
UK
afflict
amerce
lace into
have a go at
rake over the coals
paste
rag
destroy
crush
thwack
assail
keelhaul
rate
assault
score
jaw
rap
break
rap over the knuckles
give someone a roasting
scorch
pulverize
US
sock
trim
slug
lam
rant at
give someone a rocket
bawl out
whomp
shellac
smother
bang
rail at
give someone a good hiding
chew out
give a hiding
tan someone's hide
rain blows on
ream out
pitch into
haul over the coals
rail against
maltreat
read the riot act
box
pulverise
UK
sanction
curse
torment
dock
overwhelm
rout
mulct
torture
denounce
remonstrate with
blast
impose
defeat
judge
bullwhip
revile
terrorize
US
harass
slaughter
annihilate
diss
deck
bollock
vituperate
smite
scathe
best
quirt
flame
terrorise
UK
hit with
exact a penalty from
slap with
wreck
marmalize
cream
bury
fulminate against
put on the mat
massacre
worst
flatten
smoke
demolish
disable
blister
roll
crucify
tank
tonk
biff
welt
bop
drum
pan
lacerate
ram
swat
skunk
bomb
dust
own
plug
give someone a drubbing
defeat utterly
give someone a telling-off
slag off
blow away
take a stick to
be victorious over
put down
snow under
give someone a bollocking
blow out
rip into
walk all over
make mincemeat of
whip someone's hide
tan one's hide
lay one on
walk over
knock around
bring someone to their knees
run rings around
maim
beat hollow
triumph over
blow out of the water
blow up at
do over
give a talking-to
give someone an earful
mutilate
let someone have it
wipe the floor with
get the better of
mash
jump down one's throat
mangle
take to the cleaners
win a resounding victory over
take a strap to
tear off a strip
kill
give someone a rollicking
knock into the middle of next week
turn inside out
tear into
sort out
ground
scapegoat
crack
chin
yerk
harangue
flop
flutter
flap
ferule
tap
fill in
paddlewhack
dust someone's britches
warm someone's seat
wax
yell at
have words
rap across the knuckles
severely reprimand
thong
stripe
discipline someone for
repress
soften
exprobate
try
suppress
subjugate
smear
deride
call over the coals
roast
lash into
have your knife in
strafe
wound
damage
slipper
disfigure
contuse
cripple
lame
deface
brutalize
US
dash against
aim blows at
brutalise
UK
tear a strip off
have on the carpet
impair
incapacitate
gash
graze
scud
skelp
scratch
put out
cause pain to
total
cut
bang up
pinch
scrape
cause injury to
give someone a hot bottom
put over one's knee
give someone a licking
put someone over your knee
blip
flax
give somebody a hiding
warm someone's bottom
beat the living daylights out of someone
take disciplinary action against
handicap
inflict
plague
blame
put on the carpet
imprison
wreak
befall
decry
reprobate
lay down the law
devastate
trouble
harrow
disparage
deplore
deprecate
impose penalty
inflict a penalty on
impose a sentence on
inflict handicap
bump
ruin
ravage
impact
bother
slag
dis
dispraise
anathematize
execrate
disapprove
inveigh against
fault
award a penalty against
impose a penalty on
put at disadvantage
jerk
shake
whisk
arraign
find fault with
descend on
avenge
descend upon
force upon
pain
bring down on
send up
point finger at
frame
pronounce
hang something on
depreciate
belittle
denunciate
blow whistle on
proscribe
give something a bad press
send up the river
thumbs down on
pin it on
name
put away
give someone a bad press
lay at one's door
adjudge
let have it
wear out
beset
burden
bedevil
charge
levy
put
exact
cause suffering to
sting
assess
sconce
impose a fine on
pay through the nose
throw book at
make pay
confiscate
extort
punish by fining
seize
tax
sequestrate
monster
savage
wig
row
rail
potshot
ream
scarify
pull up
give someone a caning
give someone a mouthful
give someone a wigging
send someone away with a flea in their ear
slap on the wrist
give a rocket
give someone hell
criticize severely
give someone some stick
jump on
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
slap down
give someone a row
lay out
give someone a rating
lean on
vilify
pillory
rubbish
denigrate
bag
malign
bad-mouth
blow up
cut up
skewer
run down
pull apart
asperse
nag
light into
impugn
besmirch
slur
pull to pieces
pick holes in
cast aspersions on
derogate
rip
give a piece of one's mind
rollick
animadvert on
take to pieces
vituperate against
pour scorn on
find fault
sledge
declaim
sail into
give a bad press to
fulminate
call on the carpet
insult
take apart
hit out at
take someone to task
shoot down
pick to pieces
cut down
nitpick about
throw brickbats at
rap someone over the knuckles
accuse
carp
go on at
check
inveigh
rant
disapprove of
carp at
slander
talk to
give some stick to
rage
calumniate
traduce
take down
fustigate
scorn
kick up a stink about
take to the woodshed
rave at
stigmatize
US
call to account
defame
storm
slang
thunder
growl
caution
protest
cavil
tear to pieces
come down hard on
monish
stigmatise
UK
lesson
zap
cavil at
go for the jugular
chew someone out
tear apart
nag at
give flak to
nit-pick
bag on
express disapproval of
slap someone on the wrist
lash out at
go on about
pick at
kick up a fuss about
lampoon
contemn
taunt
remonstrate
ridicule
libel
backbite
discredit
ostracise
UK
ostracize
US
animadvert
discourse
orate
perorate
recriminate
preach
rake
speak out
object
complain
speak
nitpick
jawbone
mouth off
expostulate
fume
tie into
rave
spout
get after
make a stand
vociferate
beat up on
expostulate about
climb all over
swear at
cuss out
do a number on
shout at
objurate
pass strictures upon
declaim against
