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What is another word for
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To refrain from openly expressing or displaying
To (attempt to) quell or put an end to
To oppress or subjugate someone, or a group of people, through the use of force
To defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength
To impede the work or progress of
To make less powerful or intense, thereby easier to control
To make unclear or difficult to understand
To decrease or reduce in sensitivity
To forget or put out of one's mind
To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
To persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats
To diminish the confidence or courage of
To hold or maintain
(
in psychoanalytic theory
)
To divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
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▲
Verb
▲
To refrain from openly expressing or displaying
suppress
stifle
restrain
smother
curb
check
contain
swallow
control
strangle
conceal
inhibit
muffle
sink
hide
submerge
silence
gag
pocket
overpower
frustrate
cork
shush
block
bottle
internalise
UK
internalize
US
hold back
keep back
choke back
fight back
bottle up
bite back
keep in check
rein in
hold in
keep under control
cork up
button up
keep the lid on
keep in
keep under wraps
black out
jam up
keep inside
withhold
bridle
restrict
stop
quash
quench
constrain
squelch
cover up
hush up
extinguish
kill
deaden
subdue
keep a lid on
keep secret
impede
quell
hinder
prevent
veil
cloak
dissemble
disguise
bury
hold down
bite one's lip
interfere with
gulp back
put a stop to
keep quiet about
put a lid on
suffocate
keep dark
choke
overcome
hamper
cool
squash
compose
collect
snuff
mask
quelch
dampen
censor
belie
hold off
harbour
UK
harbor
US
reserve
simmer down
stamp out
blot out
paper over
damp down
put an end to
hide from view
keep unknown
not tell
keep mum about
keep under your hat
keep cover
not give away
draw a veil over
master
fight
resist
conquer
deny
keep feeling inside oneself
box up
retain
muzzle
protect
stew
drown
shut down
blacklist
decrease
shut in
keep a tight rein on
cushion
mellow
hold in check
mull over
keep a rein on
crush
tone down
soft-pedal
destroy
mute
obstruct
keep in the dark
sweep under the carpet
sit on
gloss over
keep quiet
sweep under the rug
prevent publication
supervise communications
refuse transmission
put the lid on
drop the iron curtain
avert
indispose
oppose
quiet
shake
divert
discourage
put off
fend off
stave off
ward off
put a damper on
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
turn off
more ❯
“He was obliged to
repress
his true feelings, and to act as if he were not worthy to hold their shoes.”
Verb
▲
To (attempt to) quell or put an end to
quell
subdue
quash
squash
suppress
crush
squelch
extinguish
arrest
silence
inhibit
stem
stop
check
end
hinder
limit
conquer
kill
overcome
throttle
put down
crack down on
snuff out
put an end to
rein in
block out
put a stop to
put out
clamp down on
stamp out
slap down
nip in the bud
gain control over
gain mastery over
pour cold water on
throw cold water on
stifle
curb
reduce
lessen
moderate
deaden
restrain
thwart
destroy
defeat
mitigate
control
halt
assuage
dull
put the lid on
mollify
allay
ease
terminate
abolish
diminish
annihilate
dampen
overpower
soothe
temper
quieten
put the kibosh on
soften
alleviate
appease
settle
get rid of
contain
vanquish
quench
lull
scotch
overwhelm
abate
subjugate
quiet
frustrate
palliate
hold back
cut off
wipe out
smother
calm
blunt
bridle
shut down
compose
eliminate
curtail
tone down
banish
sit on
choke off
slow
cushion
take the edge off
tranquilize
US
decrease
damp
pacify
rout
oppress
clobber
still
muffle
dispel
hush
cool
keep in check
tranquillise
UK
restrict
ice
put paid to
bring to an end
settle down
blot out
beat
constrain
finish
demolish
retard
scupper
extirpate
placate
eradicate
block
censor
depress
overturn
absorb
mellow
spike
queer
bury
discontinue
relax
staunch
stymie
lower
lighten
obstruct
bottle
shush
dismiss
dam
tread
subordinate
wreck
swamp
whelm
prostrate
overmaster
floor
devastate
crack down
gag
close up
obliterate
ruin
break
damp down
trample on
quelch
strangle
choke
weed out
rise above
prevent
hold in check
get under control
tread on
keep down
soft-pedal
grind down
bottle up
put a lid on
chill out
snow under
calm down
force down
blow away
muzzle
bring someone to their knees
bear down on
reject
censure
torpedo
dish
withhold
impair
drown
buffer
exterminate
blanket
expunge
brake
foil
clamp down
dumb
clam
remove
dash
bring to screeching halt
rein
pipe down
dampen down
nix
scuttle
spoil
fetter
regulate
keep back
put damper on
trammel
dry up
dummy up
shut up
cork
tongue-tie
put the stopper on
bring to a halt
do for
bring to a stop
mess up
salve
cut short
becalm
lullaby
master
govern
comfort
balm
mute
buttress
reassure
lick
relieve
deflate
harsh
quiet down
cut
interrupt
overthrow
cow
slow down
trample
dominate
clamp
contract
keep the lid on
soak up
put a damper on
clip
keep a lid on
propitiate
make less active
gentle
quieten down
minimize
US
disarm
taper
sweeten
help
drop
beat down
smooth
triumph over
plug
tame
lenify
drive underground
hold in
deconflict
conciliate
content
keep inside
hold down
keep in
dissipate
stroke
put lid on
put kibosh on
bring to naught
scale down
dial down
bring down
cut down
cut back
minimise
UK
cut down on
ration
bring under the yoke
put the squeeze on
bring to heel
clog
caulk
barricade
seal
qualify
smooth over
make peace with
impose peace upon
restore harmony to
fix up
butter up
bury the hatchet
kiss and make up
smooth someone's ruffled feathers
lay back
grease
dulcify
clear the air with
make peace
pacificate
close out
bar
jam
clog up
blockade
impede
fill up
fill
take the bite out
take the sting out
pour oil on
put to rest
drive away
drive off
chase away
pack
close
close off
stay
jam up
shut off
stop up
stall
intercept
block up
stuff
hold off
choke up
bung up
stanch
cool out
interfere with
block off
shut out
occlude
bung
stonewall
stopper
congest
plug up
more ❯
“Their government has chosen to isolate them, stunt their economic growth, and
repress
their ability to speak freely.”
