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Verb
▲
To withstand the action or effect of
weather
withstand
bear
stand
brook
endure
outlast
overcome
survive
tolerate
abide
brave
suffer
surmount
sustain
take
wear
hold out against
be impermeable to
be proof against
be resistant to
be impervious to
cope with
grapple with
put up with
come through
contend with
get through
live through
persevere against
pull through
ride out
bear up against
persist with
bear the brunt of
prevail against
stand up to
hang tough
hold out
stick it out
die hard against
stay the course
live with
bear with
see
grin and bear it
feel
taste
pass
hang in
hang in there
tough it out
go
know
have
witness
receive
be subjected to
come to grips with
be faced with
digest
be forced to contend with
defer
submit oneself to
come up against
come in for
yield to
sit tight
wait out
acknowledge
take it like a man
stick in there
never say die
keep up
suck it up
bear the brunt
gut it out
lump
admit of
sanction
maintain
undertake
keep up with
bear up under
pass through
hear of
be big
yield
share
engage in
bow
see through
persevere
realiseUK
realizeUS
indulge
acquiesce
licenseUK
shoulder
assume
bear up
concede to
green-light
sweat
bow to
licenceUS
enjoy
concede
consent
be big about
come into contact with
come across
take part in
participate in
find
have experience of
fall on
partake in
run into
carry
address
manage
take one's lumps
don't rock the boat
sit still for
face the music
agree
bite the bullet
play the game
don't make waves
capitulate
take one's medicine
sort out
take care of
tussle with
struggle with
wrestle with
master
take in hand
beat
get over
manage with
get to grips with
get by with
make out with
come to terms with
make do with
get the better of
more ❯
“Warming seas kill coral, though some are beginning to resist the heat.”
Verb
▲
To try to prevent by action or argument
oppose
defy
hinder
impede
obstruct
block
challenge
check
combat
confront
contest
counter
dispute
fight
frustrate
halt
inhibit
prevent
protest
restrain
stem
stop
thwart
battle
curb
reluct
counteract
countervail
refuse
stonewall
fight against
object to
baulk at
go against
be hostile to
contend with
dissent with
be anti
kick against
rebel against
take on
be in opposition to
refuse to accept
stand up to
strive against
be in defiance of
lock horns with
struggle against
take a stand against
take issue with
face down
take up arms against
put up a fight against
speak out against
more ❯
“He predicted that without an olive branch, the colonists would resist the new laws.”
Verb
▲
To struggle or fight back when attacked
fight
combat
repel
challenge
counterattack
assail
assault
attack
battle
contest
duel
battle against
struggle against
fight against
hold off
struggle with
contend with
face up to
fend off
stand up to
fight back
keep at bay
put up a fight against
remain firm
stand firm
turn down
ward off
hold out against
put up a fight
“The wounds appear to have been inflicted when the victim tried to resist his attacker.”
Verb
▲
To refrain from in spite of temptation
avoid
forgo
refuse
check
curb
forbear
renounce
buck
desist from
forbear from
keep from
leave alone
refrain from
turn down
abstain from
check oneself
restrain oneself from
not give in to
prevent oneself from
prevent yourself from
stop oneself from
give up
do without
quit
abstain
desist
forsake
eschew
swear off
pass up
axeUK
axUS
abnegate
hand over
withdraw
ignore
disclaim
end
forfeit
deny
concede
have done with
disregard
disown
renege
lose
deliver up
repeal
set aside
terminate
dismiss
leave
step down from
step aside from
turn over
miss
cast aside
discard
omit
brush aside
overlook
break
neglect
render
scrap
cancel
pass over
do away with
sign away
cut off
snub
retract
recant
lay off of
unsay
jettison
gainsay
resign from
allow
chuck
conclude
grant
scrub
junk
take back
renege on
withgo
desert
remit
turn in
lay down
cough up
capitulate
bail out
turn your back on
let go
let go of
give
cry off
throw in the towel
throw out
call it quits
rebuff
let pass
devote
disapprove
dedicate
transfer
betray
deny oneself
discount
reprobate
knock back
deliver
foreswear
demit
exclude
vacate
eliminate
disaffirm
fail to take advantage of
retire
manage without
cut
say no to
baulk at
abolish