give one hell
jump all over
strongly criticize
kick
draw the line
throw shade
get at
speak to
slap on wrist
rap on knuckles
sound off
mouth off about
tell a thing or two
go after
scoff at
put someone on the hot seat
make a fuss about
crawl all over
put someone on the griddle
burn someone's ears
do down
tear to shreds
nitpick over
pin someone's ears back
find lacking
reprimand severely
let fly
round on
brand
lash out
refute
pull someone up
hit out
attask
exprobrate
give a tongue-lashing
argue with
assault verbally
disagree with
satirize
US
threap
pile in
moralise
UK
moralize
US
despise
warn
start on
start in
harsh
rebuff
incriminate
satirise
UK
adjure
advise
counsel
take on
take
chew
fry
oppose
rank on
give going-over
ding
notice
glue
forewarn
hoist
reject
read out
look askance
pick apart
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
snap someone's head off
slight
rake over coals
criticize harshly
fluff
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
disgrace
dress-down
jack up
sit on
offend
lance
incise
pass judgment
jump down someone's throat
tear someone a new one
give someone a dressing down
give someone a telling off
give piece of mind
give tongue-lashing
give somebody a piece of one's mind
prosecute
minimize
US
discount
have words with
blacken someone's reputation
cast a slur on
give someone a carpeting
eat out
criticize hatefully
impeach
indict
complain about
lay on
give comeuppance
give bad press
cut to bits
persecute
give something a battering
weigh into
do a hatchet job on
give someone bondi
take somebody to task
take down a peg
give a hard time
get on
burn one's ears
have someone on the carpet
keep after
rag on
carp on
send someone away with a flea in his
lower the boom
give the dickens
call to task
point the finger at
give the devil
criticize strongly
be hard on
pick on
ride
zing
hose
miscall
minimise
UK
give someone stick
bring to account
protest against
bluster
huff
be rude to
call names
blow off
cut to the quick
run something down
show up
charge with
protest strongly
dump on
menace
intimidate
take a stand
trash-talk
call someone names
throw shade at
thunder against
rage against
make a protest
rant about
vociferate about
animadvert upon
vilipend
give a black eye
protest strongly at
remonstrate about
challenge
bushwhack
tackle
sic
sick
raid
rush
rant and rave
rile
make a stand against
take issue with
object to
raise objections to
make a protest against
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
oppose strongly
put up a fight against
kick against
complain bitterly about
take a stand against
speak out against
kick up
take great exception to
set on
turn on
dive into
go in on
cry down
grumble
moan
whine
grouch
gripe
fuss
grizzle
whinge
bark at
beef
grouse
crab
wail
caterwaul
cry
grump
scream
repine
bellyache
bleat
keen
address
talk
descant
expatiate
exhort
wade into
wade in
pounce on
pounce upon
holler
mutter
kvetch
squeal
yammer
squawk
whimper
murmur
croak
yawp
maunder
earbash
pontificate to
sermonize to
spout to
soapbox
declaim to
stump
accost
apostrophize
spiel
sermonize
US
preach to
hold forth to
sermonise
UK
buttonhole
yowl
yelp
yap
bawl
yaup
hit hard
spout at
spiel to
deliver a tirade to
speechify to
preachify to
grouch about
sound off to
get on a soapbox
hold forth
give a lecture to
have at
kick up a fuss
sound off about
give the cat o'nine tails
bellyache about
take exception
complain vehemently about
beef about
more ❯
Verb
▲
To oppressively cause someone or something to do too much work
overwork
burden
exploit
overtax
drive
overburden
sweat
tax
wear out
drive too hard
be a slave-driver
be a hard taskmaster
be a slave driver
impose on
drive into the ground
put upon
abuse
Verb
▲
Make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy
darken
blacken
deject
sadden
become gloomy
make gloomy
upset
become angry
become annoyed
become depressed
become unhappy
cast down
cloud
make angry
make annoyed
make depressed
make unhappy
become cast down
become dejected
become dispirited
become troubled
make dispirited
make troubled
weigh down
detract from
go crook
grow troubled
dampen the spirits of
cast a gloom upon
cast a pall over
Verb
▲
To work arduously in pursuit of an aim or goal
flog
drive
strain
push
strive
struggle
endeavor
US
endeavour
UK
tax
try
overexert
overtax
punish
apply oneself
exert oneself
kill oneself
make every effort
work hard
bend over backwards
do all one can
go all out
bust a gut
go for the doctor
move heaven and earth
try as hard as one can
pull out all the stops
do one's best
do one's utmost
give one's all
try one's hardest
do one's damnedest
give it one's best shot
Verb
▲
To verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language
abuse
insult
castigate
denigrate
disparage
excoriate
vituperate
berate
lambast
lambaste
trash
assail
belittle
blast
curse
malign
rebuke
reproach
savage
scathe
slight
taunt
vilify
attack
bash
belabour
UK
belabor
US
nag
offend
potshot
revile
scold
slam
decry
defame
discount
diss
impugn
libel
minimise
UK
minimize
US
slander
slate
slur
smear
upbraid
derogate
persecute
reprove
backbite
calumniate
flame
hose
injure
knock
miscall
ride
slang
traduce
zing
bad-mouth
inveigh against
jump on
put down
be rude to
blow off
call names
cuss out
cut down
cut to the quick
do a number on
shout at
slag off
swear at
vituperate against
dump on
call someone names
cast aspersions on
trash-talk
give a black eye
criticize
US
censure