Verb
▲
To oppress or subjugate someone, or a group of people, through the use of force
dominate
oppress
subjugate
tyrannise
UK
tyrannize
US
persecute
crush
intimidate
subject
abuse
master
maltreat
overcome
overpower
wrong
keep down
hold down
tyrannize over
domineer over
rule with an iron hand
rule with a rod of iron
suppress
subdue
treat harshly
victimize
US
plague
torment
domineer
browbeat
bully
victimise
UK
ill-treat
harass
ride roughshod over
trample on
mistreat
overwhelm
subordinate
torture
enslave
terrorize
US
keep under
terrorise
UK
bring someone to their knees
be cruel to
be brutal to
lord it over
push around
order about
order around
trample underfoot
keep under thumb
dictate to
punish
harry
excruciate
control
crucify
distress
aggrieve
chasten
squelch
squash
coerce
dictate
keep in subjection
keep in submission
trample
have someone under your thumb
rule despotically
grind down
treat brutally
throw your weight around
have under one's thumb
boss about
throw one's weight about
give orders to
be overbearing
boss around
pull rank on
conquer
hound
menace
threaten
brutalize
US
rule
steamroller
brutalise
UK
put down
hold sway over
gain mastery over
gain ascendancy over
gain control of
rule over
walk all over
weigh heavy upon
render incapable
render powerless
bring to heel
beat down
render helpless
vanquish
overthrow
overbear
pacify
take over
prevail over
push about
defeat
scare
manhandle
cow
humble
misuse
hector
frighten
mishandle
tame
play the heavy with
mess over
ill-use
pick on
kick around
seize
annex
US
break someone's spirit
bring under the yoke
overrun
occupy
drive away
profligate
invade
appropriate
annexe
UK
capture
take control of
take possession of
govern
direct
influence
command
boss
hegemonize
lead
overshadow
sway
eclipse
overrule
monopolize
US
outshine
head
be in command of
have one's way
play first fiddle
be the boss of
handle
call the tune
lead by the nose
monopolise
UK
have the upper hand over
rule the roost
preside over
be at the helm
have ascendancy over
have the whip hand over
call the shots
have upper hand
lay down the law
run
rule the roost in
wear the trousers
be in the saddle
have the upper hand in
head up
have mastery over
exercise control over
preponderate
sit on top of
run the show
be in charge of
be in control of
more ❯
“Horrendous weapons of war were used to kill and
repress
the people as they struggled to determine their own destiny.”
Verb
▲
To defeat, subdue or overcome with superior strength
overpower
subdue
conquer
defeat
beat
vanquish
subjugate
trounce
best
master
rout
lick
quash
suppress
overthrow
thrash
quell
clobber
worst
drub
cream
stuff
dominate
murder
own
whip
tank
subject
control
smash
break
reduce
pacify
bury
total
hegemonize
overturn
subordinate
overshadow
throw
upset
trash
wax
prevail
finish
waste
torpedo
bulldoze
stagger
immobilise
UK
immobilize
US
blank
dumbfound
overawe
shellack
stretch
triumph over
prevail over
get the better of
wipe the floor with
make mincemeat of
be victorious over
bring someone to their knees
knock out
put away
blow out of the water
gain mastery over
beat down
bear down
take out
gain a victory over
take care of
gain control over
render incapable
bowl over
render helpless
render powerless
roll over
shut off
lay out
get the upper hand over
overcome
surmount
overwhelm
skunk
humble
tame
curb
put down
get over
crush
get a grip on
hammer
annihilate
destroy
paste
demolish
slaughter
pound
pulverize
US
shellac
flatten
massacre
cane
slam
bridle
dispatch
pulverise
UK
stop
overmatch
oppress
overbear
get
upend
blow out
triumph
walk all over
take to the cleaners
turn inside out
win against
give someone a drubbing
give someone a hiding
get around
rise above
do down
bring to knees
keep down
get control of
deal with
check
restrain
solve
govern
regulate
manage
direct
rule
command
get under control
bring under control
gain control of
undo
trim
foil
take
checkmate
thwart
crucify
circumvent
frustrate
outwit
zap
confound
discomfit
override
overmaster
trample
subvert
cope with
enfeeble
disable
cripple
undermine
succeed over
beat hollow
run rings around
put someone in their place
trample underfoot
wipe off the map
shut down
defeat utterly
win a resounding victory over
tyrannize
US
enslave
coerce
force
colonize
US
underyoke
enthrall
US
enthral
UK
colonise
UK
reel back in
hold sway
tyrannise
UK
keep under thumb
rule over
hold sway over
kick around
marmalize
outdo
surpass
outplay
wallop
whomp
outclass
give someone a pasting
outstrip
smother
top
kill
walk over
excel
blow away
smoke
whup
skin
whop
whap
dust
pommel
win
tromp
bomb
wipe out
run rings round
snow under
outshine
outmanoeuvre
UK
flog
better
outrun
swamp
outmaneuver
US
trump
outperform
outmatch
work over
be victorious
pip at the post
