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What is another word for
take on
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Verb
To confront or come up against
To stand up to
To hire (somebody) for work or a job
To accept responsibility for (doing) something
To adopt a feigned quality or manner
To emulate or adopt as one's own
(
British, informal
)
To become very upset, especially needlessly
To accept a challenge
To oppose, or be opposed to, something
To engage in conflict
To rise in opposition
To face something unpleasant with courage and fortitude
To devote effort to something
To be aware of the meaning of
To be about
To derive from an original source
To attempt (something)
To incorporate into one's schedule
To assign officially to a job or position
To accept something willingly or gladly
To make an arrangement or preparation
To operate a device or machinery
To attack or confront someone or a group that is en route to a destination
To express one's opposition to or disagreement with something
To engage in competition to attain a position or prize
To criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly
To admit formally into an office, rank or position
To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right
To make a false show or pretense of
To admit, enroll or welcome into a place or a group
(
of troops
)
To suddenly attack and capture (a building or other place) by means of force
To pick up or fetch something
To express a different opinion
To believe as valid or correct
To attach or append to something
Noun
An account of a matter from a particular person's point of view
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Verb
▲
To confront or come up against
battle
confront
engage
challenge
encounter
face
contest
face off
fight
meet
brave
compete
contend
oppose
match
pit
vie
go up against
vie with
compete against
compete with
contend with
content against
face off against
be opposed to
be pitted against
go eyeball to eyeball with
go one on one with
go toe to toe with
combat
attack
do battle with
clash with
rival
skirmish with
grapple with
struggle against
clash
battle with
wage war against
take up arms against
contend against
lock horns
cross swords with
wrestle
strive against
play
scrimmage with
fight back against
come to blows with
lock horns with
stand up to
war against
face up to
shoot it out with
put up a fight
come to blows
scuffle
scrimmage
feud
race
war
grapple
skirmish
accost
struggle with
meet head on
affront
collide with
get into conflict with
meet head-on
come into conflict with
engage with
go up against in contest
square up
joust
be in competition with
try to beat
pit oneself against
come up against
spar
be in conflict with
be set against
tangle
clash against
be in the hunt
wage war
wrangle
go head to head
tussle with
play off against
grapple against
cross swords
defy
withstand
repel
resist
tackle
counter
assail
fight with
begin battle with
assault
set upon
strike
launch
wrest with
scrap with
enter into combat with
fall on
mount an attack on
wage war on
come to close quarters with
give battle to
join battle with
more ❯
“Nadal will
take on
his old rival, and friend, Federer in the final of the tournament.”
Verb
▲
To stand up to
denounce
question
attack
defy
dispute
dare
call out
object to
stand up to
make a stand against
throw down the gauntlet
“The reporter would decide to
take on
the senator for his controversial comments.”
Verb
▲
To hire (somebody) for work or a job
employ
hire
recruit
appoint
engage
place
enlist
enrol
UK
enroll
US
sign
retain
accept
acquire
add
fee
pay
take
bring on board
sign on
sign up
commission
secure
assume
lay on
contract
put on the payroll
secure the services of
take into employment
procure
have on the payroll
take something on board
take on board
reserve
register
truck with
put on
have in employment
contract for
draft
US
admit
ink
matriculate
draught
UK
take into service
fill a position
take into one's employ
charter
book
keep on the payroll
come on board
select
pick
give work
add to payroll
give a break
bring in
give job to
find help
put to work
obtain
take in
onboard
get
headhunt
find human resources
apprentice
indenture
join
take course
register for
subscribe
join up
put your name down
conscript
mobilize
US
induct
muster
levy
rally
conscribe
gather
list
press
raise
initiate
incorporate
mobilise
UK
press-gang
press into service
solicit
call up
inscribe
count on
call to arms
ordain
assemble
enter
mass
designate
gather together
marshal
UK
round up
name
assign
call together
nominate
install
US
marshall
US
constitute
inaugurate
summon
instal
UK
convoke
bring together
be admitted
put your name down for
instate
invest
introduce
commandeer
collect
volunteer
crown
seat
baptize
US
apply
establish
organize
US
choose
baptise
UK
swear in
deploy
introduce to
be enrolled
become a member
check in
sign up for
organise
UK
go in for
form
get together
forgather
begin
answer the call
shanghai
crimp
attest
put in the picture about
muster in
detail
attach
depute
book in
swear
elect
welcome
receive
acquaint
train
sign in
delegate
swear into
admit to
instate in
initiate into
appoint to
be taken on by
entitle
decree
co-opt
convert
vote in
christen
proffer
set
post
title
invest in
label
tender
cast as
denominate
make
patronise
UK
buy
patronize
US
catechize
buy regularly
pay a subscription
subscribe to
contract to buy
be a member of
record
catalog
US
catalogue
UK
schedule
index
slate
note
file
chronicle
mark
bill
insert
take up
affix
inventorize
engross
poll
put down
note down
be accepted
more ❯
“Management has decided to
take on
at least three new staff members to cope with the increased workload.”
Verb
▲
To accept responsibility for (doing) something
shoulder
accept
assume
handle
tackle
begin
commence
endeavor
US
endeavour
UK
try
attempt
take
deal with
launch into
set about
have a go at
take in hand
take upon oneself
undertake
venture into
address oneself to
agree to do
take up
take over
bear
enter upon
take on oneself
manage
take responsibility for
engage in
get to grips with
embrace
embark on
be responsible for
enter on
commit to
take upon yourself
agree to
adopt
concentrate on
go about
take part in
get cracking on
devote oneself to
get down to
sustain
embark upon
meet
start
carry
go for
fall into
become involved in
venture on
participate in
have a crack at
have a stab at
have a shot at
support
endeavour to do
carry out
go into
endeavor to do
attack
approach
set about with
acquire
make a run at
go in for
give something a whirl
attend to
take charge of
take control of
set in motion
take forward
develop
assume responsibility of
commit oneself
address oneself
hazard
take the plunge
assume control of
assume responsibility for
take responsibility of
take the reins of
take to
take control
take up the baton for
put in motion
take command of
essay
be elevated to
engage
agree to take
sign off on
absorb
don
uphold
perform
answer for
initiate
have a hand in
try out
have a try at
contract
volunteer oneself to
move into
take responsibility
do
execute
take up the baton
assume responsibility
come to power
take the reins
hold the fort
step in
take charge
implement
commit oneself to
set out with
follow through with
be absorbed in
get into
enter
get involved with
hold
get the show on the road
fall to
get down to the nitty-gritty
make a start
lead off
embar upon
jump into
get off one's backside
knuckle down
launch
make a beginning
set the ball rolling
make a start on
strike into
open
pitch in
buckle down
begin undertaking
get going
swing into action
get your skates on
set out
take first step
buckle to
get off
plunge into it
put one's hand to the plough
ring up the curtain on
make the first move
kick off
go ahead
get to work
enter into
get one's finger out
get weaving on
plunge into
put one's shoulder to the wheel
lay the first stone
get cracking
get to it
get a move on
set to work
jump in
get the ball rolling
get down to brass tacks
get on with it
get weaving
hit the ground running
start the ball rolling
launch into it
take the first step
get one's feet wet
get down to it
get down to business
fire away
get stuck into
get moving
set things moving
get stuck in
be placed in
be employed in
occupy
set to
hold down
have
fill
be in
achieve
gain control of
learn
cultivate
take in
breed
form
come to power over
reach
attain
gain
assimilate
nurture
pick up
discover
succeed to
accede
come in for
succeed
inherit
have conferred on one
accede to
face
avow
turn one's hand to
effect
get going on
embark
accomplish
finish
get to work on
buckle down to
plunge
start out
occupy oneself with
institute
pursue
broach
instigate
start the ball rolling on
commence on
begin work on
consider
tear into
get under way
start off
set off
focus on
set the wheels in motion
roll up one's sleeves
put the wheels in motion
get things moving
settle down to
jump off
tee off
immerse yourself
undergo
complete
set upon
go whole hog
go the limit
shoot the works
take a flyer
get on
conduct
fulfil
UK
wade into
dig in
go for it
apply oneself to
bite off
grab
discharge
fulfill
US
effectuate
contrive
launch out
transact
engineer
make
turn
bring off
start afresh
start anew
give it a try
involve oneself in
start doing
become involved with
work at
be employed
get on with
bring about
get busy with
arrange
become interested in
begin to participate in
succeed in
finish off
participate
partake
join
abet
play
contribute
share
practice
US
practise
UK
become involved
take part
occupy oneself
throw oneself
be associated with
play a part
be a participant
have a hand
be a party to
play a role
keep busy with
partake of
be a participant in
more ❯
“He has agreed to
take on
the task of getting himself into shape.”