criticise
UK
condemn
rubbish
pan
have a go at
tear into
hammer
roast
denounce
run down
lay into
pummel
US
asperse
pummelled
UK
reprimand
monster
pull apart
flay
rail against
chastise
bag
deprecate
find fault with
blame
pillory
rate
chew out
reprehend
bawl out
carpet
crucify
dis
admonish
take to pieces
vilipend
chide
discredit
skewer
objurgate
pull to pieces
do a hatchet job on
tongue-lash
dress down
reprobate
hit out at
lecture
blister
depreciate
fulminate against
pour scorn on
take to task
scorn
slash
lash
diminish
speak ill of
pick holes in
tear off a strip
rap
drag through the mud
cut up
ream out
haul over the coals
throw brickbats at
ridicule
give someone a roasting
give someone a rocket
cry down
deride
talk down
remonstrate with
read the riot act
dismiss
mock
rail
jaw
speak badly of
scorch
tell off
give someone hell
poor-mouth
give someone a rollicking
call down
contemn
baste
play down
detract from
write off
kiss off
sail into
rag
keelhaul
score
besmirch
cane
dispraise
rap over the knuckles
bollock
shoot down
tear a strip off
throw mud at
rant at
give a talking-to
tear down
rail at
undervalue
ream
underrate
give someone a bad press
harangue
blacken the name of
light into
carp at
stigmatize
US
give someone a bollocking
detract
pitch into
take apart
lace into
scoff at
sneer at
give someone a dressing-down
let someone have it
rake over the coals
give a rocket
underestimate
sledge
fulminate
stigmatise
UK
carp
maul
degrade
downgrade
marginalize
US
cavil
wig
row
disapprove of
trim
laugh at
do down
cavil at
pooh-pooh
marginalise
UK
pull up
speak evil of
pick to pieces
tick off
spread lies about
rollick
come down on
jump down one's throat
criticize severely
give someone a telling-off
give someone an earful
sully the reputation of
give a bad press to
give someone a mouthful
give someone a wigging
give someone what for
give someone some stick
give someone a row
give someone a rating
trivialize
US
give a bad name
scandalize
US
discipline
sling mud at
fault
scourge
drub
beat
slap
treat lightly
tease
accuse
scandalise
UK
lower
minify
deflate
lash out at
complain
whip
misprize
go for the jugular
hurl insults at
jeer at
animadvert on
make light of
tear to pieces
trivialise
UK
disgrace
hold cheap
rip into
slap down
give someone a caning
put on the mat
bring into disrepute
lay down the law
send someone away with a flea in their ear
blacken the reputation of
conduct a smear campaign against
blacken the character of
assault
outrage
provoke
lampoon
blacken
slag
exprobate
wound
annoy
remonstrate
hurt
turn on
arraign
affront
demean
animadvert
growl
chasten
mortify
storm
execrate
disrespect
downplay
thrash
upset
debase
devalue
mudsling
laugh off
humiliate
scarify
weigh into
recriminate
dishonor
US
opprobriate
tie into
disdain
slap on the wrist
tear apart
object
protest
expostulate
beat up on
rip up
dishonour
UK
nitpick about
rant
objurate
yell at
find fault
cheapen
give flak to
lash into
bag on
kick
inveigh
give some stick to
take down a peg
take a swipe at
cut down to size
give comeuppance
slap someone's wrist
give something a battering
kick up a fuss about
kick up a stink about
lay out
express disapproval of
rib
bait
be critical of
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
be malicious about
brand
refute
speak of with disfavour
backstab
gossip
lie
spite
badmouth
take
criticize unfairly
fustigate
nag at
argue with
assault verbally
check
satirize
US
judge
rebuff
incriminate
disapprove
ostracise
UK
ostracize
US
disagree with
hurl insults
give offense
pile in
despise
satirise
UK
pass strictures upon
have a pop at
start on
start in
read out
look askance
get after
pick apart
shellac
take on
threap
caution
mistreat
dig
demonize
US
cuss
caluminate
voodoo
jinx
deplore
jump on one's case
bite someone's head off
snap someone's head off
anathematize
sneer
devaluate
lessen
compromise
demonise
UK
give a tongue-lashing
bad mouth
jump down someone's throat
destroy
preach
rake
call on the carpet
put hooks in
sell short
skin alive
rag on
snipe at
hit
lesson
jawbone
poormouth
put away
knock off high horse
give black eye
give something a bad press
give someone bondi
blacken someone's reputation
cast a slur on
humble
look down on
discountenance
clamor against
spurn
hold forth against
tear to shreds
set about
set upon
fall on
mark down
take away
lay on
put someone on the hot seat
crawl all over
put someone on the griddle
burn someone's ears
pin someone's ears back
call to task
point the finger at
give the devil
rap someone over the knuckles
denunciate
put a whammy on
bring someone to book
go on at
have someone on the carpet
blow up
take someone to task
take to the woodshed
keep after
take swipe at
throw stones at
skin
paste
batter
fly at
thump
explode
rip
understate
squelch
squash
aggravate
burst out
strike out at
let fly at
round on
poor mouth
pooh pooh
take down
sour grapes
let fly
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
attack somebody's dignity
talk something down
nit-pick
shoot full of holes
give vent to one's emotions
lose one's temper with
give free rein to one's emotions
irritate
disoblige
abase
thunder against
rage against
gird
jeer
scoff
charge
bushwhack
beset
tackle
sic
sick
strike
raid
rush
give offence to
pique
vex
rile
expostulate about
protest strongly at
declaim against
remonstrate about
challenge
cause offence to
displease
set on
dive into
cut dead
treat disrespectfully
irk
hurt someone's feelings