give a drubbing to
floor
transcend
exceed
bust
lambaste
sink
eclipse
outdistance
overrun
spank
outflank
outgun
take it all
put paid to
bash
put in the shade
run circles around
do better than
down
steamroll
whack
hurdle
deck
ruin
whitewash
slay
drop
edge
tan
route
obliterate
outjump
shipwreck
flax
butcher
outhit
decimate
ambush
entrap
cap
win over
plow under
hide
outsmart
belt
edge out
nose out
overtop
maul
batter
thump
bludgeon
thresh
finish off
run roughshod over
KO
mow down
win a victory over
outrival
grind down
leather
buffet
bring to ruin
take to cleaners
roll back
put an end to
pass
be better than
come out on top
outpace
pummel
US
baste
roll
whale
slog
tower over
outstep
outhussle
do
curry
cut to pieces
strike down
put to shame
gain the advantage over
take a stick to
chastise
rough up
go one better than
go one better
punish
pummelled
UK
mess up
pwn
beat up
defeat heavily
chasten
improve upon
go beyond
pick apart
bung up
humiliate
weather
survive
devastate
shock
stun
outlive
render
muller
knock over
topple
come out on top of
knock your socks off
overtake
hose
blast
steamroller
settle
knock spots off
improve on
raze to the ground
do in
knock the stuffing out of
dispose of
outcompete
shoot ahead of
larrup
make a fool of
get one up on
mop up
take apart
overstep
scoop
be more than a match for
get one over on
strike
capsize
turn over
shut out
drive off
beat back
put to flight
clean up on
put to rout
blow out of water
throw back in confusion
knock for six
defeat easily
slap about
sweep
outrank
out-think
dwarf
upstage
carry the day
take the prize
prevail against
be successful
get last laugh
come first
take the cake
win through
gain mastery of
take the honours
be the victor
gain ascendancy over
win hands down
win out
take the crown
gain a victory
be superior to
leave standing
outvie
leave
tower
tower above
walk away from
be head and shoulders above
leave behind
be a cut above
win the race
lather
cook one's goose
fix one's wagon
wipe off the mat
more ❯
Verb
▲
To impede the work or progress of
inhibit
hinder
impede
curb
check
restrain
hamper
obstruct
restrict
trammel
handicap
encumber
block
stymie
cramp
thwart
fetter
retard
prevent
constrain
stifle
suppress
frustrate
shackle
foil
hobble
clog
bridle
bar
handcuff
smother
manacle
slow
embarrass
balk
US
baulk
UK
stall
prohibit
reduce
avert
interdict
debar
forbid
outlaw
sandbag
enjoin
faze
ward
hold back
interfere with
hold up
hog-tie
short-circuit
slow down
tie up
rein in
hang up
hold in
hold down
put a brake on
keep in
throw a spanner in the works
stem the flow of
put on brakes
counteract
stave off
forestall
circumvent
counter
derail
arrest
halt
avoid
crimp
ward off
head off
defend against
limit
shut out
oppose
hold
defeat
evade
interrupt
circumnavigate
nullify
stand in the way of
sidestep
skirt
spoil
scupper
stonewall
stop
steer clear of
put a stop to
put an end to
delay
hamstring
pause
withhold
confine
choke
brake
keep back
cripple
nip in the bud
hold off
keep lid on
take down
straiten
leash
get out of
control
suffocate
impair
put straitjacket on
escape
put paid to
bypass
beat
stem
throw monkey wrench in
cramp someone's style
scotch
overturn
stultify
rein
neutralize
US
disrupt
deflect
contain
cut short
terminate
muffle
squelch
swallow
crash
wreck
put the stopper on
stump
ditch
take wind out of
ruin
upset
do for
outwit
juke
put the kibosh on
unsettle
govern
moderate
staunch
fight back
bottleneck
repulse
discourage
bottle up
tame
regulate
rebuff
choke back
neutralise
UK
checkmate
keep in check
pull in
keep under control
slacken pace
keep a lid on
bite back
bring to a standstill
put a spoke in someone's wheel
play for time
postpone
forfend
detain
retardate
intercept
defer
protract
stave
obviate
preclude
anticipate
remit
shelve
prorogue
deter
cumber
intermit
prolong
turn aside
fend off
keep off
rule out
keep at bay
put off
bring to screeching halt
close off
make late
put back
shut off
get in the way of
shut down
back off
bog down
slow up
hold off on
choke off
set back
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
hold over
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make less powerful or intense, thereby easier to control
tame
control
curb
restrain
check
bridle
contain
constrain
regulate
inhibit
govern
subdue
hold
suppress
measure
rule
keep
moderate
conquer
calm
overcome
mitigate
temper
lick
discipline
soften
pacify
mellow
mollify
tranquillise
UK
tranquilize
US
gentle
humble
mute
cow
bust
reclaim
rein in
pull in
tone down
get the better of
water down
get a grip on
restrict
limit
keep in check
smother
stifle
hold back
keep under control
cool
hold in
keep a tight rein on
keep the lid on
keep a lid on
curtail
put the brakes on
simmer down
rein back
hold down
quell
cap
compose
still
quiet