remove
lay aside
abort
quitclaim
shut off
fold
spare
surcease
nix
balk at
drop out
rescind
yield up
dump
throw off
not accept
revoke
offer up
shelve
negative
bag it
opt out
sell out
lose out on
dispose of
withdraw from
cast off
finish with
wash your hands of
hang it up
eighty-six
cut short
leave behind
be deprived of
call off
leave in the lurch
be stripped of
throw in the sponge
pack it in
wind up
throw up
bring to an end
knock something on the head
retire from
leave holding the bag
leave high and dry
pay with
bring to a halt
throw away
come off
disallow
stand down from
pause
waste
squander
pledge
consecrate
give something up
immolate
disgorge
offer
fast
fence-sit
starve
constrain
endure
dispense
deselect
call a stop to
forlet
bridle
disinherit
pay for
disqualify
extend
volunteer
submit
let go by
miss out on
bring to a close
stop trying
put the kibosh on
render needless
scratch
blow
keep away from
manage not to
not heed
give away
divorce
jilt
stay neutral
go cold turkey
put aside
postpone
defer
get by without
get along without
get rid of
proffer
release
bequeath
miss out
restrain oneself
sit on one's hands
give the go by
not take sides
botch
fritter away
expend
decline to
restrain yourself
go easy
give the thumbs down to
not take advantage of
pass something up
delay
table
reserve
stay
prorogue
dust off
break with
write off
part from
wipe out
forget about
kill
prostitute
carve
isolate
extirpate
usurp
delete
exsect
sever
marginalizeUS
extract
oust
excise
communicate
abalienate
accord
remise
vouchsafe
make over
skim over
blow off
flee
commit
disdain
gift
hold up
put off
back out
shy
finesse
scape
fail to grasp
let slip
fail to take
drop the ball
give a miss
play hooky
bunk off
give way
sign over
fork over
come across with
give in
retreat
close down
back out of
close out
ship out
give something the chop
shut down
bring to a stop
pull the plug on
sacrifice something
kiss goodbye
kiss goodbye to
repulse
take out
marginaliseUK
cut dead
take away
free
stop using
demur
shed
stay clear of
let well enough alone
weasel out of
have no truck with
shy away from
keep clear of
shuffle out of
demur at
stop having
give notice
toss
exorcizeUS
exorciseUK
cashier
bin
pitch
unload
shuck off
fling
sluff off
fling away
lay by
deep-six
fling off
away
slough off
close
determine
elapse
refuse to take advantage of
swear
contradict
recall
secede
resignate
allocate
spend
turn a blind eye to
kick the habit
quit cold
let up
wrap up
dead-end
sew up
cut it out
wink out
not continue
get on the wagon
kick over
step down
dissociate from
cease work
end service
stand aside
sign off
separate oneself from
hand in resignation
divorce oneself from
leave your job
wash hands of
hand in your notice
give up the ship
give up your job
more ❯
“I have been able to resist the temptation of eating chocolate for about a month thus far.”
Verb
▲
Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
balkUS
dodge
eschew
hesitate
recoil
evade
falter
flinch
quail
shirk
demur
disdain
jib
refuse to
scorn
shrink
shrink from
be reluctant to
be unwilling to
cramp
crimp
demur from
desist
draw back from
flinch from
hesitate over
quail at
recoil from
refuse
scruple to
shy
shy away
shy from
draw the line at
hate to
jib at
not like to
take exception to
pull back
rein in
stop short
turn down
draw back
upset apple cart
baulkUK
avoid
turn away
sheer
refuse to contemplate
cower
duck
swerve
flee
back away
shun
escape
elude
withdraw
blink
get cold feet
recede
hang back
retire
back off
fight shy of
boggle at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To resist openly and boldly
defy
confront
face
beard
brave
oppose
outface
withstand
brazen
breast
dare
disobey
disregard
flout
outbrave
spurn
contemn
deride
despise
front
gibe
insult
meet head-on
outdare
provoke
rebel
repulse
ridicule
scorn
slight
stick
take on
venture
call someone's bluff
hang tough
hold out against
square up to
stand up to
stick fast
take a stand against
make my day
take one on
treat with contempt
fly in face of
put up a fight against
hurl defiance at
buttonhole
grab
catch
square up
speak to
hail
initiate a discussion with
address
browbeat
overawe
cow
intimidate
outstare
solicit
talk to
shout to
importune
call to
intercept
stare out
stare down