step on one's toes
throw shade
thunder
make a fuss about
make a stand against
take issue with
object to
raise objections to
vociferate
make a protest against
fume
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
oppose strongly
put up a fight against
kick against
complain bitterly about
take a stand against
speak out against
kick up
take great exception to
anger
disgruntle
needle
bother
rankle
disgust
distress
gall
punish
correct
put out
put
go in on
penalize
US
flog
give a zinger
confront
make someone's hackles rise
put someone's back up
ruffle someone's feathers
hit where one lives
raise someone's hackles
give the cold shoulder
penalise
UK
declaim
bark at
grumble
moan
whine
grouch
gripe
fuss
grizzle
whinge
descend on
wade into
descend upon
wade in
pounce on
pounce upon
beef
grouse
crab
wail
caterwaul
cry
grump
scream
repine
bellyache
bleat
keen
holler
mutter
kvetch
squeal
yammer
squawk
whimper
murmur
rage
croak
yawp
maunder
blow up at
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
lean on
yowl
yelp
yap
bawl
yaup
grouch about
have at
kick up a fuss
bellyache about
take exception
sound off
work over
crack down on
complain vehemently about
beef about
go after
sound off about
let have it
sully
shame
smirch
tarnish
stain
reduce
taint
drag through the mire
besmear
damage
defile
fling mud at
blot
soil
bring discredit to
bring shame upon
muckrake
spread scandal about
spoil
spot
befoul
reflect badly on
bring shame on
blotch
breathe on
snub
disregard
run smear campaign
rip up and down
tar and feather
make fun of
de-emphasize
gloss over
flout
sink
gibe
foul
sniff at
caricature
burlesque
treat with contempt
pervert
embarrass
poison
brush aside
underemphasize
poke fun at
misrepresent
shrug off
reject
twit
set little store by
find lacking
disfavor
US
disesteem
disfavour
UK
make little of
tell lies about
nitpick over
undermine
hold in contempt
scout
sneeze at
set no store by
belie
abhor
prostitute
demoralize
US
rally
travesty
demoralise
UK
brush off
run a smear campaign against
pick at
look down upon
hold up to ridicule
underplay
jest
blacken someone's name
soft-pedal
sully someone's reputation
rate too low
cast down
do an injustice to
drag someone's name through the mud
look down one's nose at
not do justice to
think little of
shun
back-bite
frown on
ruin
nitpick
ignore
discommend
clobber
complain about
slug
zap
villainize
defy
heap scorn on
laugh
corrupt
repudiate
downcry
jibe at
regard with contempt
prejudice
bastardize
US
deteriorate
warp
canker
subvert
debauch
deprave
profane
vitiate
high-hat
snoot
blemish
get at
fleer
swipe
dump
grin
crack
leer
take exception to
knock down
be contemptuous about
cock a snook at
snigger
sling mud
hate
put in a bad light
bastardise
UK
send up
show up
take the piss out of
blackguard
be wrong about
bring down
write false reports about
spread tales about
show contempt for
mark wrong
drag name through mud
turn up one's nose
give Bronx cheer
turn your nose up at
think too little of
drag someone's name through the mire
quip at
rank out
hoot
get angry with
tone down
make nothing of
wreck
total
demolish
gossip about
animadvert upon
crush
condescend
question
harsh
frown
comment negatively
disvalue
mistrust
lie about
deign
talk trash
misjudge
play something down
not go for
cast slur on
put zingers on
slog
fluff
snipe
take dim view of
pass judgment
hold in disdain
moan about
grouse about
whine about
quibble about
carp about
drag through mud
miscalculate
to denigrate
review unfavorably
criticize strongly
bring under fire
knock off
write down
cut to bits
desecrate
attaint
own
gripe about
whinge about
betray
take a dig at
not do justice
miscarry
jive
snicker
smile
cock a snook
give bad press
miniaturise
UK
miniaturize
US
attenuate
abbreviate
abate
minimalize
dwarf
harm
mar
think wrong
be against
not support
look down at
pronounce
proscribe
name
adjudge
frame
give a bad name to
make someone eat crow
cause to lose face
lose face
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
make cutting remarks about
say contemptuously
gibe at
be contemptuous of
turn up your nose
curl one's lip at
misbid
misrespect
chaff
brutalize
US
dehumanize
US
desensitize
US
weaken
make light
shock
drag down
chill
abominate
look down nose at
be allergic to
look down your nose at
turn up one's nose at
look askance at
not believe in
sell out
be hostile to
argue against
jibe
torment
bemean
brutalise
UK
dehumanise
UK
desensitise
UK
lower the status of
bring shame to
throw shade at
cut rate
be untrue to oneself
beat down
horrify
appal
UK
underprice
underprize
abandon one's principles
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
banter
quiz
razz
jolly
kid
lout
disobey
fail
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
oppose
negate
be hostile towards
label
send up the river
lay at one's door
raise an
fail to appreciate
set too little store by
sicken
nauseate
repel
revolt
demote
make sport of
flout at
poke mullock at
turn one's nose up at
treat contemptuously
make jokes about
pass on
appall
US
thumb one's nose
depress
disown
discard
disclaim
mark
have no use for
have contempt for
refuse to acknowledge
injure the reputation of
cast aspersion
blacken someone's character
tarnish someone's name
taint someone's name
stain someone's good name
accuse falsely
sully someone's name
soil someone's name
blackball
cause a few raised eyebrows amongst
raise eyebrows amongst
cause raised eyebrows