master
confine
arrest
collect
gag
stop
muzzle
cork
withhold
keep in line
rein
choke back
bottle up
bite back
keep back
keep within bounds
keep down
keep lid on
slow down
circumscribe
halt
delimit
nip in the bud
settle
re-collect
adjust
monitor
hog-tie
put half nelson on
gain mastery over
gain control over
corner
rally
inspect
recover
lull
modulate
damp down
allay
palliate
soothe
set limits on
impose limits on
mince
break
deaden
damp
relax
keep control of
impede
retard
keep on a string
temperate
muffle
strangle
trammel
freeze
peg
hinder
deter
entrammel
fetter
put a limit on
soft-pedal
meet halfway
play down
cool out
box in
cool down
cut back
cool off
keep tight rein on
bring to screeching halt
fight back
tie up
stem the flow of
button up
dampen
stay
stem
kill
straiten
hold in check
keep in
box up
put a brake on
sit on
bring under control
crack down
pull back
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make unclear or difficult to understand
obscure
blur
cloud
obfuscate
complicate
garble
muddle
conceal
confound
confuse
convolute
misrepresent
muddy
becloud
befog
distort
fuddle
hide
mire
mystify
befuddle
color
US
colour
UK
equivocate
falsify
fuzz
taint
tarnish
fuzz up
mix up
muddy the waters
muddy the waters of
cloud the issue
make unclear
throw a veil over
throw up smoke screen
fog
perplex
discombobulate
overshadow
darken
puzzle
disorient
mist
dim
bedim
overcast
overcloud
shroud
haze
blear
flummox
shadow
bamboozle
blacken
dislimn
addle
jumble
stupefy
tangle
intricate
make difficult
make complex
make indistinct
make vague
make hazy
distract from
baffle
bemuse
bewilder
vex
gravel
maze
beat
fox
buffalo
ravel
embroil
rattle
entangle
twist
pose
make a mess of
make more difficult
mislead
confuscate
misinform
render uncertain
obnubilate
get
make obscure
lead astray
muddy up
smudge
fade
unfocus
mask
spot
smear
besmear
blot
shade
blind
stain
discolour
UK
daze
dazzle
glare
discolor
US
blemish
cloud over
become dim
become indistinct
become fuzzy
become less sharp
become hazy
become vague
make less distinct
more ❯
Verb
▲
To decrease or reduce in sensitivity
dull
numb
desensitise
UK
desensitize
US
deaden
blunt
suppress
benumb
dampen
diminish
impair
retard
stifle
tranquillise
UK
tranquilize
US
weaken
depress
devitalize
incapacitate
paralyse
UK
paralyze
US
reduce
sedate
stun
unnerve
daze
drug
narcotize
obtund
stultify
stupefy
torpefy
dullen
render insensitive
anesthetize
US
anaesthetize
UK
anaesthetise
UK
freeze
chill
cauterize
US
damp
immobilize
US
cauterise
UK
harden
coarsen
knock out
immobilise
UK
make insensitive
shock
pacify
soothe
lull
hebetate
cumber
indurate
disable
make less sensitive
render insensible
make inactive
petrify
callous
debilitate
make unfeeling
make callous
harden your heart
befuddle
deprive of sensation
render powerless
make powerless
knock senseless
lay out
knock unconscious
relax
dope
treat
poison
dose
hit
fix
analgize
opiate
medicate
physic
dose up
dope up
dim
put to sleep
make insensible
make unconscious
render unconscious
put under
put out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To forget or put out of one's mind
block out
blot out
forget
ignore
suppress
disregard
deny
put behind you
shut out
cease to remember
cease to think of
stop thinking about
dismiss from mind
not worry about
consign to oblivion
erase from memory
erase from your mind
repress one's memory of
let bygones be bygones
put out of your mind
banish from one's thoughts
blank over
put in the past
not give another thought to
blank out
refuse
erase
wipe out
turn your back on
neglect
drop
bypass
abandon
put away
have done with
discount
get over
skip
never mind
slur over
think no more of
take no notice of
lay aside
pay no heed to
brush off
bury
set aside
draw a veil over
shrug off
Verb
▲
To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
defeat
foil
frustrate
thwart
ruin
forestall
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
baulk
UK
block
circumvent
contravene
debar
derail
impede
invalidate
obstruct
obviate
overturn
prevent
scotch
scuttle
snooker
stop
stymie
baffle
bar
confound
deter
discomfit
halt
hamper
hinder
nullify
repel
squash
suppress
upset
balk
US
checkmate
curb
dash
nobble
outwit
parry
rattle
repulse
scupper
spoil
undo
blank
bury
check
counter
counterplot
cross
disappoint
do for
restrain
put a stop to
put paid to
nip in the bud
put the kibosh on
put the stopper on
get the better of
put the mockers on
screw up
mess up
beat down
cause setback
foul up
hold up
louse up
stand in the way of
upset the applecart
put a spoke in someone's wheel
put end to
take wind out of sails
crimp
beat
cramp
oppose
inhibit
trammel
counteract
stall
smash
cripple
quash
arrest
negate
stump
prohibit
bilk
annul
fetter
head off
evade
hobble
put an end to