corner
look sth in the eye
get to grips with
mess with
tangle
meet head on
ambush
stand up against
throw down the gauntlet at
face out
restrict
surround
hold your own
stand your ground
stay the course
question
interview
overcome
beat
stick to your guns
cross-examine
look straight in the eye
discuss something with
remonstrate with
pin down
greet
annoy
welcome
flag
entice
bother
hound
call
brace
salute
proposition
whistle for
run into
throw down the gauntlet
invite to debate
contest
meet face to face
do something about it
cross swards
start something
knock the chip off one's shoulder
ask for trouble
seize
block
wrestle
throw
obstruct
sack
nail
clutch
fell
grasp
floor
grapple
down
bring down
knock down
take hold of
put the freeze on
throw down
bring to the ground
have a go at
rugby-tackle
more ❯
Verb
▲
To disregard the rules and refuse to conform
disobey
defy
flout
infringe
contravene
ignore
overstep
violate
transgress
disregard
go against
mock
oppose
rebel
rebel against
infract
baulkUK
balkUS
challenge
counteract
dare
decline
desert
differ
disagree
evade
insurrect
misbehave
mutiny
neglect
object
recalcitrate
revolt
revolution
revolutioniseUK
revolutionizeUS
riot
shirk
strike
withstand
be remiss
break rules
fail to comply with
fail to observe
not heed
not listen
not mind
pay no heed to
run riot
set aside
set at naught
break the rules
cock a snook at
dig your heels in
fly in the face of
refuse to comply
refuse to obey
rise in arms
fly in face of
pay no attention to
take law into own hands
go counter to
exceed
go beyond
slight
depart
be in breach of
intrench
deviate from
depart from
disagree with
bypass
veto
overlook
crash
entrench
obtrude
lift
pirate
borrow
presume
steal
impose
skip
omit
ride roughshod over
renege on
fall foul of
scorn
violate law
take no account of
leave out
insult
ridicule
deride
taunt
scout
disdain
scoff at
deviate
jeer at
sneer at
show contempt for
despise
fall outside of
not conform to
bend the rules
jeer
sneer
affront
quip
gibe
scoff
gird
gibe at
poke fun at
treat with disdain
make a fool of
laugh at
laugh in the face of
take the piss out of
thumb nose at
surpass
transcend
overpass
outrun
outreach
overrun
overshoot
overreach
pass
step over
more ❯
Verb
▲
To rise in opposition
struggle
oppose
rebel
revolt
rise
rise up
dissent
mutiny
rally
arise
defy
protest
take a stand
agitate
be insubordinate
march against
mobiliseUK
mobilizeUS
stand up to
take on
turn against
break with
come out against
face down
go against
mount a rebellion
rampage
rise up in arms
stage a rebellion
rise in opposition
scuffle
brawl
go wild
run wild
go berserk
fight in the streets
dissipate
cause an affray
debauch
raise hell
raise an uproar
racket
start a fight
go on the rampage
more ❯
Verb
▲
Keep at bay
fend off
avert
avoid
deflect
deter
discourage
fight off
hold off
keep away
rebuff
rebut
reject
repel
repulse
spurn
ward off
keep at bay
beat off
drive back
hold at bay
keep at a distance
keep at arm's length
keep off
parry
rebuke
refuse
snub
stave off
turn aside
check
scorn
ostracizeUS
ostraciseUK
give the cold shoulder to
send to Coventry
contemn
discount
jilt
disparage
look past
sneeze at
brush aside
look down on
steer clear of
treat with contempt
balk at
reluct
give a pain
blank
refuse admittance to
give somebody the cold shoulder
give somebody the run-around
turn nose up at
sneer at
scoff at
hold in contempt
turn your nose up at
make unwelcome
turn up one's nose
act cool
deprecate
denigrate
diminish
insult
discredit
discard
disclaim
affront
bilk
ditch
tell someone to get lost
sweep aside
disrespect
diss
high-hat
dis
stay clear of
offend
stiff
slap
outrage
despise
snoot
wound
scout
treat disrespectfully
misprize
stay shy of
give the runaround
turn back on
turn away from
have no part in
stand aloof from
flout
pooh-pooh
fail
skip
slur
chill
scoff
upstage
belittle
omit
sniff at
body-swerve
keep clear of
have no part of
fight shy of
keep away from
not touch
have nothing to do with
recoil from
leave alone
shy from
palm off
give a wide berth to
shrink from
give a wide berth
shy away from
keep your distance from
shake off
give offence
show disrespect for
show disrespect
blink at
take no notice of
shrug off
look down upon
make light of
turn deaf ear to
not give time of day