dismay
take the mickey out of
characterize
US
designate
classify
class
stamp
tag
curl one's lip
crawl
tell someone to get lost
subjugate
expose
characterise
UK
mark out
look right through
give the cold shoulder to
sweep aside
give someone the brush-off
cold-shoulder
cast aside
mimic
be above
be scornful about
spit on
refuse
piss over
renounce
confute
avoid
piss on
bring low
strumpet
blaspheme
plaster
imitate
blow raspberries at
laugh out of court
spoof
do
consider beneath you
turn down
cast a slur upon
ape
copy
consider beneath one
give the Bronx cheer to
spit in the face of
turn back on
curl your lip at
spit in the eye of
show in a bad light
ruin the reputation of
bring into disfavour
turn up your nose at
turn nose up at
damage someone's reputation
destroy someone's credibility
take off
put on
impersonate
parody
twist
sheik
US
mime
distort
do a takeoff of
joke
take the mickey
sheikh
UK
do an impression of
exaggerate
blacken name
defame someone's character
more ❯
Verb
▲
To refrain from openly expressing or displaying
smother
stifle
repress
strangle
suppress
muffle
restrain
conceal
swallow
choke
gag
hold back
suffocate
choke back
contain
hide
pocket
sink
submerge
extinguish
snuff
bite back
check
collect
compose
control
cool
cork
fight back
heap
hold in
keep back
kill
overpower
quash
quell
quench
rein
restrict
shower
shroud
squelch
bottle up
button up
cork up
put out
hush up
keep in check
simmer down
keep the lid on
bite one's lip
settle
shush
silence
dumb
hush
quiet
still
quieten
mute
shut up
quelch
censure
flatten
tread on
trample
sit on
thwart
stamp on
black out
scotch
curb
inhibit
subdue
rein in
deaden
bridle
dampen
reduce
keep under control
constrain
damp down
withhold
moderate
diminish
lessen
muzzle
dull
hinder
tone down
soften
squash
stop
limit
impede
hamper
regulate
overcome
prevent
mask
damp
decrease
cover up
frustrate
keep a lid on
blanket
govern
put an end to
master
stamp out
soothe
douse
allay
mitigate
block
assuage
abate
tame
blunt
retard
obstruct
snuff out
calm
relieve
cover
hold
alleviate
keep a tight rein on
cushion
lower
temper
veil
tranquilize
US
hold down
ease
arrest
benumb
destroy
deter
keep secret
burke
drown
interfere with
tranquillize
UK
pull in
gulp back
take the edge off
asphyxiate
slow down
nip in the bud
put an stop to
keep in
numb
palliate
throttle
foil
lull
crush
cloak
discourage
lighten
obscure
keep
garrote
US
garrotte
UK
stultify
measure
adjust
halt
trammel
curtail
hold in check
put the brakes on
tie up
keep dark
get rid of
put a brake on
blot out
sweep something under the carpet
sweep something under the rug
put the lid on
stem the flow of
sweep under the carpet
sweep under the rug
obliterate
mollify
weaken
strangulate
rein back
eradicate
dampen down
abolish
paralyse
UK
garotte
annihilate
bar
depress
disguise
clog
cauterize
US
attenuate
censor
screen
enshroud
anaesthetize
UK
fetter
curtain
placate
stem
handicap
rule
mellow
paralyze
US
anesthetize
US
redact
belie
stall
stay
slow
put a damper on
cauterise
UK
throw cold water on
confine
freeze
hold up
occult
keep in line
ban
bit
debar
shade
put a lid on
relax
appease
wipe out
outlaw
pour cold water on
pacify
hog-tie
keep hidden
delimit
soft-pedal
keep within bounds
not disclose
crack down
keep quiet about
keep lid on
bring to screeching halt
shut down
decrease the volume
not breathe a word of
buffer
absorb
gulp
fight
choke something back
hold something in
dowse
bury
blow something out
keep something in check
beat something out
re-collect
keep a rein on
deny
monitor
cap
whitewash
chill
conquer
correct
bottle something up
rally
corner
recover
inspect
hold off
bank
gain control over
put half nelson on
gain mastery over
shut in
delay
not divulge
sit down on
dash
keep it down
turn down
pipe down
put damper on
deflate
set limits on
impose limits on
camouflage
plug
salve
becalm
lullaby
neutralize
US
pause
modify
dilute
help
satisfy
bottle
lock
chasten
gridlock
internalize
US
internalise
UK
cut short
catch
terminate
interrupt
wreck
mar
ruin
lenify
cloud
keep under one's hat
staunch
bottleneck
counteract
blow out
fill
surfeit
sweeten
preempt
cripple
negate
vitiate
envelop
impair
keep inside
jam up
repulse
rebuff
neutralise
UK
circumvent
brake
checkmate
spoil
cache
secrete
keep under wraps
draw up
make nice
do on the sly
stop something being overheard
bush up
board up
put a spoke in someone's wheel
bring to a standstill
pull up
play for time
slacken pace
stand in the way of
fetch up
eliminate
detect
stub out
incapacitate
dim
stun
exhaust
etherize
chloroform
KO
unnerve
stupefy
injure
gas
deprive
consume
tire
dope
take the sting out
put a stop to
pour oil on
peg
discipline
harsh
leash
harness
entrammel
knock out
put out of order
put to sleep
lay out
resolve
let up
slacken
modulate
comfort
reconcile
dispose
console
tune down
balm
solace
ease up
make up
straiten
bind up
stop up
tape up
cramp
gaol
UK
detain
jail
US
impound
circumscribe
imprison
guide
direct
hogtie
put a limit on
shackle
turn out
mess up
cut back
box in
cancel
erase
sate
keep down
box up
tie down
bring under control
have on a tight leash
lock up
put away
pin down
pull back
hem in
spike
constipate
torpedo
stagnate
baulk
UK
cool down
cool off
expunge
efface
keep tight rein on
encumber
hobble
manacle
handcuff
dissuade
short-circuit
embarrass
stymie
prohibit
forbid
exterminate
slake
extirpate
dry up
clamp down
clam up
avert
faze
balk
US
sandbag
ward
taboo
interdict