Verb
▲
To adopt a feigned quality or manner
assume
exhibit
adopt
display
do
feign
imitate
impersonate
mimic
mirror
play
simulate
affect
ape
develop
embody
become
personate
show
lay on
put on
come to have
act out
pass for
turn into
act like
double as
embrace
espouse
cop
strike
take up
internalise
UK
internalize
US
co-opt
act
sham
pretend
ditto
take off
do like
make like
dissemble
parody
bluff
fake
caricature
mock
profess
copy
burlesque
playact
spoof
counterfeit
travesty
monkey
cheat
do an impression of
send up
masquerade as
pass oneself off as
put on an act
pose as
pretend to be
represent
satirize
US
enact
lampoon
assume character
act a part
take the part of
pass off
purport to be
make fun of
satirise
UK
dress as
represent oneself as
profess to be
play a role
pose
fabricate
reproduce
lie
misrepresent
parrot
delude
disguise
concoct
mimeo
defraud
prevaricate
reflect
repeat
equivocate
go like
phony
US
play a part
model after
do likewise
follow in footsteps
do an impression
pattern after
try to be like
invent
pirate
deceive
resemble
feature
suggest
create
exaggerate
do a take-off
give the appearance of
knock off
conjure up
make believe
go through the motions of
phoney
UK
mock up
more ❯
“He's somewhat of a chameleon who can
take on
a variety of guises.”
Verb
▲
To emulate or adopt as one's own
adopt
espouse
assume
embrace
borrow
emulate
follow
take up
affect
pick up on
imitate
use as one's own
take in
make one's own
use
utilize
US
implement
maintain
utilise
UK
go down the line
engage in
tap into
go in for
“The newly arrived residents were eager to
take on
the language and culture of their adopted homeland.”
Verb
▲
(
British, informal
)
To become very upset, especially needlessly
overreact
break down
get upset
get excited
go too far
make a fuss
get in a tizzy
lose your cool
“Don't
take on
so. Everything will all turn out fine in the end.”
Verb
▲
To accept a challenge
accept a challenge
take up
take up the gauntlet
call someone's bluff
take a dare
take one up on
confront
stand up to
YOLO
Verb
▲
To oppose, or be opposed to, something
not support
oppose
defy
resist
counter
be against
fight
block
check
contest
cross
dislike
face
be anti
challenge
disagree with
dispute
fight against
object to
contend with
controvert
disapprove of
stand up to
be hostile to
go against
struggle against
disagree
disapprove
dissent
not countenance
take a stand against
be in opposition to
put up a fight against
speak out against
strive against
face down
frown at
take issue with
be in defiance of
call in question
run counter to
fly in the face of
combat
battle
confront
set your face against
attack
repel
gainsay
oppugn
thwart
obstruct
contradict
argue against
quarrel with
argue with
withstand
hinder
buck
protest
prevent
stand up and be counted against
withset
gainstay
gainstand
rebel against
speak against
withsit
refuse to accept
have bone to pick
take a stand
withstay
meet head-on
vie against
take wind out of sails
contend
rival
question
impede
make a stand against
compete against
tangle with
compete with
spare no effort
put up an argument
campaign against
oppose action
stop
inhibit
halt
restrain
frustrate
stem
curb
reluct
dissent with
baulk at
dig in your heels
refuse
kick against
countervail
lock horns with
take up arms against
counteract
stonewall
negate
repulse
rebuff
tackle
ward off
fend off
stave off
impugn
be at variance with
beg to differ
withsay
withspeak
counterattack
react
react against
rebut
deny
assail
assault
take
take issue
argue
encounter
contravene
fight off
meet
hold at bay
beat
match
refute
debate
disprove
query
confute
disconfirm
call into question
repudiate
protest against
reject
impeach
answer
shoot down
shoot full of holes
debunk
discredit
disavow
disaffirm
disclaim
negative
doubt
remonstrate
object
litigate
disaccord
wrangle
address
pettifog
shoot down in flames
dissent from
push back
push back against
quibble over
blow sky high
take exception to
confound
break
blast
discuss
make a nonsense of
criticize
US
retort
criticise
UK
respond
disown
backtalk
disallow
explode
deflect
render null and void
thumbs down
traverse
naysay
quarrel
declare untrue
brush aside
counterclaim
expostulate
examine
moot
altercate
canvass
bandy
invalidate
defend against
plead against
parry
defend oneself against
retaliate against
crush
canvas
be in dispute
squelch
quash
be at odds
be at variance
differ
demur
be at loggerheads
fail to agree
differ from
not see eye to eye
diverge from
prove wrong
contend over
tear down
prove false
argue about
raise hell
diverge
pick a bone
dissent against
hammer away at
quibble about
put up argument
differ with
show up
agitate against
nonconcur
declare to be untrue
pick an argument with
prove to be wrong
argue the pros and cons of
show to be wrong
bandy words concerning
show to be false
wonder about
have an argument about
give thumbs down to
prove to be false
blow out of the water
renounce
rebel
abjure
stickle
vary
discord
shy
divide
decline
balk
US
baulk
UK
kick up a fuss
object noisily to
protest loudly to
complain vociferously to
kick up a stink
withhold assent
express disagreement
express objection
not ratify
be at odds with
fail to agree with
say not a chance
decline to support
say no way
break with
say nothing doing
refuse to support
put up a fight
express disagreement with
interrogate
inquire
US
denounce
test
investigate
accost
demur against
call one's bluff
demur about
enquire
UK
be a dissenter from
call out
throw down
more ❯
Verb
▲
To engage in conflict
struggle
wage war
battle
fight
war
clash
combat
engage in combat
take up arms
do battle
engage
engage in conflict
go to war
skirmish
attack
cross swords
lock horns
grapple
contend
wrangle
feud
come to blows
strive
campaign
quarrel
tilt
contest
encounter
shoot
bombard
challenge
make war
be at war
be in conflict
clash with
join battle
campaign against
skirmish with
grapple with
bear arms
engage in hostilities
take the field against
be at each other's throats
conduct a war
march against
take the field
carry on hostilities
fight like cat and dog
set to
scuffle
brawl
wrestle
spar
scrap
exchange blows
trade punches
jostle
confront
joust
tackle
assault
tussle
duke it out
roughhouse
duel
manhandle
altercate
start fighting
slug it out
cuff
have a fight
tangle
bump heads
raise your fists
rough-house
box
put up a fight
go for each other
go up against
mount an attack
collide
conflict
meet
crusade
do battle with
scrap with
give battle
fight for Queen and country
be a soldier
come to blows with
fight for King and country
dispute
argue
bicker
engage with
close with
battle with
struggle with
tussle with
exchange blows with
mix it up
carry on war
war with
bear arms against
scrimmage
squabble
romp
slug
have a punch-up
have a row
come into conflict
have a dust-up
face off
more ❯
Verb
▲
To rise in opposition
struggle
oppose
rebel
resist
revolt
rise
rise up
dissent
mutiny
rally
arise
defy
protest
take a stand
agitate
be insubordinate
march against
mobilise
UK
mobilize
US
stand up to
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
insurrect
riot
fight
get out of line
disobey authority
take to the streets
man the barricades
defy authority
take up arms against
mount the barricades
take up arms
oppose authority
refuse to obey orders
take part in an insurrection
take part in an uprising
defy the authorities
resist authority
rise against
demonstrate
strike
run amok
run riot
disobey
renounce
remonstrate
denounce
rock the boat
make waves
campaign
combat
secede
rise up against
insurge
revolute
refuse to obey
stir up trouble
go on rampage
stage
fight in the streets
overturn
overthrow
show resistance
rage against the machine
more ❯
Verb
▲
To face something unpleasant with courage and fortitude
brave
endure
bear
withstand
weather
confront
defy
face
put up with
suffer
risk
take
tolerate
challenge
cope with
cross
dare
deal with
fight
handle
resist
sit through
stick out
sustain
tackle
undergo
bear the brunt of
be confronted by
brace oneself for
face up to
go through
go up against
grapple with
grin and bear
meet head on
outbrave
outdare
outface
prevail against
resign oneself to
ride out
stand
stand fast
stand up against
stand up to
stomach
subject oneself to
swallow
beard
be patient with
brave out
brazen
brazen out
breast
court
face off
fly in face of
fly in the face of
live out
live through
sit and take it
square off against
venture
encounter
meet
oppose
experience
countenance
abide
brook
allow
square off
submit to
come up against
meet head-on
hang tough
stand your ground
stand firm
stick fast
remain firm
hold out
persevere in the face of
go the distance against
hold the line against
engage
scorn
battle
eyeball
laugh at
muster courage
play
affront
accost
run the gauntlet
make my day
attempt
brace for
contend with
front
flout
play against
step over the line
knock chip off shoulder
be drawn against
make a stand
bit the bullet
face down
face out
stare down
square up to
hold your own
stay the course
come to grips
take the bull by the horns
meet eyeball-to-eyeball
go one-on-one
shoulder
assume
put a bold face on it
put on a bold front
call someone's bluff
take a stand against
come face to face with
face up
be defiant
treat with contempt
stick to your guns
support
survive
tough out
come to grips with
be forced to contend with
be faced with
accept
meet with
bear with
submit oneself to
thole
carry
admit
live with
permit
thwart
repel
combat
dispute
contest
hack
bide