more ❯
Verb
▲
To give force or effect toward
militate
counter
discourage
foil
hinder
oppose
prejudice
affect
count
influence
inspire
weigh
work
cancel out
go against
tend to prevent
work against
act on
operate against
tell against
be detrimental to
be disadvantageous to
have an effect on
Verb
▲
Dig in your heels
dig in your heels
be stubborn
hold out
hold your ground
persist
stand firm
stand your ground
stick it out
Verb
▲
To hold or have a negative opinion of
discountenance
deprecate
disesteem
disfavorUS
dislike
mislike
reprove
tsk-tsk
condemn
disapprove
discourage
oppose
veto
disapprove of
disfavourUK
discommend
dispute
frown on
frown upon
object to
tut about
tut over
tut-tut about
tut-tut over
put down
count me out
not go for
not stand for
hold no brief for
take exception to
disdain
repudiate
reject
be against
spurn
have it in for
feel aversion to
not be able to stand
dislike greatly
renounce
regard with contempt
can't stand
feel aversion towards
regard with repugnance
feel repugnance towards
feel hostility to
be down on
not think much of
frown at
distaste
disincline
feel hostile towards
bear a grudge against
feel malice to
feel revulsion towards
be revolted
be repulsed
feel hostile to
feel repelled by
be grossed out by
dislike intensely
don't want
feel revulsion to
feel distaste for
be hostile to
feel disgust for
decline
refuse
revolt
down on
feel animosity to
feel hostility towards
feel disgust towards
find disgusting
deride
feel hostility toward
feel aversion toward
feel repugnance toward
feel repugnance
have a strong aversion to
can't bear
revile
have aversion to
feel contempt for
undervalue
mock
snub
neglect
jeer at
sneer at
scoff at
misprize
pour scorn on
heap scorn on
feel contempt
wipe out
allergic to
not be able to stomach
look down nose at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner
withhold
check
repress
suppress
control
restrain
swallow
contain
curb
choke back
fight back
hold back
keep back
keep in check
retain
reserve
hide
keep
conceal
hold
refuse
stop
refrain
forbear
keep secret
hold down
stop yourself
abstain
hold out
spike
stifle
smother
hold in
muffle
bottle up
rein in
strangle
bite back
silence
govern
tame
regulate
keep under control
pull in
keep a lid on
impede
submerge
sink
retard
frustrate
hinder
hamper
rein
moderate
measure
rule
deny
cork up
keep the lid on
button up
quench
restrict
arrest
muzzle
pocket
subdue
limit
bar
gag
trammel
keep lid on
hog-tie
cool off
shut in
keep a tight rein on
stem the flow of
slow down
mute
gulp
overcome
master
gulp back
conquer
rein back
keep on a string
keep control of
hold off
discipline
bottle something up
freeze
peg
deter
keep within bounds
bit
box in
clog
send up
cool down
put the brakes on
cut back
put a limit on
keep tight rein on
bring to screeching halt
cook
leash
hobble
entrammel
ice
tie
scrub
fetter
curtail
manacle
tie up
shackle
keep in
confine
chain
hamstring
baulkUK
constrict
imprison
cramp
intern
incarcerate
deaden
cover up
straiten
gaolUK
hem in
ban
bind
lock in
deprive
shotgun
disallow
put half nelson on
close in
concuss
cork
coop up
fence in
necessitate
immure
lock up
jailUS
balkUS
keep a rein on
halt
hold in check
put a lid on
delay
thwart
obstruct
stem
stall
stay
foil
hold up
pause
prevent
neutralizeUS
block
catch
reduce
still
terminate
squelch
interrupt
cut short
bottleneck
staunch
counteract
repulse
discourage
choke
rebuff
circumvent
neutraliseUK
brake
checkmate
play for time
put a brake on
put a spoke in someone's wheel
interfere with
stand in the way of
nip in the bud
slacken pace
bring to a standstill
pull up
fetch up
draw up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be able to bear or support
hold
bear
take
support
sustain
brace
carry
buttress
shoulder
uphold
prop
underpin
bolster
hold up
keep up
shore up
bolster up
prop up
stand up to
stay
reinforce
undergird
cradle
stand
shore
rest
withstand
upbear
maintain
truss
secure
boost
augment
build up
steel
back
defend
toughen
make stronger
harden
beef up
jack up
tether
assist
aid
help
encourage
improve
enhance
corroborate
substantiate
nerve
prepare
galvanizeUS
stiffen
back up
ready
buoy up
gird
bind
galvaniseUK
strap
bandage
upgrade
reenforce
revitalizeUS
cement
supplement
continue
increase