cancel
avoid
sidestep
crab
skirt
stave off
interfere with
stonewall
escape
hold back
ward off
steer clear of
stifle
hamstring
offset
root
circumnavigate
overrule
retard
restrict
take down
avert
give the slip
take wind out of
defend against
elude
cramp one's style
shut out
bypass
crush
shipwreck
veto
buck
revoke
traverse
snafu
deflect
forbid
queer
overcome
wreck
disallow
kill
defy
recant
abrogate
hold off
hang up
cook someone's goose
play off
put the lid on
spike someone's guns
throw monkey wrench in
queer someone's pitch
corner
throw a spanner in the works
give the run around
rule against
override
conquer
get out of
divert
finish
finish off
countermove
disconcert
dodge
disrupt
interdict
limit
duck
halt in its tracks
throw a monkey wrench in the works
throw a curve
crash
keep lid on
ditch
juke
unsettle
shun
extinguish
end
confuse
make an end of
bring to a close
quell
destroy
eschew
shatter
be beyond
stultify
miss
dish
preclude
put the damper on
put a damper on
cease
pour cold water on
throw cold water on
banjax
shackle
crool
triumph
gain
vanquish
lick
take the wind out of your sails
cheat
handicap
puzzle
bring to an end
mystify
sweep aside
be the end of
encumber
clog
manacle
short-circuit
hog-tie
nonplus
handcuff
embarrass
put a brake on
flummox
dash one's hope
dead-end
pigeonhole
shelve
tie up
resist
withstand
reject
choke off
cut off
hang fire
repeal
rescind
put on hold
vote down
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
retract
fend off
countermand
bring an end to
act against
work against
refuse
reverse
withdraw
void
vacate
recall
throw out
repudiate
overthrow
outvote
flout
give the thumbs down to
make null and void
prevail over
declare null and void
set aside
trample underfoot
take back
ride roughshod over
trample upon
counterbalance
balance
counterpoise
countervail
negative
counterweigh
equalize
US
redress
correct
countercheck
defuse
counterweight
deactivate
subdue
equalise
UK
balance out
square up
be an antidote to
make ineffective
make up for
even up
cancel out
wipe out
render ineffective
compensate for
forfend
curtail
interrupt
proscribe
intercept
ban
outlaw
delay
slow down
embargo
exclude
slow
criminalize
US
stay
criminalise
UK
rule out
make illegal
control
enjoin
cumber
contain
dam
set back
place an embargo on
interfere
taboo
turn aside
nix
reduce
get in the way
crack down on
get in the way of
stamp out
shut down
declare illegal
stem
diminish
lessen
staunch
bridle
stanch
squelch
desist
discontinue
decrease
estop
save
help
constrain
sabotage
detain
regulate
blackball
boycott
hold
bork
obscure
cool
throttle
black
clobber
keep from happening
brake
banish
freeze
illegalize
choke
disqualify
penalise
UK
penalize
US
spike
bog down
put off
slow up
clamp down on
pass by
box in
officially forbid
bring to screeching halt
close down
ice out
shut off
declare ineligible
be a hindrance to
pass up
eradicate
plug
fend
stave
anticipate
shunt
kill off
keep at bay
strangulate
keep off
pick off
decelerate
bottleneck
put the brakes on
take out of play
bring to a halt
bring to a stop
put a lid on
muzzle
burden
slacken
shove aside
rout
postpone
sink
throw a spoke in the wheel of
retardate
bottle up
put half nelson on
jam up
put down
zing
cork
lock up
defer
withhold
pause
protract
keep
get rid of
slap down
snuff out
remit
prorogue
damp
let
chill
dampen
intermit
confine
prolong
put chill on
close off
make late
put back
back off
keep back
hold off on
hold over
pre-empt
put a lock on
put a stopper in
turn off
sandbag
strangle at birth
cut short
screen
complicate
bring to a standstill
smother
compose
collect
rein
rein in
weigh down
monkey with
censor
keep in check
hold in
put the brakes on
keep under control
simmer down
give the red light to
declare taboo
put the chill on
say no
more ❯
Verb
▲
To persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats
coerce
force
compel
pressure
impel
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
drive
dragoon
press
oblige
make
browbeat
constrain
bully
bulldoze
railroad
intimidate
urge
push
influence
blackjack
impress
obligate
cow
sandbag
muscle
bludgeon
threaten
menace
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
hustle
brainwash
squeeze
bounce
beset
concuss
shotgun
restrict
hinder
suppress
strong-arm
prevail on
lean on
put pressure on
use pressure on
fast-talk
press-gang
bring pressure to bear on
put the squeeze on
put the screws on
put under an obligation
act on
work on
twist one's arm
force one's hand
high pressure
make an offer they can't refuse
put the arm on
harass
goad
hound
badger
persuade
prod
induce
steamroller
hector
harry
tyrannize
US
use strong-arm tactics on
inveigle
cajole
convince
domineer
incite
require
bullyrag
prompt
tyrannise
UK
sway
twist someone's arm
bogart
coax
nag