sweat out
buck
stick
take a chance on
take the plunge
defy danger
take a chance with
brace
duel
traverse
cope
violate
take a plunge
take a header
take a flyer
take a chance
hold out against
bear up against
hold off
stand firm against
hang on
win out
not give up
take it
stand one's ground against
hold one's ground against
put up struggle
hold your ground
wear
absorb
pocket
go
stand for
go along with
be doing with
grin and bear it
abide by
sanction
stick it out
agree to
hang in there
indulge
persevere
bite the bullet
lump it
consent to
concede
digest
persist
see through
admit of
accede to
yield to
acknowledge
approve of
take kindly to
take it like a man
hang in
wait out
stick with
tough it out
suck it up
settle for
stick in there
compromise on
brazen it out
be happy with
make do with
gut it out
condone
buttress
uphold
underpin
bolster
approve
hold
allow for
sweat
receive
maintain
shore up
get used to
entertain
sit tight
see
learn to live with
concede to
hold up
keep up
make the best of
take something lying down
ratify
prop up
deal with it
reconcile oneself to
become accustomed to
become resigned to
become reconciled to
sit still for
confirm
bow to
bolster up
feel
man up
stay with it
keep going
put up with it
soldier on
take patiently
push through it
bear up under
grit your teeth
face the music
grit your teeth and bear it
have
hold with
stand up and take it
be a man
take one's medicine
manage
submit
help
lump
reconcile
buy
be reconciled to
stay
undergird
withstand subjection to
hear of
be big
surrender to
adjust to
be big about
go with
sit out
tough out it
see out
get on with
reconcile oneself
resign yourself
save the drama for your mama
swallow the pill
wink at
blink at
see through to the bitter end
pass
acquiesce
licence
US
license
UK
eat
keep up with
acclimatize oneself to
sit and take
acquiesce to
capitulate to
withtake
onfang
accommodate oneself to
pass through
green-light
never say die
bear the brunt
weather the storm
never say die in the face of
take one's lumps
authorize
US
authorise
UK
settle
overcome
outlast
settle on
acquiesce in
assent to
surmount
fall for
gainstay
withsit
withset
gainstand
withstay
come through
be impermeable to
be impervious to
die hard against
persevere against
be proof against
pull through
persist with
get through
be resistant to
accommodate
prop
welcome
recognize
US
adopt
affirm
embrace
recognise
UK
okay
gain
favour
UK
favor
US
endorse
struggle on
see it through
take one for the team
buck up
contract
comply with
shake on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To devote effort to something
address
tackle
attack
confront
grapple with
attend to
deal with
undertake
concentrate on
field
focus on
handle
manage
maneuver
US
manipulate
manoeuvre
UK
negotiate
see to
turn to
apply oneself to
buckle down to
devote oneself to
embark on
engage in
hack
play
swing
take up
treat
attend
concentrate
contend with
cope with
dig
focus
get down to
settle down to
take in hand
try
turn
become involved in
get cracking on
get stuck into
get to grips with
get weaving on
go at
go for
hammer away
have a go at
have at
peg away
pitch into
try to deal with
try to sort out
have a crack at
have a shot at
have a stab at
knuckle down to
plug away at
take care of
throw yourself into
direct attention to
turn one's hand to
face
set about
address oneself to
dive into
engage
set to work on
set to
sort out
wade into
start in on
pursue
get started on
get to work on
go to work on
busy oneself with
occupy oneself with
plunge into
approach
get to work at
start on
try to cope with
come to grips with
square up
take measures about
take charge of
set your hand to
look in the eye
try to solve
wade in
face up to
go about
come to grips
come to terms with
take
challenge
fight
settle
contest
tear into
begin to tackle
turn one's attention to
contend
look after
strive against
struggle against
get to grips
grapple
withstand
pit oneself against
influence
control
master
attempt
begin
essay
accept
behave towards
conduct oneself towards
deal
act towards
embark upon
work on
make a run at
peg away at
take a shot at
apply oneself
have a go
give something a try
give something a whirl
go for it
take the bit between your teeth
launch into
square off
bang away at
hammer away at
step up to the plate
take forward
try on for size
sink your teeth into
start the ball rolling
give something a go
cover
take control of
take somebody or something in hand
discuss
work
bespeak
pontificate on
give a lecture on
give a discourse on
speak on
give an oration on
give a sermon on
speak to
deliver a sermon on
sermonize on
drone on about
make a speech on
take aim at
preach to
talk to
talk about
give a dissertation on
give an address on
speechify to
give a speech on
preachify to
carry out
do
take control
get a handle on
give attention to
answer
wrestle
orchestrate
organize
US
grasp
make a start on
organise
UK
get involved in
serve
turn your attention to
exploit
dominate
command
respond to
act toward
reply to
speak in response to
make arrangements for
take responsibility for
react to
fix
administer to
behave toward
perform
transact
effect
bite off
grab
manage with
wrestle with
make do with
get by with
make out with
tussle with
be in control
work at
be employed
get on with
get busy with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be aware of the meaning of
understand
comprehend
apprehend
fathom
follow
grasp
discern
get
cognize
note
register
see
sense
absorb
distinguish
identify
realise
UK
realize
US
seize
catch
catch on
cotton on
deduce
figure out
get it
get the idea
get the picture
get the point
have knowledge of
infer
interpret
know
learn
make out
make sense of
read
take in
tap into
work out
acquire
assimilate
decode
find out
get the hang of
ken
master
savvy
take meaning
translate
twig
be au fait with
be aware
be aware of
be familiar with
be with it
catch on to
crack
decipher
dig
divine
envisage
get one's head around
get the drift of
get the message
get to know
get to the bottom of
keep up with
latch on to
make head or tail of
pick up what someone is putting down
puzzle out
see daylight
see the light about
suss
suss out
tumble to
unravel
wrap one's mind around
behold
compass
conceive of
cotton on to
cotton to
digest
get the drift
get your head round
intuit
latch on
pick up
pierce
see into
make sense
get a grip
appreciate
perceive
recognize
US
recognise
UK
conceive
grok
make
ascertain
discover
take on board
gather
construe
piece together
penetrate
take something on board
determine
get a fix on
see the light
take
accept
notice
get the point of
be cognizant of
be conscious of
latch onto
untangle
explain
solve
pick up on
soak up
imbibe
be wise to
have an aha moment
find
tell
become aware of
become cognizant of
resolve
familiarize oneself with
sort out
get wise to
observe
hear
acknowledge
glean
have
unfold
become conscious of
fathom out
apperceive
tumble
feel
drink in
become skilled at
see through
become expert in
become proficient in
know inside out
get the knack of
get down pat
get clued up about
get to grips with
unriddle
disentangle
receive
process
integrate
define
be informed
get the idea of
come to know
take to mean
reckon
wise up
get on to
get into
dope out
become proficient at
get down cold
absorb mentally
make of
see what's what
find the key to
soak in
sympathize with
decrypt
conclude
decide
break
establish
track
feature
view
envision
check
regard
cotton
gauge
UK
think
clarify
measure
gage
US
get across
detect
become competent in
feel in one's bones
deem
become versed
get the message about
get the picture about
elucidate
straighten out
consider
judge
illuminate
catch the drift
gain an understanding of
hit the books
know backwards
break down
excel in
believe
figure it to be
get to the bottom
have someone's number
learn the ropes
be advised
be told
get wind of
get word
throw light on
be informed of
think through
be made aware
find the answer to
be given to understand
get wise
find a solution to
be told of
clear up
find an answer to
understand what's what
be led to believe
take up
have on good authority
concede
admit
demystify
grant
allow
confess
affect
own
incorporate
get one's mind around
respect
hit on
ingest
identify with
empathize with
empathise with
sympathise with
relate to
agree with
explicate
remember
witness
make intelligible
get the gist
unscramble
figure
are aware of
gain mastery of
rationalize
US
accept the validity of
acknowledge the validity of
commiserate with
be able to see
admit the validity of
take account
have a handle on
suspect
image
vision
visualize
US
imagine
visualise
UK
fancy
be alert to
become aware
have information
click with
rationalise
UK
clinch
be sure
be aware of the fact that
be conscious of the fact that
become conscious of the fact that
become aware of the fact that
see the point of
have knowledge
be conscious
flash
become conscious
figure something out
wrap one's mind round
be sensitive to
be alive to
perceive the meaning of
be with you
have experience of
guess
scent
shed light on
seize on
confirm
taste
smell
understand the situation
work out what's going on
glom on
become clear to
feel certain
be read
be learned
be versed
be schooled
work something out
take a hint
get through one's head
be certain
verify
hold
credit
anticipate
make heads or tails of
catch the drift of
unearth
just know
get a handle on
have down pat
piece out
descry
take the hint
have a funny feeling
have a hunch