foster
invigorateUS
stake
stick
intensify
revitaliseUK
poise
forearm
preserve
feed
prolong
consolidate
add to
keep
envigorateUK
tie
fasten
conserve
promote
psych up
wire
keep alive
keep going
step up
give a boost to
give support to
perpetuate
gear up
get ready
make ready
tie up
carry on
psych oneself up
keep in existence
succorUS
lay
succourUK
fund
subsidizeUS
finance
underwrite
strut
fuel
confirm
add
amplify
give a boost
make
jazz up
gratify
subsidiseUK
pillar
lie beneath
season
indurate
inure
garrison
immortalizeUS
eternalize
re-enforce
embattle
minister to
add fuel to
safeguard
entrench
wall
add force to
charge up
soup up
punch up
emphasizeUS
push
extend
eternize
underline
inspire
stress
spur
seal
commemorate
disseminate
propagate
memorializeUS
spread
drive
motivate
deepen
champion
heighten
embolden
incentivizeUS
empower
reward
stimulate
incentify
immortaliseUK
memorialiseUK
shove
tighten
energizeUS
broaden
incentivise
energiseUK
enrich
highlight
emphasiseUK
fix
attach
immobilizeUS
splint
immobiliseUK
cause to continue
spur on
protract
Sellotape
wrap
join
stop
block
chock
advance
raise
ameliorate
renew
regenerate
shove up
hold together
swathe
rope
bond
tape
elevate
retain
pick up
buck up
favourUK
favorUS
make better
lift
stay with
give a leg up to
stand by
more ❯
Verb
▲
To keep going
hold
continue
last
persist
remain
stay
endure
wear
extend
hold on
persevere
carry on
go on
hold out
keep going
keep up
hold true
remain unchanged
stand up
draw out
hold good
remain true
stay staunch
stretch out
withstand
suffer
stand firm
stand fast
stand your ground
run
bide
linger
perdure
abide
keep on
drag on
subsist
grind
hang on
be protracted
live
perseverate
strive
exist
tarry
recur
repeat
be
follow through
cling on
press on
go all the way
have no end
tough it out
stick at
grind away
stick around
follow up
stick to guns
see through
go the limit
keep at
be stubborn
be resolute
standby
perpetuate
protract
maintain
proceed
pass
progress
project
take
hang around
hold fast
stay around
be prolonged
plough on
die slowly
hang round
cling to life
push on
outlive
hammer away
stick at it
peg away
stay with something
follow something through
be tenacious
not give up
be pertinacious
be diligent
stop at nothing
soldier on
leave no stone unturned
struggle on
see something through
press ahead
stick it out
stick to your guns
stay the course
be persistent
hang in there
never say die
stick to
be timeless
be left
wear on
be long lived
ride out
obtain
pursue
refuse to go away
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be victorious over
surmount
conquer
overcome
master
beat
vanquish
clear
prevail over
best
cross
defeat
dispatch
exceed
get
lick
overbear
overmatch
pass
skunk
stop
subdue
surpass
take
trim
triumph over
upend
worst
endure
get over
overpower
better
climb
crest
do down
down
get around
hurdle
leap
negotiate
outdo
outstrip
over
pass over
prevail
throw
transcend
triumph
vault
win against
be unstoppable by
cope with
deal with
get the better of
make it over
make it past
make it round
get through
stifle
whelm
bowl over
finish
squelch
dumbfound
stagger
squash
prostrate
knock for six
abolish
silence
bring down
terminate
topple
eradicate
shake
take aback
astonish
daze
knock sideways
surprise
engulf
bewilder
put away
get rid of
shatter
put a stop to
end
oust
amaze
deaden
depose
crack down on
demoralizeUS
dethrone
knock down
confuse
put the kibosh on
demoraliseUK
flabbergast
distress
snuff out
stamp out
level
nip in the bud
clamp down on
astound
disturb
startle
wreck
dull
stupefy
baffle
eliminate
extirpate
scotch
disconcert
diminish
do away with
affect
swallow up
allay
lower
exterminate
liquidate
raze
consume
abash
numb
move
stir
slap down
waste
break down
dazzle
strike dumb
appease
put the lid on
muffle
assuage
submerge
lessen
annexUS
tyrannizeUS
immerse
blunt
render speechless
seize
nonplus
dampen
capture
unsettle
leave speechless
rock
dismay
occupy
tear down
still
dumfound
dash
thunderstrike
get to
tip
tumble
purge
win out
perturb
cripple
tyranniseUK
force
surround
gain
be the victor
paralyseUK
bulldoze
inhibit
shake up
bring low
paralyzeUS
put out
chagrin
touch
impress
keep down
hold down
annexeUK
carry the day
take over
nullify
run circles around
take the crown
arrest