mau-mau
encourage
push around
spur
instigate
oppress
torment
provoke
cause
necessitate
pester
entice
persecute
tempt
stir
plague
motivate
move
trigger
frighten
inspire
get
bring round
lure
bind
egg on
beguile
win over
rouse
talk into
enforce
propel
prevail upon
put the heat on
put up to
lead
command
bluster
buffalo
incline
talk
hassle
pick on
wheedle
stimulate
demand
nudge
goose
ride roughshod over
argue
whip
turn on the heat
spur on
exhort
dominate
blarney
chivvy
convert
bring
finagle
push about
actuate
blackmail
prick
sweet-talk
soft-soap
blandish
impose
palaver
dictate
sic
tighten the screws on
smooth-talk
manipulate
fire up
butter up
soften up
sweeten up
have someone do something
prejudice
ramrod
steer
awe
counsel
direct
rally
incentivize
US
subjugate
sell
dispose
insist
occasion
animate
arouse
steamroll
turn
boss around
boss about
talk round
order
advise
restrain
ask
exact
incentivise
UK
draw
charm
excite
challenge
reason
bring pressure to bear upon
victimize
US
spark
invigorate
US
rowel
sound
galvanize
US
embolden
breathe down someone's neck
pressurize into
galvanise
UK
envigorate
UK
work over
dragoon into
come at
lord it over
make necessary
browbeat into
victimise
UK
bring around
turn the screws on
put the chill on
get round
impose on
put the frighteners on
crack down
insist on
key up
heavy
compress
leave someone no option
scare
terrify
commit
worry
bother
constrict
condense
squash
overbear
despotize
lean
unnerve
egg
shanghai
spook
astrict
indebt
bias
kick
woo
politick
heckle
importune
assail
root
gain
mistreat
taunt
antagonize
US
chivy
mobilize
US
put heat on
dog
will
antagonise
UK
inhibit
bend
change
put through the wringer
poison
solicit
inflame
sting
besiege
bring over
hold a gun to one's head
have
effect
ride roughshod
foment
predispose
condition
determine
mobilise
UK
enthuse
walk heavy
needle
trouble
vex
coerce into
make indebted
make things hot for someone
make it hot for someone
bring pressure upon
tighten the screw on
turn the screw on
roust
lash
titillate
bludgeon into
bully into
high-pressure
put the screws to
bring force to bear on
hold a gun to someone's head
orient
terrorize into
intimidate into
overcome
commandeer
extort
railroad into
budge
charge
work up
elicit
impassion
foist
inspirit
activate
evoke
steel
invoke
wrest
exert
expect
throw your weight around
steamroller into
use duress on
burden
conscript
use force on
urge by force
choke
apply
obtrude
contract
enjoin
flatter
hearten
impact
exhilarate
uplift
empower
vitalize
leave someone no option but to
make compulsory
bulldoze into
exert influence on
force upon
bear down on
change mind
go to town on
exert force on
strike
incentify
refresh
help
bear down
pin down
put the bite on
warrant
court
worm
bear hard on
put screws to
put squeeze on
involve
stir up
pump up
suggest to
call for
entail
hint to
cheer on
whip up
pep up
boost up
procure
subdue
kowtow
con
snow
oil
soap
seduce
propagandize
US
enlist
proselytize
US
exploit
bribe
control
jockey
play
ride
need
take
claim
want
bear
mean
proselyte
propagandise
UK
proselytise
UK
overawe
affright
lay it on
spread it on
work
behoove
US
crave
postulate
work upon
wheedle into
argue into
plead with
press someone into
convert to
cause to believe
reason someone into
turn somebody on to
pressure someone into
lead to do
pull strings with
behove
UK
be grounds for
spirit up
scare off
bring to senses
prod into
lead to believe
wear down
scare the bejesus out of
suborn
colour
UK
win argument
gain confidence of
sell one on
prove to
leave no choice but to
act upon
make yourself felt with
carry weight with
touch
cut any ice with
crush
ride herd on
enslave
color
US
trample
order around
order about
keep down
dictate to
hold down
domineer over
rule with a rod of iron
grind down
bring someone to their knees
treat harshly
treat brutally
rule with an iron hand
trample underfoot
have someone under your thumb
rule despotically
keep under thumb
more ❯
Verb
▲
To diminish the confidence or courage of
discourage
dishearten
dispirit
dismay
depress
daunt
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
deject
distress
unnerve
cow
crush
chill
alarm
abash
dash
unman
trouble
scare
bother
frustrate
afflict
vex
awe
confuse
disappoint
try
appal
UK
appall
US
overawe
irk
droop
prostrate
cast down
make despondent
weigh heavily on
make downhearted
psych out
beat down
dampen the spirits of
break one's heart
put a damper on
cause to lose heart
dampen someone's hopes
take the wind out of your sails
cause to lose hope
sadden
upset
deter
disconcert
shake
perturb
oppress
dampen
weigh down
faze
disturb
bum out
burden
chagrin
throw
desolate
rattle
frighten
worry
disquiet
intimidate
get down
subdue
agitate
throw cold water on
put off
pour cold water on
mortify
sap