get the impression of
get vibes
enlighten
crystallize
US
crystallise
UK
clear
know for certain
find out about
get wind
learn of
hear tell
be notified of
be made aware of
feel in gut
have a feeling
diagnose
reason out
be abreast of
be acquainted with
be informed about
be up-to-date with
peg
fix
think out
settle
get the impression
read between the lines
study
make sure
get the hint
manage
make certain
overhear
double-check
learn thoroughly
gain mastery in
reason
estimate
esteem
answer
expound
get off by heart
bury oneself in
bone up
pin down
check out
attain
simplify
size up
characterize
US
characterise
UK
describe
surmise
analyze
US
make certain of
have someone pegged
be onto someone
read someone
know what makes someone tick
have someone sized up
explore
reveal
gain
remove the complexities from
make more comprehensible
find the solution to
make plainer
make simpler
make easier to understand
make more intelligible
check up on
render
look-see
cipher
US
probe
get into your stride
acquire the skill of
get going
acquire the technique of
get up to speed
learn the art of
analyse
UK
cypher
UK
encipher
discriminate
hear about
rumble
search
investigate
examine
scrutinize
US
inspect
sound
pursue
learn through
hear from
contrast
calculate
delve
make clear
read like a book
have the measure of
not be taken in by
not fall for
know someone's game
get the measure of
not be deceived by
know someone's little game
enroll
US
review
swot
difference
secern
differentialize
nut out
find the key
bring out
prepare
cram
work at
read up on
con
apply oneself to
have lessons in
acquire a knowledge of
apprentice
mug up
acquire skill in
grind
familiarize yourself with
peruse
scrutinise
UK
plumb
differentiate
spot
antithesise
UK
antithesize
US
discrepate
mark
sight
improve mind
brush up on
major in
specialize in
become able
minor in
take course
wade through
train in
be trained
watch
pore over
crack the books
burn midnight oil
be taught
make a distinction
pick out
tell the difference
set off
discern a difference
tell apart
know what's what
split hairs
see a difference
draw a distinction
delve into
enrol
UK
larn
take soundings
go into
sound out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be about
concern
deal with
cover
be about
discuss
examine
scrutinise
UK
scrutinize
US
go into
tell of
analyse
UK
review
address
relate to
report on
treat
analyze
US
have to do with
study
affect
detail
document
explore
involve
be connected with
go over
pertain to
reference
refer to
talk about
be regarding
delve into
encompass
look into
tackle
touch on
be in connection with
contend with
deliberate on
expound on
give an account of
give a rundown of
give details of
give details on
give the facts on
investigate
look at
probe
provide details of
recount
appertain to
apply to
bear upon
be relevant to
bring up
canvas
comment on
comprise of
concern itself with
confer on
debate
depict
describe
dig into
embody
explain
have a bearing on
inform of
inquire about
regard
sift through
speak about
talk through
bear on
touch
be applicable to
implicate
impact
entail
impact on
pertain
relate
have relevance to
appertain
be concerned with
have relevance for
apply
refer
entangle
be pertinent to
connect with
interest
include
bear
consider
enmesh
embroil
mention
have reference to
write about
have an impact on
belong to
allude to
touch upon
treat of
occasion
belong
turn on
point to
observe
research
correspond with
identify
is about
note
revolve round
be germane to
enquire into
attend to
account for
take account of
determine
survey
point at
be a matter of
take in
be directed to
have a reference to
have a relation to
open up
be associated with
have a connection to
be attributed to
speak of
bring in
handle
approach
critique
fit
suit
connect
allude
consult
interpret
reason
counsel
be fitting
be germane
be relevant
be pertinent
be appropriate
be apt
be apposite
be applicable
be significant
powwow
talk of
take up
criticize
US
parley
confab
criticise
UK
arrange
enlarge upon
advise on
discourse on
weigh
talk over
confer
confabulate
deliberate
be valid
be of importance to
be the business of
be important to
be of interest to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To derive from an original source
take
derive
develop
evolve
originate
come by
pick up
be given
glean
take up
Verb
▲
To attempt (something)
have a crack at
attempt
try
endeavor
US
endeavour
UK
essay
undertake
venture
strive
tackle
aim
pursue
seek
assay
attack
experiment
struggle
bid
solicit
push
embark on
give it a go
make an effort
make effort
take a stab at
try out
exert oneself
give a fling
give it a burl
give something a whirl
have a go at
jump through hoops
knock oneself out
set out
take a crack at
take it on oneself
do all one can
do level best
do your best to
give best shot
give it a fly
give it a try
give it a whirl
go all out
go the limit
have a crack
have a go
have a shot
have a stab
make an attempt
make every effort
pull out all the stops
take best shot
try one's hand at
bust a gut
give old college try
have a shot at
have a stab at
make a run at
move heaven and earth
shoot the works
spare no effort
take a run at
bend over backwards
take the bit between your teeth
do one's best
do your utmost
give your all
break your neck
give it your best shot
give something a go
give something a try
give something the old college try
give something a stab
aspire
labor
US
labour
UK
have a swing at
toil
work
strain
moil
try hard
go for broke
drudge
peg away
hustle
drive
beaver away
go for it
go for
scramble
leave no stone unturned
slog
bang away
sweat
have at it
put to the test
make an attempt at
take a whack at
plough
UK
offer
rupture yourself
apply oneself
do your best
make an all-out effort
give it your all
bear down
slave
travail
try for
dig deeper
compete
scrabble
do your damnedest
shoot for
do all you can
fall over backwards
jockey
plow
US
dig deep
exert yourself
dig away
contend
fight
lean over backwards
go for the jugular
hammer away
put yourself out
slave away
break one's back
work hard
knuckle down
try one's hardest
keep your head down
battle
put one's back into it
plug away
beaver
graft
push oneself
make a great effort
apply
grind
have one's nose to grindstone
work like a dog
plod
grub
plug
tug
hump
slog away
work like a Trojan
kill oneself
sweat blood
keep at it
keep your nose to the grindstone
persevere
be at pains
work your fingers to the bone
grind away
buckle down
pour it on
go for the doctor
bullock
plod away
work day and night
persist
trudge
grub away
aspire to
work oneself to the bone
make a supreme effort
be industrious
be diligent
be assiduous
use some elbow grease
show dedication
study hard
devote yourself
buckle to
commit oneself
show commitment
do one's darnedest
take pains
try as hard as one can
put one's back into something
get stuck in
hammer
skivvy
schlepp
muck
exert
lumber
dig
stagger
overwork
grapple
purpose
have a whack
bust a nut
put one's shoulder to the wheel
try to
bust one's balls
concentrate
soldier on
aim to
seek to
attempt to
strive to
carry on
plough through
work your guts out
push yourself
drive oneself
make a pass at
have a bash
old college try
work hard to
give something one's best shot
work one's socks off
go ham
sweat away
go hard
give it all one has
break sweat
plug along
plough away
give something one's all
bust chops
peg along
work at
burn the candle at both ends
work like a slave
give all one's got
go hammer and tongs
drag oneself
vie
tend
suffer
search
entreat
toll
trawl
soldier
make a stab at
wade
putter
trail
pound
endure
peg
devote
campaign
withstand
tax
commit
give
overwork oneself
go all out for
work very hard
oppress
overtax
punish
overexert
work fingers to bone
acquit oneself
move mountains
dedicate
try very hard
drive oneself to the limit
keep nose to grindstone
stand up to
work one's nuts off
take a shot at
do one's durnedest
go back to the salt mines
flog
drive for
strain every nerve
push oneself to the limit
proceed laboriously
pitch in
dig in
grind out
plod along
address
put up a fight against
go to war
head-down
lift a finger
make a bid
go after
vie for
take great pains
keep going
press on
front up
chip away at
bend
direct
apply yourself
endeavor to
put in effort
give it one's all
toil intensively
work diligently
labor strenuously
work one's butt off
peg away at
apply oneself to
graft away
apply your mind
attend to
pay attention to
direct your efforts towards
study
endeavor to
bust one's butt
make a special effort
go out of the way
take special pains
try your best
go all-out for
apply to
pull out all stops
put one's back in it
hit the ball
set one's shoulder to the wheel
empty the tank
go the whole nine yards
go all-out
try my best
set one's sights
be after
have designs
have in view
dive in
try to get
try to obtain
make a bid for
make a play for
make a pitch for
make a move
more ❯
Verb
▲
To incorporate into one's schedule
find time for
incorporate
manage
cope with
squeeze in
fit in
make time for
make room for
slot in
squeeze
Verb
▲
To assign officially to a job or position
appoint
assign
designate
name
commission
nominate
employ
place
delegate
hire
engage
elect
ordain
detail
constitute
authorise
UK
authorize
US
instal
UK
install
US
pick
attach
accredit
decree
adopt
tap
enjoin
inaugurate
sign up
co-opt
install as
vote in
identify
select
specify
determine
declare
decide
announce
establish
choose
handpick
allot
resolve
peg
denote
brand
set
fix