blast
sit on
dismantle
spellbind
knock the stuffing out of
take possession of
satisfy
inundate
succeed
slake
sate
satiate
weed out
dispirit
flood
enslave
sap
balkUS
immobilizeUS
weaken
moderate
traumatizeUS
degrade
supplant
downgrade
gratify
overload
damp
outfox
defenestrate
out-think
immobiliseUK
discourage
indulge
decrease
relieve
mute
appropriate
deluge
strangle
spoil
sweep over
outjockey
limit
puzzle
undermine
surprize
cool
outrage
colonizeUS
enervate
envelop
coerce
benumb
usurp
enfeeble
demote
gain the victory
finish first
remove
win through
flummox
damp down
acquire
secure
embarrass
abase
rule over
steamroller
mitigate
traumatiseUK
catch
unnerve
come out ahead
fell
bring to heel
baulkUK
agitate
discompose
hijack
take someone's breath away
perplex
hit for six
sweep someone off their feet
exploit
mortify
bemuse
muddle
petrify
coloniseUK
overawe
vaporizeUS
shush
alleviate
be successful
take out
scourge
keep in check
snow
blank
settle
bring under the yoke
bother
hold sway over
take down
take by surprise
take off
vaporiseUK
come first
take the honours
scupper
put a damper on
worry
annoy
vex
bear down on
cast down
trample on
glut
fake out
halt
pull down
foul up
banjax
take control of
take the edge off
prevent
cut off
hit like a ton of bricks
screw up
rule with an iron hand
rule with a rod of iron
bring to naught
take the prize
set someone back on their heels
give someone a pasting
shoot down
do for
unhorse
dislodge
eject
stamp something out
blow
intimidate
capsize
turn over
scrunch
squish
lay waste
beat up
meet
depress
gain control over
greatly upset
mop up
take apart
domineer over
disable
defeat heavily
defeat easily
defeat someone heavily
outfight
stretch
subsume
overdevelop
shellack
overdraw
suffocate
pick apart
cook one's goose
fix one's wagon
lather
wipe off the mat
bash
assassinate
psych
ail
deject
trouble
dishearten
gobsmack
queer
get tough on
moisten
content
lighten
gorge
shut off
roll over
devour
take severe measures against
take stern measures against
come down heavily on
lay one out
discontinue
befog
enthrallUS
compel
underyoke
sadden
devitalize
daunt
incapacitate
disrate
impair
hush up
restrict
dwarf
upstage
cut to pieces
blur
befuddle
disorder
fuddle
addle
distract
mystify
dizzy
drown out
make inaudible
enthralUK
put lid on
keep inside
keep in
put kibosh on
block out
drive underground
interrupt
bottle
clamp
hold in
spike
stem
sweep someone off his
fluster
rattle
impoverish
debilitate
weary
make speechless
stop someone in their tracks
faze
ruffle
quelch
ice
dispose of
clamp down
get tough
crack down
hold sway
kick around
mix up
throw for a loop
shower
bombard
lead
sweep
rub out
bump off
weigh down
bum out
displace
come down on
tighten up on
keep under control
asphyxiate
plunge
psych out
smash down
wear down
keep under thumb
reel back in
take someone's life
outvie
tower above
cook
expropriate
discomfort
make uncomfortable
flurry
disestablish
dissolve
give the coup de grâce
administer the coup de grâce
drive to the wall
move in for the kill
trip
cast a pall over
appalUK
encompass
overflow
submerse
gulf
disorientate
make uneasy
discombobulate
discountenance
demean
come down on like a ton of bricks
gain on
leave behind
horrify
remove from power
remove from office
cause instability
tackle
debase
offend
revolt
disgust
flood out
absorb
engross
lull
disgrace
bowl down
throw down
trip up
set down
throw to the ground
rugby-tackle
knock to the ground
bring to the ground
irk
put someone off their stroke
put off his or her stride
make self-conscious
take the wind out of someone's sails
invade
force down
blot out
sicken
nauseate
scandalizeUS
make emotional
prevail against
get ahead of
draw away from
leave standing
disquiet
jolt
palliate
choke
be louder than
wash out
imbibe
gain a victory
win hands down
get last laugh
take the cake
gain mastery of
repel
befall
get further ahead of
be head and shoulders above
pull a fast one
be one up on
blow out of water
walk away from
score points off
be a cut above
overcrowd
teem
crowd
oversupply
abound
saturate
pirate
arrogate
commandeer
belittle
ease
hush
abuse
dishonorUS
cheapen
discredit
bring about the downfall of
displease
provoke
block
work away at
blow your mind
dumb
abate
chill
deflate
pop one's balloon