unsettle
knock sideways
discomfit
enervate
discompose
ail
knock for six
terrify
bring down
fluster
terrorize
US
damp
grieve
knock the stuffing out of
aggrieve
confound
terrorise
UK
nonplus
make unhappy
make sad
panic
give someone the blues
startle
make gloomy
horrify
bug
discountenance
humble
spook
unhinge
discomfort
weaken
get to
undermine
overwhelm
shock
concern
perplex
devitalize
scare off
disparage
embarrass
alarum
petrify
scare away
affright
disenchant
torment
take aback
shake up
debilitate
browbeat
deflate
annoy
throw off balance
bring low
irritate
mystify
harrow
puzzle
make someone fed up
bring tears to your eyes
hang over
dash hopes
dampen spirits
make one's heart bleed
enfeeble
bewilder
disempower
emasculate
undo
frazzle
humiliate
disincline
make dejected
psych
disillusion
bully
baffle
cloud
exasperate
flummox
abase
paralyse
UK
dumbfound
shatter
paralyze
US
squash
disgruntle
weary
ruffle
flatten
disoblige
fright
put down
nark
muddle
reduce to tears
haunt
dull
embitter
chasten
put someone off their stroke
hurt
harass
put the wind up
let down
scarify
pain
hack off
repel
cast a gloom upon
stiff
disburb
turn off
make desolate
warn off
cause suffering to
scare to death
strike terror into
make miserable
make blue
drag down
make one's blood run cold
put into a funk
make one's hair stand on end
chill to the bone
drive away
frighten away
chase off
break someone's spirit
curdle the blood
break someone's heart
make teeth chatter
dispraise
consternate
discombobulate
thwart
cast a shadow
suppress
subjugate
lower
break
make anxious
make uneasy
put into a flap
castrate
bulldoze
dampen someone's spirit
astound
destabilize
US
jolt
unbalance
geld
underwhelm
silly
overcome
defeat
throw into a tizz
unstring
devastate
buffalo
scare the daylights out of
take the wind out
impress
cause someone to lose their composure
press
down
deplore
floor
blind
destabilise
UK
bear down on
damp down
lobotomize
drain
undermine one's confidence
jumble
disarrange
disorganize
snarl
unzip
disorder
unglue
cripple
knock the wind out of
dash the hopes of
desiccate
blind someone with something
harsh one's mellow
make dispirited
make crestfallen
indispose
dehydrate
shatter the illusions of
burst bubble
take your breath away
darken
drag
beat
cast a pall over
deaden
send up
blow out
blow up
take apart
run down
torture
sap the confidence of
set back
aggravate
anger
pull the rug from under
put off one's stroke
pull the rug out from under
cast a gloom on
take steam out
dissuade
demotivate
shame
dump
infuriate
wound
agonize
US
keep under
sting
blanket
harsh someone's mellow
miff
plague
gnaw at
pester
stress
discommode
fret
agonise
UK
burn up
rack
displease
cause anguish to
strain
break the heart of
rile
make wretched
gall
cut to the quick
bear down
make someone's heart bleed
madden
stamp out
sour
snub
destroy
debunk
belittle
quash
wind up
drive crazy
drive mad
knock down
let wind out of sails
puncture balloon
take the heart out of
lie heavy on
kick in the teeth
take down a peg or two
prey on
shoot down
take down
cut down to size
let down easy
give someone the hump
make discontented
fill with fear
scare witless
scare stiff
scare the pants off
make someone jump out of their skin
scare someone half to death
scare the bejesus out of
give someone goose pimples
throw into a fright
make one's flesh creep
give someone the heebie-jeebies
give one the creeps
freeze your blood
scare someone out of their wits
get the wind up
put the fear of God into
scare the living daylights out of
throw into a blue funk
chill to the marrow
flurry
distract
fuss
distemper
exercise
hagride
derail
surprise
pother
freak out
weird out
give a turn
foul up
screw up
mess up
fill with consternation
throw into a tizzy
offend
outrage
provoke
scandalize
US
stun
hassle
sicken
disgust
scandalise
UK
revolt
astonish
peeve
stir up
stagger
needle
stupefy
daze
nauseate
insult
nettle
dissatisfy
flabbergast
work up
gravel
amaze
traumatize
US
chafe
jar
tick off
set someone back on their heels
traumatise
UK
make someone scratch their head
stop someone in their tracks
bowl over
hurt somebody's feelings
affront
pique
move
disorient
beset
bedevil
harry
rock
antagonize
US
pick on
make waves
put out
dumfound
get
get at
catch off balance
thunderstrike
antagonise
UK
take by surprise
electrify
give a hard time
cause to be at a stand
blow away
leave open-mouthed
throw a curve
strike dumb
do someone's head in
leave aghast
excite
bustle
rouse
hector
craze
bemuse
derange
make someone's hair stand on end
badger
curse
addle
befuddle
make fretful
egg on
affect
give someone grief
make a scene
turn on
stump
despair
injure
tantalize
US
tantalise
UK
cause anxiety to
beleaguer
nag
push buttons
frighten to death
throw off
persecute
put out of countenance