enjoin
liquidate
delete
hold it down
hang up
put on brakes
throw a spanner in the works of
stonewall
proscribe
cancel out
render useless
lick
paper over
obfuscate
darken
batten
eclipse
cross out
clean up
rub out
make dark
cut off
pass out
root out
sweep away
keel over
draw a veil over
keep silent about
keep under your hat
crack down on
put down
clamp down on
quieten down
get under control
slap down
more ❯
Verb
▲
To impede the work or progress of
encumber
hamper
cramp
hinder
handicap
impede
inhibit
obstruct
restrict
clog
inconvenience
check
retard
trammel
constrain
delay
embarrass
fetter
handcuff
hobble
hog-tie
limit
manacle
overload
restrain
shackle
short-circuit
slow
slow down
stall
stymie
disadvantage
incommode
block
bog down
bother
charge
discommode
hold back
hold up
interfere with
tie up
weigh down
hang up
make difficult
saddle with
get in the way
curb
hamstring
thwart
frustrate
cumber
baulk
UK
balk
US
bridle
foil
cripple
stop
prevent
bar
arrest
interrupt
bork
confine
throw a spanner in the works of
interfere
tie
baffle
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
halt
put a brake on
derail
set back
stonewall
crimp
curtail
forestall
stand in the way of
cramp one's style
deter
disrupt
detain
stay
get in the way of
brake
prohibit
bind
entangle
shut down
hold
burden
scupper
crab
repress
sabotage
keep back
slow up
choke
shelve
close off
shut off
choke off
put off
give a hard time
cut off
decelerate
circumscribe
constrict
catch
stifle
postpone
ruin
straiten
discontinue
defer
leash
sandbag
suspend
oppose
freeze
retardate
put back
pause
chain
tie down
reduce
intermit
debar
faze
forbid
spoil
avert
put at a disadvantage
contravene
counteract
interdict
withhold
back off
take down
drag one's feet
put an end to
place at a disadvantage
bring to screeching halt
cramp someone's style
hold down
nip in the bud
throw a spanner in the works
tie someone down
inc
tie-up
impair
cap
entrammel
preclude
debilitate
control
ensnare
enmesh
net
capture
regulate
snag
moderate
overturn
delimit
discomfit
rattle
dam
dissuade from
entrap
sideline
disconcert
tie one's hands
hem in
tether
prevent from making progress
protract
put a crimp in
remit
prorogue
set limits on
impose limits on
give disadvantage
take out
foul up
screw up
stave off
make late
hold off on
prolong
hold over
discourage
still
not allow to go beyond
keep within the limits of
bottleneck
snooker
hold captive
clip someone's wings
drag feet
suppress
put out of commission
muzzle
neutralize
US
defeat
puzzle
neutralise
UK
resist
put straitjacket on
slacken
ward off
confound
stump
mystify
dissuade
smother
quash
scotch
nonplus
throw monkey wrench in
rein in
lessen
down
decrease
hesitate
loaf
falter
mire
dawdle
flag
loiter
poke
bog
flummox
wrong
stand
fence
ward
taboo
bit
outlaw
enjoin
box in
shut out
louse up
dead-end
pigeonhole
corner
upset
be a hindrance to
throw a spoke in the wheel of
throttle
obscure
screen
complicate
draw up
put on brakes
put an stop to
hold in
stem the flow of
keep in
put paid to
treat unfairly
be unfair to
put in an unfavourable position
treat unfavourably
do a disservice to
tell against
inflict a handicap on
give a disadvantage to
treat harshly
let up
bring up
pull up
put on hold
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
give the run around
hold off
put the kibosh on
hang fire
fetch up
stand still
not move
come to a standstill
stand off
peter out
monkey with
contain
keep
gag
put a stop to
silence
muffle
ban
keep in check
bottle up
diminish
disallow
subdue
proscribe
choke back
circumvent
cork
exclude
rule out
keep under control
kill
swallow
squash
govern
stem
dampen
strangle
nullify
squelch
avoid
obviate
fight back
cool
veto
head off
forfend
counter
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
deny
keep the lid on
tame
rein
stamp out
embargo
temper
overcome
cut back
bite back
intercept
criminalize
US
spike
make illegal
criminalise
UK
keep within bounds
keep lid on
sit on
dull
extinguish
fix
deaden
crush
conceal
abstain
measure
rule
cease
fend off
refrain
quiet
forbear
pull in
clamp down on
crack down on
defend against
talk out of
shush
put a damper on
put the lid on
lock up
keep a lid on
button up
end
steer clear of
stop oneself
keep a tight rein on
damp
warn
damp down
peg
dash
jam
desist
master
divert
terminate
forgo
overpower
censor
hide
disadvise
beat
eschew
cut short
pocket
submerge
sink
refuse
evade
mute
chill
abjure
estop
cancel
quieten
do for
turn aside
quit
hush
destroy
bottle
turn off
jam up
close up
put down
rein back
hold in check
cork up
put the brakes on
shut in
break off
give up
clam up
shut up
keep down
deflate
dummy up
place an embargo on
depress
frighten
retain
staunch
stultify
wreck
sidetrack
deprecate
shorten
stunt
quell
conquer
quench
checkmate
quelch
scare
scare off
demarcate
circumnavigate
keep waiting
bound
drive underground
bring to a standstill
deprive
forswear
escape
barricade
set
reject
sidestep
skirt
blackball
drop
imprison
close out
disqualify
occlude
close
stuff
deflect
nix
shrink
put a lid on
negate
lay off
keep hold of
block up
block out
clog up
blockade
banish
boycott
shun
cut down
jail
US
gaol
UK
put a limit on
specify
put the stopper on
bring to an end
forsake
outwit
declare illegal
put on ice
congest
stop up
bung up
annul
demark
cover up
gridlock
contract
cool down
cool off
define
delimitate
qualify
keep secret
black out
slap down
snuff out
tongue-tie
crack down
keep inside
plug up