snub
bemean
make someone eat humble pie
make someone eat crow
dishonourUK
bring down a peg
cause to lose face
cut down to size
take down a peg
foul
make one feel small
put one away
put someone in their place
smirch
take down a peg or two
make eat dirt
force to eat humble pie
cut to the quick
confiscate
counter
persecute
maltreat
jar
appallUS
ravage
blight
vitiate
fog
disappoint
antagonizeUS
anger
tranquillizeUK
come upon
overhaul
desolate
forestall
preempt
scandaliseUK
antagoniseUK
awe
electrify
insult
betide
deter
wrong
bring home the bacon
topscore
deliver the goods
come through
dispel
clam
banish
hush-hush
soft-pedal
tranquilizeUS
shut up
tongue-tie
muzzle
gag
bar
bring around
nail
collar
give offence to
throw a curve
raise someone's eyebrows
gross out
shake out of your complacency
give someone a turn
hit like ton of bricks
take the wind out of your sails
completely surprise
give a turn
happen
reach
assail
wrack
gut
dynamite
crash
ill-treat
obstruct
impede
hinder
stymie
derail
put out of action
lay claim to
blanket
cauterizeUS
nab
snatch
be the winner
edge the opposition
achieve success
take first prize
beat the opposition
pull it off
reign supreme
cruel
explode
smite
nuke
break up
dummy up
hold one's tongue
dry up
cut short
close up
say nothing
cool it
hush one's mouth
keep it down
settle down
quiet down
choke off
decrease the volume
trick
outthink
overreach
outslick
fox
confront
hamper
snooker
fetter
catch off guard
catch unprepared
be visited on
happen to
catch unawares
catch off-guard
fall on
rap
cop
net
land
grapple
grab
trap
bag
grasp
snare
hook
glom
nobble
corral
snag
raze to the ground
make a hash of
blow to bits
mutilate
ravish
spoliate
make a mess of
blow sky-high
mess up
maim
balls up
blow a hole in
blow to pieces
blow up
maraud
play havoc with
louse up
muck up
neutralizeUS
hamstring
hobble
tone down
gain victory
be first
upset the opposition
overwhelm the opposition
achieve first place
treat harshly
crool
reign
overrule
apprehend
abduct
have
hoodwink
cheat
con
outgeneral
gyp
bamboozle
dupe
defraud
jip
hoax
finagle
juke
goose
outguess
mislead
swindle
deceive
gull
encumber
saddle
beset
be cruel to
ride
aggrieve
press
harass
torture
tyrranize
harry
hound
strain
handicap
be brutal to
plague
despotize
torment
tax
sink the opposition
cancel
cramp one's style
hang up
stump
prohibit
neutraliseUK
annul
render null and void
put a brake on
give the run around
counteract
forbid
hold up
obviate
crimp
dash one's hope
negate
upset the applecart
preclude
stand in the way of
cramp
cauteriseUK
cloud
throw cold water on
leap at
take captive
spirit away
pounce
take advantage of
claw
incorporate
throttle
take by storm
pounce on
jump at
wrench
take into custody
snap up
exact
lift
seize on
tyrannize over
finish in front
overcome the opposition
make a clean sweep
run circles around the opposition
come in first
defeat the opposition
sweep the board
pick on
ride roughshod over
put upon
pour cold water on
achieve mastery
domineer
prove
carry
weigh heavy upon
put screws to
put the squeeze on
make rings round
end run
put one over on
figure out
lead astray
be cleverer than
take in
pull a fast one on
steal a march on
gain ascendancy
gain mastery
prove superior
make out
make it
luck out
be usual
get there
carry all before one
go places
be happening
gain the palm
exist generally
move out
go great guns
hit pay dirt
more ❯
Verb
▲
To complain or raise objections
demur
object
protest
cavil
complain
dissent
remonstrate
deprecate
disagree
dispute
except
expostulate
oppose
scruple
stickle
baulkUK
balkUS
boggle
challenge
disapprove
fight
kick
combat
take exception
take issue
express doubts
raise objections
express doubt
kick up a fuss
kick up a stink
raise doubts
lodge a protest
grumble
grouse
beef
whinge
whine
carp
bellyache
kvetch
crab
wail
mutter
fuss
growl
keen
grouch
grump
bleat
whimper
yammer
grizzle
repine
scream
caterwaul
squeal
murmur
croak
yawp
maunder
yowl
yaup
groan
object to
mither
chunter
create
upbraid
berate
scold
reproach
lament
rant
be in opposition to
castigate
vituperate
chirp
natter
crib
beef about
attack
bemoan
snivel
plain over
go on about
reprove
express objections
rage
execrate
curse
declaim
admonish
mumble
lambaste
vilify
complain about
cavil at