zing
benumb
put someone off their stride
distress greatly
knock for a loop
gross out
frighten someone out of their wits
send into a cold sweat
make someone's blood run cold
make someone shake in their shoes
frighten the life out of
scare the life out of
scare the hell out of
frighten the living daylights out of
throw into a panic
deeply upset
give offence to
dump on
mess with someone's head
knock out
blow your mind
boggle the mind
put your back up
inflict trauma
hurry
flutter
hustle
quicken
make uncomfortable
incommode
unquiet
inconvenience
abominate
frenzy
dement
offend morals of
preoccupy
make restless
fill with loathing
cause anxiety
cause disquiet to
tangle
occupy
turn
incapacitate
flip
cramp
tax
fire up
flip out
bamboozle
numb
freeze
knock props out
get someone
get across
lay up
key up
boggle
besiege
rock the boat
tease
hinder
paralyse with fear
completely surprise
raise someone's eyebrows
shake out of your complacency
hit like ton of bricks
inflame
mess with one's head
balk
US
slight
fuddle
test
importune
baulk
UK
prey on your mind
occupy thoughts
anguish
hound
disengage
unfasten
separate
unhitch
disconnect
uncouple
detach
strike with awe
spring on
cause wonder
dazzle
render speechless
dun
tear
goad
strike fear into
fill with terror
frighten out of your wits
scare the pants off of
fox
incite
arouse
stimulate
get on your wick
fear
ferment
befog
strap
dog
nit-pick
prick
push
martyr
sweat
stew
maze
flap
disrespect
diss
spite
sweat out
be a great weight on
fidget
muddy
weigh heavily on one's mind
dis
pose
fog
slur
blackjack
drive insane
obfuscate
eat at
cut up
upset the applecart
wilder
be agitated
dragoon
take pains
metagrobolize
be in a tizzy
be worried
arouse anxiety in
weigh on
send over the edge
make flip
bug up
bullyrag
do a number on
be on one's case
make it tough for
labour over
mix up
be all Greek to
set someone thinking
be in a flap
get worked up
get in a stew
be in a stew
bogart
give offence
rub up the wrong way
be disagreeable
rankle with
tread on someone's toes
cause offense
be an affront to
be offensive
put someone's nose out of joint
get your goat
make jump
make afraid
chill someone's blood
make fearful
give someone a fright
make someone's hair curl
make nervous
railroad
tyrannize
US
bludgeon
incense
enrage
tyrannise
UK
strong-arm
mau-mau
lean on
roil
surprize
discontent
push around
disaffect
strike
touch
turn on the heat
misplease
tee off
play dirty
hack you off
put one away
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Verb
▲
To hold or maintain
keep
retain
reserve
save
store
accumulate
amass
garner
hoard
collect
hold
possess
stockpile
withhold
cache
shelve
stash
conceal
file
heap
hide
stifle
hold back
hold fast to
hold on to
keep hold of
keep in reserve
keep possession of
pile up
put aside
put by
retain possession of
save up
set aside
stash away
store up
cling to
hang onto
hang on to
hold in
hold onto
keep for oneself
lay aside
lay down
set by
keep to yourself
not part with
retain in one's possession
maintain
stow away
preserve
squirrel away
put away
conserve
earmark
stow
allocate
dedicate
gather
treasure
lay away
deposit
devote
salt away
lay by
squirrel
lay up
put to one side
designate
allot
assign
keep back
sock away
consecrate
lay in
secure
apportion
buy up
consign
appropriate
set apart
make available
heap up
scrimp
husband
have
put aside for rainy day
leave
allow
stock
continue to have
fix
build up
stock up
put down
spare
bank
acquire
hide away
cherish
detain
grasp
afford
tuck away
budget
give up to
cleave to
keep to oneself
refuse to give
scare up
rack up
sit on
put by for a rainy day
run up
tot up
round up
draw together
stock up on
put away for a rainy day
scrape together
load up on
sustain
bottle
pack
divvy
regulate
give
remit
provide
invest
deduct
clear
keep on hand
build up stocks
archive
keep out
load up
put aside for a rainy day
defer
stipulate for
uphold
not sell
retain ownership of
retain use of
not give away
put in
pay in
own
perpetuate
economize
US
contain
command
enjoy
grip
nurture
refuse
economise
UK
pick up
clean up
hive
fill
immortalize
US
enshrine
file away
keep up
occupy
clutch on to
continue with
hold fast
hold out on
assume
stack up
keep forever
tag
label
hold down
flag
mark
hypothecate
identify
be in
be placed in
be employed in
allocate to
tab
allot to
name
slot
pledge to
commit to
devote to
prepare
freeze
embalm
immortalise
UK
protect
wrap
process
give over to
mark down
mark out
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
in psychoanalytic theory
)
To divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
sublimate
channel
transfer
divert
redirect
control
convert
purify
refine
transmute
turn
direct
reroute
suppress
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