dry up
pin down
put away
keep under wraps
fight shy of
resist the temptation to
give a wide berth to
swear off
put half nelson on
keep within limits
pass up
leave off
jack in
straitjacket
get around
get out of
mar
cause to wait
cause to stay
bypass
fight
clot
ice
waive
blunt
scrub
brace
can
bilk
offset
buck
disappoint
bottle something up
save
let
pre-empt
help
calm
lower
harsh
keep control of
forefend
condemn
juke
ditch
take wind out of
crash
unsettle
get bogged down
incarcerate
intern
gum up
keep a rein on
keep on a string
knock off
keep at bay
stave
keep off
anticipate
pick off
affect
disturb
influence
tamper
black
confront
forbid to
benumb
blanket
numb
cauterize
US
confuse
mess up
put the brakes on
take out of play
trouble
conflict
lock in
coop up
fence in
necessitate
close in
immure
concuss
shotgun
put a stopper in
put chill on
pass on
put a lock on
zing
plug
act like a wet blanket
lag
abate
place injunction on
place an injunction on
discipline
renounce
crool
banjax
tone down
mothball
immobilize
US
immobilise
UK
reserve
refuse to pay
put on the shelf
seal
caulk
ration
harness
lick
procrastinate
reef
embog
censure
prescribe
cauterise
UK
cloud
allay
fill up
fill
come down on
close down
declare ineligible
modify
narrow
cut down on
pass by
enclose
encircle
illegalize
send up
inclose
put a ceiling on
ice out
curse
surround
prelimit
officially forbid
make it impossible for
make impossible
make it impracticable for
repulse
rebuff
girdle
impound
direct
hogtie
guide
render null and void
dash one's hope
upset the applecart
except
eliminate
devitalize
sap
weaken
choke up
pack
stanch
make impracticable
back-water
hit the brakes
lose speed
lose steam
let down flaps
wind down
anchor it
constipate
torpedo
stagnate
burke
ostracize
US
slacken pace
dumb
settle
pull back
box up
vanquish
overthrow
place a limit on
bung
block off
finish
dispense with
kick
do without
clam
overawe
lull
override
ostracise
UK
exile
strike dumb
hold one's tongue
pipe down
hush-hush
soft-pedal
say nothing
make quiet
hush one's mouth
quiet down
keep in line
bring under control
have on a tight leash
draw the line on
mark off
cow
keep tight rein on
keep yourself
hold out on
keep under one's hat
stop yourself
hold out
refuse to give
deduct
hold on to
keep to oneself
fail to disclose
leave alone
stopper
clamp down
hush up
triumph over
discountenance
take the pledge
go on the wagon
avoid doing
sit out
pass
be temperate
not touch
have nothing to do with
not do
take the cure
hold it down
freeze out
play for time
put a spoke in someone's wheel
overwhelm
dominate
bury
annihilate
abolish
put out
clamp
trample
disfavour
UK
shake
disfavor
US
indispose
trample on
count out
enfetter
enchain
gyve
pinion
shut out of
put lid on
put kibosh on
beat down
bring to naught
compose
collect
lock
chasten
internalize
US
internalise
UK
declare taboo
intimidate
daunt
chain up
clap
secure
cuff
dock
say no
simmer down
demoralize
US
dishearten
caution
disincline
forego
bring to a stop
put in irons
clap in irons
cut
unnerve
give the thumbs down to
put the chill on
give the red light to
expostulate
dehort
counsel
exhort
remonstrate
prick
decline
put in chains
tie someone's hands
omit
belay
truncate
retrench
bring to a halt
demoralise
UK
make anxious
make nervous
caution against
advise against
warn off
urge against
persuade against
withhold from
keep from
sacrifice
abstain from
decline to
restrain oneself
refrain from
restrain yourself
go easy
give over
make worried
throw off
argue out of
urge not to
expostulate against
advise not to
chicken out
persuade not to
lean on
pare down
elide
abbreviate
lop
trim
syncopate
chop
abridge
cry out against
throw a wet blanket on
minify
tighten up
crop
clip
slim down
downsize
slash
boil down
get to meat
put in nutshell
roll back
put a restriction on
steer clear
more ❯
Verb
▲
Seize, take over
occupy
capture
conquer
hold
invade
seize
garrison
overrun
dominate
annexe
UK
annex
US
colonise
UK
colonize
US
subjugate
hegemonize
keep
take over
commandeer
control
cybersquat
possess
requisition
obtain
rule
take possession
take possession of
appropriate
acquire
take
secure
expropriate
usurp
take control of
confiscate
overwhelm
arrogate
raid
sequester
storm
assault
assail
penetrate
attack
gain
beset
plunder
ravage
march into
surge over
descend upon
sequestrate
preempt
win
breach
pillage
infest
hijack
maraud
infringe
permeate
assume
swarm
get hold of
overspread
swoop on
swarm over
pirate
overcome
lay claim to
get
subject
reserve
impound
procure
prevail
pre-empt
distrain
attach
possess oneself of
disseize
help oneself to
poind
achieve
succeed
strike
grab
infiltrate
blitz
rush
corner
convert
press
bombard
take control
advance
crush
subdue
overpower
ambush
accroach
pounce
pacify
overthrow
charge
combat
strafe
prevail over
encroach
settle
people
populate
shell
gain control of
latch on to
get hands on
fire at
fire on
begin hostilities
take down
pioneer
begin an assault
take the offensive
found
swamp
immigrate
transplant
inhabit
open up
migrate
settle in
inundate
exceed
outrun
overgrow
overshoot
surpass
choke
overstep
overreach
break
overpass
overflow
outreach
transcend
establish a colony in
rout
put down roots in
deluge
spread over
besiege
flow over
spill
surge
go beyond
run over
grow over
run on
well over
spread like wildfire over
spread like wildfire
run riot over
flood
violate
infect
pervade
plague
crash
foray
entrench
enter
meddle
access
overswarm