storm
thunder
bewail
rail against
gripe about
cry
knock
differ
fume
go on
revile
take on
rail at
argue with
lodge a complaint
make a complaint
abuse
disagree with
fret
find fault with
tongue-lash
pick holes in
make a protest to
be on at someone
run down
anathematize
be an adversary of
dislike
be opposed
niggle
pule
sorrow about
sorrow for
grieve over
sigh over
raise Cain
grunt
blow off
reprimand
reason
dissuade
fight your corner
speak up
stand your ground
kick up a rumpus
lash
impugn
reprehend
objurgate
roast
trash
scorch
denigrate
yap
bawl
yelp
protest to
complain to
grouch about
rip into
lay out
lay into
resent
crack down on
have at
work over
go after
sound off about
let have it
take to task
bellyache about
jump down one's throat
be offended by
raise an objection
take umbrage at
take offence at
demur at
complain vehemently about
fulminate against
rage against
thunder against
make a song and dance
make a scene
rampage
take offense
take umbrage
say your piece
expostulate about
protest strongly at
declaim against
criticize severely
remonstrate about
bawl out
jaw
vociferate
objurate
make a protest against
disagree violently with
rate
put up a fight against
chew out
make a stand against
complain bitterly about
whip
kick up
take great exception to
come out against
take a dim view
be put out
mind
express objections to
diverge
remonstrate against
quibble
be in opposition
nonconcur
repudiate
reject
excoriate
flame
disapprove of
spurn
have a problem
quarrel with
refuse
renounce
abjure
reprobate
put down
huff
arraign
rave
spout
diss
bluster
vary
disaccord
discord
shy
divide
decline
contradict
pettifog
wrangle
buck
draw the line
grumble about
have a problem with
moan about
grouse about
denunciate
tear into
rant about
disesteem
quibble about
discommend
discountenance
draw the line at
cross
disavow
menace
intimidate
be at variance with
withhold assent
quibble over
express objection
not ratify
be at odds with
fail to agree with
put up an argument
say not a chance
decline to support
say no way
break with
say nothing doing
refuse to support
fly in the face of
frown on
kvetch about
beg to differ
grieve
vociferate about
mouth off about
animadvert upon
raise objection
be displeased
charge
nitpick
swear at
tangle with
gainsay
contravene
accuse
refute
indict
defy
impute
ascribe
lay
rant and rave
go-one-on-one
mix it up with
nit-pick
put the boot in
look askance
more ❯
Verb
▲
To refuse to work as a protest
strike
mutiny
revolt
walk
boycott
quit
rebel
picket
walk out
be on strike
come out
go on strike
hit the bricks
stop work
take industrial action
down tools
work to rule
go on a go-slow
hold out
refuse to work
sit down
sit in
slow down
stick out
protest
leave
call a strike
hit the trail
ramble
hit the road
perambulate
pound the pavement
Verb
▲
To protect or shield from harm or danger
defend
guard
protect
safeguard
screen
secure
preserve
shield
cover
fortify
shelter
garrison
uphold
barricade
bulwark
fence
fend
forfend
harborUS
harbourUK
keep
support
ward
fight for
avert
battle
cherish
conserve
contend
entrench
espouse
fight
foster
hedge
hold
house
insure
keep from harm
mine
nourish
oppose
panoply
prevent
retain
save
war
watch
withstand
give sanctuary
look after
watch over
beat off
care for
fend off
guard against
provide sanctuary
repel danger
stave off
stick up for
take in
ward off
be the defender of
hold at bay
keep safe
take up cudgels for
be on the side of
babysit
childmind
nurse
take charge of
sit with
store
reserve
stash
stow
keep intact
keep back
bottle
put aside
put away
set aside
withhold
stash away
secrete
tend to
keep from
overwatch
provide for
rear
raise
herd
administer to
keep in good condition
keep in repair
sit
guarantee
child mind
indemnify
warrant
underwrite
take care
perpetuate
prolong
cinch
ice
guaranty
chain
give heed to
mind the store
look out for
deadlock
be attentive of
look over
ride herd on
hoard
squirrel
stockpile
register
snib
deadbolt
anchor
padlock
sneck
skimp
scrimp
economize on
trammel
use sparingly
mothball
be frugal with
use economically
close
store up
be careful with
manage thriftily
budget
put by
sock away
save for a rainy day
dam
go easy on
squirrel away
wall
make fast
more ❯
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