tab
recognise
UK
tag
conclude
recognize
US
propose
classify
slot
figure
mark
decide on
settle on
settle upon
opt for
pin down
single out
put down for
point to
put one's finger on
cherry-pick
take
prefer
induct
arrange
favor
US
favour
UK
settle
enroll
US
make
allocate
fix on
plump for
pick out
enrol
UK
opt
cull
agree on
deputize
US
stipulate
post
recruit
cast
deputise
UK
go for
confirm
depute
empower
hand-pick
charge
enlist
vote
finalize
US
earmark
prescribe
optate
label
decide upon
clinch
agree
embrace
finalise
UK
cinch
vote for
set aside
work out
crown
mark out
fix upon
invest
define
schedule
contract
entitle
resolve on
devote
order
title
create
consecrate
indicate
finger
flag
invest in
cast as
accept
arrive at
award
close
complete
achieve
seal
point out
fancy
rule
sift out
appropriate
will
make up one's mind
nail down
come to a decision about
pick and choose
make a choice
come to a conclusion
make a selection
see fit
make a decision
come to a decision
advance
send
station
discriminate
design
conscript
anoint
license
UK
cap
book
promote to
christen
proffer
denominate
warrant
button down
elevate to
limit
tender
licence
US
go with
prearrange
help yourself
impose
mandate
assign the part to
give the part to
state
pinpoint
instruct
dictate
find employment for
give nod
swear in
solve
work
place trust in
fix up
lay down
particularize
US
relegate
find a job for
confer holy orders on
predestine
agree upon
set a date for
consign
refer
ascribe
confer
particularise
UK
pitch on
plump on
exercise choice
discriminate between
take up
make choice
come down in favour of
grant
bestow
accord
call for
arbitrate
adjudicate
square up
figure out
deem
call the shots on
take a decision on
judge
adjudge
agree to
square off
rule on
accomplish
negotiate
effect
nail
make known
broker
bargain
engineer
promote
present
dub
call the shots
come to an agreement
cite
reserve
aim
select for
dedicate
install in
concert
reach terms on
shake hands on
sew up
carry out
swing
come to terms on
bring about
button up
set the seal on
thrash out
pull off
hammer out
bring off
tie up
reach an agreement
save
reach
plan
purpose
detail for
induct in
ordain in
institute in
decide on for
choose for
hold responsible
keep
guess
want
demand
espouse
incline toward
wish
please
feel disposed to
yearn
love
desire
like
crave
wish for
be inclined toward
vouchsafe
surmise
conjecture
mediate
poll
maintain
settle on a plan of action
arrive at conclusion
have in mind
come to decision
come to agreement
reach a conclusion
have the intention
reach a decision
reach decision
make your mind up
commit oneself
form opinion
have final word
draw a conclusion
make up your mind
end with
come to conclusion
cast the die
go down line
take a stand
call shots
sort out
flag up
elect to choose
pledge to
allocate to
mark down
put to one side
put aside
set by
keep back
give over to
commit to
give up to
devote to
lay aside
allot to
set apart
more ❯
Verb
▲
To accept something willingly or gladly
embrace
welcome
accept
support
receive
grab
seize
back
champion
admit
adopt
drink in
eat up
lap up
receive wholeheartedly
take up
make use of
receive enthusiastically
avail yourself of
deal with
get into
receive with open arms
take on board
take something on board
avail oneself of
be in favour of
go in for
take advantage of
welcome with open arms
take to heart
advocate
defend
promote
favour
UK
uphold
endorse
favor
US
further
sponsor
encourage
sanction
abet
prefer
maintain
approve
espouse
take to
stand behind
approve of
side with
vouch for
fall in with
be on the side of
vote for
stand up for
throw your weight behind
smile on
stick up for
ally oneself with
aid and abet
take up the cudgels for
get behind
associate oneself with
give backing to
rally round
stick by
go along with
back up
take the side of
plunk for
go to bat for
throw in one's lot with
come to the defence of
stand by
be loyal to
be in favor of
side
give support to
plump for
throw in with
ally with
be supportive of
take the part of
sympathize with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make an arrangement or preparation
do
arrange
fix
make
prepare
organise
UK
organize
US
produce
get ready
look after
make ready
see to
be in charge of
be responsible for
Verb
▲
To operate a device or machinery
work
operate
handle
use
control
implement
manage
manipulate
manoeuvre
UK
run
drive
execute
ply
direct
engage
maneuver
US
wield
command
act on
pilot
activate
actuate
administer
steer
utilize
US
employ
utilise
UK
exercise
apply
negotiate
harness
exploit
field
make use of
play
guide
deploy
start
trigger
exert
conduct
spark
swing
address
hack
treat
set off
turn on
call upon
resort to
avail oneself of
bring into play
propel
adopt
crank up
touch off
make do with
work with
find a use for
take
cope with
contend with
grapple with
put to good use
avail yourself of
appropriate
take advantage of
be in charge of
dominate
draw on
put to use
put into service
carry out
call into play
look to
bring to bear
man
expend
power
spend
practice
US
enjoy
set in motion
put in motion
wage
gain from
derive benefit from
dispense
advance
turn to good account
benefit from
consume
do with
practise
UK
precipitate
catapult
move
bring into effective action
bring into service
profit by
press into service
make the most of
power up
be in saddle
tackle
make go
deal with
turn to account
serve
attend to
act toward
get a handle on
take charge of
sort out
behave toward
take control
apply oneself to
give attention to
take care of
take in hand
get to grips with
govern
extract
oversee
supervise
rule
superintend
call on
take from
turn to
have recourse to
fall back on
rely on
head
organize
US
regulate
preside over
maintain
administrate
lead
steward
influence
tend to
overlook
officiate
minister
keep
master
take over
watch over
instruct
call the shots in
care for
boss
hold down
carry on
be at the helm of
call the shots
watch
engage in
take forward
be head of
be in charge
take the helm
micromanage
call the tune in
organise
UK
head up
honcho
captain
run the show
be in control of
tend
quarterback
look after
chair
hold sway over
be responsible for
orchestrate
be in command of
be the boss of
call the tune
have control of
preside
be the leader of
pull the strings
moderate
domineer
take the chair
reign
be in the saddle
mastermind
spearhead
reign over
see to
sway
run things
order
sit on top of
dictate
exercise control over
be in driver's seat
be in the driving seat
mediate
have charge of
helm
be at the head of
ride herd on
have authority over
undertake
attend
be in power over
overrule
be the head of
advise
take the chair of
marshal
UK
arbitrate
marshall
US
officiate at
judge
lead the way
mind
coordinate
hold sway
rule the roost
hold the reins
facilitate
be in the driver's seat
lay down the law
do
inspect
chaperon
skipper
engineer
ordain
tyrannize
US
predominate
take the reins
referee
host
act towards
umpire
front
observe
behave towards
discipline
tyrannise
UK
call the signals
coach
conduct oneself towards
fit in
keep an eye on
own
be at the helm
hold office
rule over
assume command of
crack the whip
prevail over
keep under thumb
hold
be on duty
react to
hegemonize
come to terms with
respond to
consider
subjugate
regard
accept
incorporate
shepherd
prevail
react toward
subject
bully
overshadow
have control over
conduct oneself toward
deal
act with regard to
do the honors
officer
be in power
be foremost
be in control
wear the crown
take charge
find time for
order about
pull the wires
be the boss
exercise authority over
take the reins of
exercise power
be in the chair at
squeeze in
hold dominion over
have authority
be in authority over
call
introduce
see
call the shots of
assume command over
contend
carry-on
come to grips with
perform
commandeer
receive
answer
guard
keep up
dispose
eye
wield baton
herd
till
juggle
meet
greet
be the proprietor of
monitor
shield
safeguard
defend
protect
have the say
control the affairs of
show the way
minister to
baby-sit
be boss of
adjudicate
be at the controls of
be on duty at
point in the right direction
put on the right track
lord over
trailblaze
navigate
beacon
channel
coxswain
funnel
point
render
maintain order
dictate terms
keep one's eye on
take control of
edit
call the shots on
manage operations
sit
take up
emcee
occupy throne
exercise authority
assume command
hold dominion
act
function
overbear
speak in response to
make arrangements for
reply to
take responsibility for
control the content of
be chief of
keep tabs on
serve the people
monopolize
US
acknowledge
engage with
have a handle on
take something in your stride
see about
fix up
eclipse
be the editor of
interact with
view
outshine
outnumber
superabound
have
manage people
preponderate
monopolise
UK
call the play
play first fiddle
lead by the nose
have one's way
have upper hand
deliver
perform official duties
occupy
impose
carry out official duties
push
browbeat
exact
slot in
make room for
make time for
hold power
inflict
bulldoze
railroad
pressurize
US
possess
discharge
have influence
sit in power
wield the sceptre
be queen
have control
be monarch
be sovereign
occupy the throne
be king
sit on the throne
carry
override
pressurise
UK
enforce
tell
sport
order around
lord it over
give orders to
walk all over
boss around
give orders
throw your weight around
ride roughshod over
impose one's will on
try to control
boss about
tell someone what to do
throw one's weight about
use strong-arm tactics on