parasitize
US
descend on
parasitise
UK
burglarize
US
loot
burglarise
UK
inroad
foray into
trespass
interfere
infringe on
burst in on
burst in
go in
muscle in
fall on
make inroads
make inroads on
trash
pounce on
sic
bushwhack
sick
turn on
set on
jump on
go in on
set upon
pounce upon
fall upon
fly at
come at
make a raid on
launch oneself at
launch an attack on
make an assault on
tear into
lay into
jump
aggress
harry
descend
light into
advance on
attempt to capture
make an onslaught on
take by storm
strike at
launch an attack
set about
fly
leap at
leap
threaten
blast
sally
bomb
torpedo
go for
shoot down
make a foray on
conduct an offensive on
make a sortie on
set in on
surge into
take on
march on
swoop down upon
sally forth
smite
afflict
hit
devastate
belabour
UK
blindside
accost
smash
assault someone
appear
arrive
pester
throng
spread through
maltreat
impugn
belabor
US
mug
bust
encounter
pack
harass
worry
riddle
teem
crowd
defile
flock
crawl over
fill
pollute
lay into someone
set upon someone
fall upon someone
make an assault
make an attack
fall on someone
deal a blow to
deal a blow
open fire on
weigh into
round on
have at
let someone have it
sail into
have a go at
wade into
lace into
work over
beat up
let fly at
hit out at
lash out at
get stuck into
pitch into
arrive in hordes
drop in
turn up
come in force
show up
crawl through
abound in
crawl all over
trim
massacre
clobber
lick
thrash
lambaste
defeat
whip
beat
drub
put to flight
more ❯
Verb
▲
To extort something, especially money, from someone by putting them under strong pressure
screw
extort
coerce
fleece
gouge
force
milk
bleed
exact
extract
squeeze
wrest
wring
skin
constrain
pinch
pressure
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
wrench
hold up
put screws to
bleed someone of something
obtain by force
hold a knife to
elicit
strangle
rack
blackmail someone for
obtain by threat
obtain by threats
worm something out of someone
put the bite on someone for
dragoon
compel
intimidate
worm out
arm-twist
drag
assault
ravish
blast
defile
pry
burst
twist
use violence on
bully
blackmail
cheat
ice
secure
stick
obtain
demand
soak
get
sting
clip
put the arm on
shake down
pull one's leg
obtain under duress
make pay through nose
overcharge
surcharge
swindle
threaten
press-gang
ransom
shake
bribe
badger
demand hush money from
extort money from
put the shake on
hold to ransom
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued
weary
tire
drain
fatigue
tax
debilitate
exhaust
sap
enervate
burden
overtax
overtire
bush
devitalize
frazzle
incapacitate
knacker
outwear
overwork
plague
shatter
sink
strain
tire out
wear
whack
break
bust
drowse
enfeeble
jade
poop
prostrate
weaken
droop
fade
fail
flag
glut
kill
pain
weigh
wear out
cause ennui
grow tired
burn out
knock out
do in
fag out
tucker out
wash out
wear down
lose interest
wear to a frazzle
make tired
take it out of
harass
do up
disable
tucker
poop out
peter out
test
cripple
etiolate
waste
soften
conk out
stretch
immobilize
US
paralyse
UK
undermine
overexert
overextend
encumber
paralyze
US
immobilise
UK
lay low
push
load
drop
overfatigue
saddle
deplete
impair
indispose
overdo
overload
task
try
overburden
run ragged
torpefy
lade
make weak
make feeble
make demands on
put out of action
bankrupt
draw
bedraggle
languish
sag
fizzle
succumb
reduce
weight
stress
charge
exasperate
lumber
make weary
entrust
suck dry
eviscerate
grow weary
rack
take it out of one
render infirm
put a strain on
challenge
impoverish
use up
wear someone out
make sleepy
take
fold
faint
overstrain
wilt
ennui
collapse
shag out
drain of energy
disempower
unnerve
root
give out
go stale
emasculate
disembowel
destroy
exenterate
wipe out
nearly kill
put to sleep
vitiate
get the better of
wear on
bore
wear oneself to a shadow
run into the ground
wear oneself to a frazzle
injure
hinder
hurt
harm
attenuate
extenuate
hamper
mar
blunt
sap your strength
unstrengthen
be exacting on
impose on
exert
confine to bed
confine to a wheelchair
run out of steam
run down
get tired
become drained
break down
stress out
become exhausted
extend
drive
overreach
overtask
fell
floor
trouble
upset
distend
wrench
tense
level
annoy
irritate
overdo it
exert excessively
drive too far
make too many demands on
tighten
work too hard
work oneself into the ground
exert to the limit
run oneself into the ground
knock oneself out
push to the limit
down
afflict
vex
inconvenience
hamstring
irk
handicap
ruin
disarm
wreck
depress
overthrow
bother
torture
agonise
UK
crucify
frustrate
torment
excruciate
distress
agonize
US
martyr
wring
mow
defeat
knock down
knock over
make severe demands on
give someone grief
mow down
bowl over
bowl down
make powerless
make helpless
make impotent
bring someone to their knees
bring low
weigh down
overwhelm
empty
overuse
pressure
overstretch
cumber
push too far
weigh heavily on
prey on
press hard on
make heavy demands on
ask too much of
put pressure on
diminish
damage
subvert
lessen
spoil
sabotage
lame
maim
compromise
decrease
threaten
impede
mutilate
numb
erode
mangle
disqualify
take out
deaden
wither
benumb
disfigure
dilute
destabilize
US
deface
corrode
batter
unfit
total
thwart
foul up
hock
destabilise
UK
water down
dull
invalidate
eat away
obtund
deteriorate
lower
render powerless
disrupt
tarnish
blemish
blight
bloody
crab
flaw
endamage
debase
shrink
cross up
devaluate
deactivate
temper
calm
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