lean on
outweigh
effectuate
oppress
have the upper hand
wreak
dole out
mete out
dish out
deal out
be dominant
affect
get the upper hand
carry most weight
carry weight
regiment
besteer
bewield
puppeteer
be possessed of
have at one's disposal
respect
value
rate
evaluate
estimate
account
wear the trousers
have something in the palm of one's hand
have someone in one's hip pocket
have someone in the palm of one's hand
hold the purse strings
have someone eating out of one's hand
have a hold over
hold purse strings
push buttons
look upon
think of
have to do with
have business with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To attack or confront someone or a group that is en route to a destination
intercept
ambush
attack
accost
confront
tackle
waylay
buttonhole
collar
corner
surround
pounce on
swoop down on
pin down
stop
catch
detain
grab
importune
halt
nobble
take aside
restrict
approach
hail
solicit
seize
shout to
stop and talk to
call to
grasp
grapple
clutch
take
take hold of
flag
whistle for
hound
question
address
bother
cross
interview
talk to
speak to
discuss something with
cross-examine
initiate a discussion with
run into
summon
call
beckon
signal
hello
wave
holler
halloo
shout
flag down
make a sign to
gesture to stop
signal to
signal to stop
wave to
sing out
wave down
call out to
yoo-hoo
call over
whistle down
more ❯
Verb
▲
To express one's opposition to or disagreement with something
object
protest
remonstrate
demur
oppose
raise objections
argue
complain
disapprove
express objections
protest against
take exception
condemn
express disagreement
express disapproval
express objections to
grouse
lodge a protest
mind
take exception to
argue against
be in opposition
cavil
express disagreement with
express disapproval of
gripe
grumble
lodge a protest against
moan
quibble
raise objections to
remonstrate against
take issue
beef
be in opposition to
disapprove of
except
expostulate
have a problem
kick
make a fuss
quarrel with
spurn
take issue with
cavil at
complain about
draw the line
grouse about
grumble about
have a problem with
kvetch
moan about
take a stand against
baulk
UK
balk
US
beef about
challenge
crab
criticise
UK
criticize
US
cross
deprecate
disagree
disavow
discommend
discountenance
disesteem
dispute
dissent
draw the line at
gripe about
inveigh
make a fuss about
quibble about
rant about
beg to differ
frown on
kvetch about
be displeased
kick up a fuss
kick up a stink
rail against
raise objection
sound off
kick up a fuss about
kick up a stink about
make an objection
make a stink
tangle with
go-one-on-one
mix it up with
denounce
object to
dislike
censure
deplore
resist
rail
rebel
rock the boat
take offence
UK
take offense
US
be against
blame
disparage
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
reprove
fight
stickle
fulminate
howl
squawk
combat
decry
animadvert
express opposition
speak out
blast
repudiate
oppose strongly
complain vociferously about
speak out against
frown upon
inveigh against
kick against
disagree with
find fault with
express a poor opinion of
not support
speak up
take umbrage
put up a fight
be put out
scruple
boggle
protest about
knock
express doubts
pan
reason
admonish
express doubt
raise doubts
nag
recriminate
reprehend
be an adversary of
dispraise
reproach
rebuke
raise hell
slam
chastise
make a protest to
find fault
pick at
smart
protest to
object noisily to
protest loudly to
complain vociferously to
negate
zing
detract
object strongly to
discourage
take something the wrong way
go off in a huff
take something amiss
frown
revolt
holler
show displeasure
be offended by
raise an objection
come out against
take umbrage at
take a dim view
take offence at
demur at
thunder
look askance at
castigate
not take kindly to
take a dim view of
attack
cry out
make a stand
make a protest
rant
vociferate
say no
voice disapproval
fume
take a stand
berate
vituperate
thumbs down
upbraid
take up the cudgels
say no to
be displeased by
back-talk
care
differ
jaw
abuse
revile
objurate
rate
scold
whip
bawl out
expostulate about
fulminate against
make a protest against
protest strongly at
declaim against
disagree violently with
put up a fight against
tongue-lash
rage against
chew out
make a stand against
complain bitterly about
criticize severely
thunder against
kick up
remonstrate about
take great exception to
resent
diverge
nonconcur
reject
refuse
renounce
abjure
vary
disaccord
discord
shy
divide
decline
contradict
pettifog
wrangle
buck
be at variance with
withhold assent
argue with
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
be resentful
be affronted
be offended
be bothered
be annoyed
be troubled
be upset
care a toss
give a hoot
look askance
give a toss
care a hoot
be opposed
give a rap
care a rap
rage
storm
spout
rave
defy
contest
confront
counter
huff
battle
thwart
obstruct
check
hinder
block
prevent
withstay
gainstay
withsit
withset
gainstand
rant and rave
contend with
stand up to
fight against
be hostile to
face down
struggle against
set your face against
be in defiance of
go against
be anti
strive against
reprimand
impede
stop
inhibit
halt
restrain
frustrate
stem
objurgate
harangue
curb
reluct
roar
countervail
counteract
stonewall
bristle
dissent with
lock horns with
rebel against
take up arms against
baulk at
dig in your heels
refuse to accept
take to task
yap
bluster
shoot off one's mouth
declaim
be frank
speak your mind
say your piece
have your say
mouth off
pipe up
talk up
spout off
lambaste
vilify
execrate
curse
reprobate
excoriate
arraign
denunciate
deny
face
gainsay
controvert
rebut
repel
withstand
go on about
mouth off about
oppugn
tear into
encounter
put down
vociferate about
animadvert upon
swear at
take
assail
assault
counterattack
react
react against
speak against
call in question
frown at
stand up and be counted against
not countenance
run counter to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To engage in competition to attain a position or prize
contest
fight
wrangle
scrap
brawl
contend
battle
struggle
feud
conflict
scuffle
hassle
duel
compete
vie
fight over
battle for
challenge for
compete for
contend for
fight for
struggle for
vie for
go for
try for
tussle for
square off
try to win
jockey for position
challenge
rival
strive
face
oppose
encounter
clash
wrestle
grapple
race
tussle
jockey
spar
tilt
joust
emulate
attempt
collide
essay
try
bandy
bid
fence
face off
cross swords
lock horns
wage war
strive against
struggle against
go after
go head to head
pit oneself against
scramble for
try to beat
go for broke
be in the hunt
cope with
participate in
match strength
pitch oneself against
seek prize
match wits
run for
go up against in contest
go for the gold
jostle
war
push
match
counter
pit
play
buck
play off
match yourself against
go for the jugular
be rivals
confront
combat
meet
skirmish
resist
dispute
withstand
squabble
run
oppugn
controvert
tug
litigate
cope
stand
join battle
tangle with
push for
have at
shoot for
shoot at
deal with
nominate yourself
put up with
go for jugular
go for it
put yourself forward
give your all
knock oneself out
make play for
give all one's got
mix it up with
more ❯
Verb
▲
To criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly
attack
criticise
UK
criticize
US
abuse
censure
condemn
berate
blast
castigate
chastise
impugn
rebuke
assail
bash
denigrate
flame
reprimand
admonish
cane
denounce
monster
reprobate
slate
blister
bollock
pan
revile
savage
chide
knock
potshot
refute
slam
vituperate
hammer
reproach
rollick
rubbish
sledge
vilify
malign
pillory
pummelled
UK
pummel
US
reprehend
roast
slash
belabour
UK
belabor
US
crucify
derogate
diss
lambaste
reprove
bag
carpet
deprecate
disparage
harangue
lambast
blame
excoriate
fustigate
objurgate
scathe
trash
argue with
assault verbally
bawl out
chew out
cut up
disagree with
dress down
fulminate against
jump on
lay into
pile in
pull apart
put down
ream out
remonstrate with
sail into
shoot down
slag off
start in
start on
tear into
vituperate against
find fault with
give someone hell
pick holes in
pick to pieces
take to pieces
take to task
bite someone's head off
go for the jugular
haul over the coals
have a go at
jump on one's case
rap over the knuckles
snap someone's head off
give a rocket
give someone a bad press
give someone a bollocking
give someone a roasting
give someone a rollicking
lash out
jump down one's throat
tear off a strip
tear a strip off
bad-mouth
asperse
slur
run down
flay
skewer
upbraid
decry
scold
rail against
rate
besmirch
belittle
defame
inveigh against
slander
pull to pieces
cast aspersions on
traduce
smear
calumniate
do a hatchet job on
dis
discredit
lace into
arraign
throw brickbats at
maul
libel
pour scorn on
drag through the mud
fault
stigmatize
US
speak ill of
vilipend
hit out at
give a bad press to
stigmatise
UK
insult
slight
deride
take apart
lash
slag
blacken
injure
disgrace
rip
depreciate
dispraise
give a bad name
do a number on
sully
rant at
scorch
carp at
lecture
pitch into
animadvert on
blot
tarnish
cast a slur on
give some stick to
discount
dishonour
UK
bring into disrepute
degrade
sling mud at
denunciate
give a black eye
tongue-lash
scandalize
US
read the riot act
smirch
cavil at
rap
rail at
defile
nitpick about
come down on
damage
debase
taint
scandalise
UK
dishonor
US
score
stain
drag through the mire
minimize
US
rail
disapprove of
jaw
lower
call down
tell off
soil
spoil
besmear
muckrake
contemn
throw mud at
spot
fling mud at
spread scandal about
rip up and down
blotch
bring discredit to
breathe on
run smear campaign
minimise
UK
shame
dismiss
baste
tear to pieces
keelhaul
befoul
execrate
ridicule
poor-mouth
criticize severely
cry down
trash-talk
dump on
talk down
give flak to
tear to shreds
bring shame upon
tar and feather
reduce
disrespect
reflect badly on
bring shame on
diminish
rip into
rag
rake over the coals
find fault
give something a battering
let someone have it
speak evil of
inveigh
anathematize
give someone a dressing-down
scoff at
fulminate
curse
scourge
carp
skin
do down
find lacking
nitpick over
trim
backbite
hit
lash into
light into
nit-pick
play down
cut down
write off
yell at
kiss off
bag on
detract from
tick off
blacken the name of
tear down
deplore
thunder
complain about
proscribe
declaim
lampoon
scorn
slap
judge
detract
animadvert
downgrade
give a talking-to
give something a bad press
take down
take issue with
pick at
speak badly of
spread lies about
sully the reputation of
embarrass
kick up a stink about
nag at
pass strictures upon
undermine
poison
rage
rant
undervalue
underrate
drub
underestimate
nag
reject
scarify
protest
downplay
vociferate
ream
mudsling
fume
punish
slang
taunt
cavil
chasten
persecute
oppress
exprobate
badmouth
nitpick
whip
complain
wig
ostracize
US
speak out
ostracise
UK
row
crawl all over
burn someone's ears
gripe about
deflate
shellac
hose
tie into
make a stand
beat up on
pin your ears back
expostulate about
jeer at
lash out at
put someone on the griddle
tear apart
skin alive
throw shade
criticize strongly
shout at
put someone on the hot seat
get angry with
pull up
rave at
express disapproval of
prejudice
declaim against
blemish
blacken the reputation of
go on about
mouth off about
conduct a smear campaign against
make a fuss about
animadvert upon
kick up a fuss about
swear at
give someone bondi
give someone a telling-off
rag on
rip up
give someone an earful
get at
grouch about
give someone a caning
give someone a mouthful
give someone a wigging
pass judgment
bellyache about
slap on the wrist
quibble about
carp about
give someone what for
call over the coals
whinge about
moan about
blacken the character of
object to
grouse about
beef about
whine about
slap down
give someone a row
sound off about
sling mud
give someone a rating
take
scratch
cut
brand
destroy
beat
heap
satirize
US
prosecute
satirise
UK
trivialize
US
impeach
indict
offend
criticize harshly
bring under fire
accuse
review unfavorably
rile
growl
protest strongly
show someone up
expose to ridicule
minify
discipline
clobber
weigh into
visit
question
fluff
slog
zap
slug
hold up to shame
lay down the law
misprize
devaluate
cheapen
lessen
compromise
humiliate
scream at
cudgel
strike
make a protest
rant about
mock
smother
blacken someone's reputation
rebuff
incriminate
remonstrate
ride
zing
miscall
jump down someone's throat
round on
let fly
show up
charge with
earbash
blackguard
drag through mud
drag someone's name through the mud
ruin
disdain
humble
accost
cut to bits
give the business
give bad press
discountenance
spurn
wade into
let fly at
lam into
set upon
rap knuckles
be rude to
call names
blow off
cuss out
cut to the quick
trivialise
UK
bark at
mete out punishment to
be hard on
blow up
teach a lesson
make an example of
pick on
call out
give a tongue-lashing
be hostile to
argue against
take exception to
criticize unfairly
bad mouth
give black eye
call to account
hold accountable
hold someone to blame
complain to
hold responsible
tar
throw shade at
disapprove
speak of with disfavour
be unkind about
have a pop at
be critical of
be malicious about
look askance
get after
pick apart
devalue
hit out
opprobriate
pooh-pooh
make light of
deliver a tirade to
hold cheap
frame
sneer at
treat lightly
take down a peg
look down on
sell short
pronounce
name
adjudge
spout
sound off to
send someone away with a flea in their ear
put on the mat
blow up at
give someone some stick
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
lay out
lean on
misrepresent
storm
swipe at
belie
sneer
blaspheme
strumpet
plaster
cut to shreds
thumb nose at
declare unfit
send up
put away
demonize
US
kick
dig
jinx
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
lay at one's door
mark down
snipe at
take swipe at
demonise
UK
send up the river
throw the book at
challenge
tell lies about
object
objurate
defame someone's character
sully someone's reputation
run a smear campaign against
blacken someone's name
rage against
rave
huff
protest strongly at
oppose strongly
rant and rave
thunder against
make a stand against
raise objections to
make a protest against
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
put up a fight against
kick against
complain bitterly about
take a stand against
speak out against
kick up
remonstrate about
take great exception to
take a stand
protest against
vociferate about
demean
abase
cut down to size
foul
sink
marginalize
US
marginalise
UK
snub
mortify
dirty
jeer
scoff
cast down
smudge
laugh at
pollute
contaminate
bring down
crush
mar
begrime
grime
muddy
tease
corrupt
mark
discolour
UK
discolor
US
gibe
disregard
daub
laugh off
make fun of
affront
outrage
lower the status of
bring low
wound
demote
hurt
understate
downcry
disesteem
twit
villainize
caricature
burlesque
gird
squash
abash
prostitute
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
treat disrespectfully
jibe
back-bite
bemean
muck
gaum
mire
distain
bemire
own
torment
dehumanize
US
put in a bad light
pooh pooh
brush aside
take a swipe at
dehumanise
UK
break
write false reports about
spread tales about
poor mouth
bring shame to
mark wrong
drag name through mud
drag someone's name through the mire
look down one's nose at
adulterate
debauch
poke fun at
heap scorn on
make unclean
make someone eat crow
take down a peg or two
make impure
jibe at
cause to lose face
despise
backstab
gossip
spite
poormouth
comment negatively
condescend
deign
annoy
bastardize
US
provoke
subordinate
mistrust
repudiate
harsh
aggravate
gossip about
stoop
upset
insinuate
squelch
desecrate
attaint
descend
snipe
make little of
take a dig at
misbid
misrespect
lower in rank
put hooks in
weaken
lie about
give comeuppance
knock off high horse
cast slur on
write down
think little of
lower in status
talk trash
decrease
lose face
betray
bastardise
UK
profane
knock off
bloody
darken
withdraw
give a bad name to
put someone in their place
cast aspersions
mess with
relegate
kick in the teeth
irritate
disoblige
slap in the face
hit where one lives
drag down
sell out
bedaub
expose
be untrue to oneself
beat down
abandon one's principles
soft-pedal
anoint
declass
give offence to
sour grapes
rib
shoot full of holes
gloss over
cloud
kid
cause offence to
subdue
cut rate
take away from
chaff
injure one's reputation
damage one's good name
subtract from
discomfit
bump
set back
revert
recriminate
cut dead
razz
hurt somebody's feelings
bust
reduce to the ranks
kick downstairs
chagrin
step on one's toes
ignore
scout
quiz
taint someone's name
tarnish someone's name
flout
banter
disrate
injure the reputation of
cast aspersion
blacken someone's character
stain someone's good name
accuse falsely
sully someone's name
soil someone's name
show in a bad light
quash
ruin the reputation of
bring into disfavour
expostulate
yelp
yap
bawl
damage someone's reputation
destroy someone's credibility
wither
vanquish
confuse
have at
sound off
work over
crack down on
go after
lout
disclaim
disown
discard
take the wind out of your sails
make a fool of
put to shame
cause to feel small
settle someone's hash
make ashamed
put out of countenance
make someone eat humble pie
brush off
make sport of
hold up to ridicule
treat with contempt
take the mickey
cock a snook at
flout at
poke mullock at
take the piss out of
tell someone to get lost
cast aside
give someone the brush-off
cold-shoulder
look right through someone
give the cold shoulder to
sweep aside
more ❯
Verb
▲
To admit formally into an office, rank or position
install
US
inaugurate
appoint
induct
ordain
instate
institute
initiate
invest
anoint
baptise
UK
baptize
US
crown
establish
consecrate
enthrone
introduce
seat
swear in
admit to office
commission
name
nominate
designate
elect
assign
delegate
recruit
place
constitute
select
authorize
US
employ
sign up
enrol
UK
detail
decree
enroll
US
authorise
UK
admit
engage
choose
pick
honour
UK
honor
US
vote in
accredit
empower
adopt
hire
enlist
allot
attach
tap
dignify
warrant
license
UK
ennoble
sanction
coronate
charge
licence
US
entitle
title
allocate
cast
determine
make
receive
put in
admit into office
convert
post
cast as
slot
set
tab
install as
advance
indoctrinate
create
administer an oath to
venerate
register
promote to
find employment for
incorporate
elevate to
relegate
find a job for
catechize
depute
canonize
US
deify
exalt
enable
qualify
order
appropriate
consign
certify
elevate
deputize
US
confer holy orders on
glorify
contract
give nod
deputise
UK
place trust in
mandate
vest
ascribe
refer
christen
proffer
denominate
label
charter
consummate
tender
canonise
UK
king
provide
invest in
bequeath
identify
specify
decide
announce
declare
handpick
peg
brand
resolve
denote
swear
fix
recognise
UK
conclude
recognize
US
propose
tag
classify
figure
mark
draft
US
welcome
conscript
enjoin
decide on
draught
UK
acquaint
train
settle on
settle upon
instate in
introduce to
single out
put down for
opt for
point to
put one's finger on
pin down
cherry-pick
co-opt
swear into
appoint to
sign on
be taken on by
admit to
initiate into
more ❯
Verb
▲
To appropriate or lay claim to something for oneself without right
arrogate
appropriate
seize
expropriate
commandeer
take
usurp
confiscate
annexe
UK
annex
US
assume
acquire
preempt
pirate
convert
press
hijack
secure
wrest
accroach
claim
steal
misappropriate
demand
take over
take possession of
help oneself to
lay claim to
claim unduly
make free with
sequester
requisition
sequestrate
impound
distrain
disseize
poind
attach
take away
occupy
capture
pre-empt
grab
repossess
conquer
liberate
swipe
moonlight requisition
highjack
confisticate
snatch
remove
grab hold of
clap hands on
get your hands on
arrogate to oneself
reserve
obtain
make claim to
overcome
gain
rob
garrison
invade
possess oneself of
kipe
borrow
glom on to
glom onto
get one's fingers on
take control of
loot
carry off
walk off with
overrun
colonize
US
hold
win
possess
dominate
colonise
UK
achieve
take control
prevail over
get
procure
shanghai
skyjack
get hold of
nick
carjack
stake a claim to
distress
catch
intercept
hegemonize
keep
make off with
control
oppress
rule over
take possession
overwhelm
subjugate
crush
subdue
overpower
gain control of
pacify
overthrow
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make a false show or pretense of
put on
feign
fake
simulate
sham
affect
assume
pretend
counterfeit
dissemble
act
bluff
profess
pose
masquerade
adopt
playact
pull
strike
pass for
play-act
put on an act
make believe
put on a front
imitate
mimic
dissimulate
impersonate
posture
ape
make like
give the appearance of
make a pretence of
fabricate
do
make a show of
put it on
mock
play
spoof
take off
go through the motions of
put up a front
caricature
parody
burlesque
contrive
travesty
kid
make-believe
send up
act like
satirize
US
disguise
lie
front
concoct
lampoon
misrepresent
play at
act out
do a bit
do like
play possum
make fun of
satirise
UK
make out like
stage
ridicule
copy
mirror
reproduce
falsify
invent
deceive
cheat
mislead
ditto
scheme
devise
purport
personate
distort
malinger
put on a false front
make as if
pervert
four-flush
fake it
aspire to
lay it on thick
go through the motions
construct
poke fun at
do an impression of
pass oneself off as
shuck and jive
roast
take the piss out of
exaggerate
pretend to be
orchestrate
manufacture
pass off as
put on airs
hoax
design
put up a front of
swing the lead
posture as
seem to be
portray
ham
assume the role
make up
ham it up
espouse
embrace
delude
mimeo
defraud
go like
deride
mime
take the mickey
do a takeoff of
disparage
laugh at
do a twist on
forge
take up
cop
be hypocritical
pass off
claim falsely
fake out
be deceitful
phony up
give appearance of
put on act
put on a false display
mess
make show of
exhibit
monkey
reflect
play a part
follow in footsteps
masquerade as
pose as
model after
do likewise
do an impression
pattern after
try to be like
repeat
pretend to have
profess to have
display
lay on
come to have
develop
show
embody
double as
turn into
become
tease
parrot
rag
prevaricate
equivocate
make a fool of
guy
jape
rail
pasquinade
squib
phony
US
pirate
conceal
mask
hide
cloak
veil
resemble
knock off
do a take-off
conjure up
feature
suggest
create
phoney
UK
mock up
whitewash
camouflage
stonewall
shroud
doublespeak
let on
cover
put up a smoke screen
pussyfoot
make out
dress up
cover up
be dishonest
hide one's feelings
double-talk
make a mockery of
play on
echo
emulate
follow
copycat
duplicate
represent
trump up
clone
recreate
fib
replicate
plagiarize
US
personify
misstate
hatch
Xerox
plagiarise
UK
tell untruth
make a copy of
make a replica of
follow the example of
follow suit
tell a white lie
let on like
play to the gallery
profess to be
play the part
create out of thin air
claim
dream up
fool
hoke
reduplicate
act as if
act as though
fudge
render
put on a pretense
dupe
carbon
model
epitomize
US
stat
manifold
Photostat
trace
photocopy
match
depict
typify
epitomise
UK
incarnate
parallel
attitudinize
follow example
assume the role of
reiterate
behave like
suppress
obscure
disguise as
take leaf out of book
perform
reprint
minimize
US
veneer
varnish
downplay
make like a
disguise yourself
pass as
purport to be
assume the character of
represent oneself as
disguise oneself as
assume character
pass yourself off
act a part
fake being
take the part of
play a role
mask as
image
double
sugarcoat
airbrush
secrete
extenuate
screen
enact
minimise
UK
take as an example
rip off
take after
take as a model
copy fraudulently
model yourself on
follow in the footsteps of
take as a pattern
follow in someone's steps
pattern yourself after
pattern oneself on
be inspired by
take a leaf out of someone's book
take as a role model
dramatize
US
de-emphasize
keep quiet about
hush up
keep a lid on
draw a veil over
sweep under the carpet
keep dark
keep secret
be dishonest about
soft-pedal
sweep under the rug
carbon copy
characterize
US
strut
star
emote
mug
take part
play act
play gig
characterise
UK
play role
tread the boards
dramatise
UK
play part
more ❯
Verb
▲
To admit, enroll or welcome into a place or a group
admit
receive
accept
welcome
allow
enlist
enroll
US
enrol
UK
enter
include
register
take
bless
entertain
greet
let
okay
permit
let in
allow in
allow to enter
give access
give access to
give right of entry to
let pass
take in
allow entry
be big on
give the nod
give thumbs up
grant entrance to
sign off on
give admission to
permit entry
show in
usher in
welcome in
let through
let by
sign up
let past
make way for
embrace
say hello to
accommodate
bring in
meet
invite in
allow entry to
stand aside for
clear the way for
permit to pass
allow to go
host
have
permit entry to
open the door to
fit
karanga
mihi
haeremai
invite
bring
hold
attend to
harbor
US
harbour
UK
house
adopt
integrate
introduce
encourage
ask
hail
put up
have room for
be big enough for
contain
have capacity for
play host to
offer hospitality to
roll out red carpet
play hostess to
bid welcome
roll out the red carpet for
show hospitality to
receive with open arms
offer hospitality
hug
receive gladly
offer friendship to
receive favourably
give a hero's welcome
roll out the red carpet
care for
OK
more ❯
Verb
▲
(
of troops
)
To suddenly attack and capture (a building or other place) by means of force
storm
charge
attack
invade
rush
aggress
assault
beset
blitz
infiltrate
raid
assail
capture
penetrate
strike
take
bushwhack
sic
sick
trash
descend on
set on
attempt to capture
conduct an offensive on
make a foray on
make an onslaught on
set upon
take by storm
descend upon
make a raid on
make a sortie on
swoop on
lay into
pounce on
pounce upon
come at
march into
tear into
turn on
go in
jump on
set in on
surge into
surge over
go in on
take down
fly at
besiege
fall on
light into
overrun
ambush
pitch into
make an assault on
launch an attack on
launch oneself at
round on
plunder
conquer
foray into
jump
foray
overwhelm
set about
let fly at
fall upon
lace into
go at
accost
ravage
bombard
strike at
beat up
get stuck into
let someone have it
sail into
set at
have a go at
pounce
occupy
seize
fire on
belabour
UK
descend
surprise
mug
belabor
US
advance on
work over
weigh into
have at
hit out at
lash out at
wade into
beat up on
launch an attack
subjugate
overcome
swarm
inroad
charge at
run at
blast
rout
blindside
maltreat
impugn
smash
bust
encounter
terrorize
US
secure
terrorise
UK
breach
swarm over
harry
beat someone up
rough up
pillage
shoot down
smite
advance
sally
infringe
torpedo
bomb
afflict
hit
devastate
fight
go for
maraud
take somebody or something by storm
zerg
open fire on
waylay
combat
strafe
encroach
lunge at
shell
deal a blow to
sally forth
deal a blow
make an assault
march on
make inroads on
make an attack
swoop down upon
fire at
begin hostilities
begin an assault
take the offensive
hold up
appear
arrive
come in force
arrive in hordes
drop in
turn up
show up
strike out at
batter
cannonade
pound
blitzkrieg
barrage
fire upon
fusillade
pelt
open fire
take a pop at
hurt
pepper
leap at
harm
launch
catapult
search
blister
cook
sack
rob
swoop
depredate
despoil
ransack
launch at
spring at
rush upon
beat the living daylights out of
give someone a beating
go after
duff up
make a raid
rush at
spring on
turn to violence
lay siege to
level
flatten
reave
spoliate
rake
napalm
prang
blow up
blow to bits
blow sky-high
wreak havoc on
drop bombs on
destroy
wreck
rain destruction
target
lay waste to
wipe out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To pick up or fetch something
give a ride to
collect
carry
convey
transport
pick up
call for
give a lift to
stop for
come and get
load up
come by
go for
get
go to get
give a lift
drop in for
fetch
bring
deliver
ferry
escort
conduct
lead
usher
take
drive
run
chauffeur
bear
Verb
▲
To express a different opinion
disagree
argue
debate
bicker
clash
dispute
quarrel
wrangle
oppose
altercate
challenge
conflict
contest
contradict
feud
gainsay
row
spar
contend
scrap
spat
squabble
controvert
disaccord
discept
dissent
object
quibble
battle
brawl
discord
fight
haggle
palter
skirmish
war
zap
have words
lay into
take issue
take issue with
cross swords
jump on
lock horns
be at loggerheads
contradict each other
set to
let someone have it
rip into each other
go for the jugular
be at sixes and sevens
argufy
tiff
jar
hassle
brabble
fall out
bandy words
fight like cat and dog
have a tiff
go at it hammer and tongs
differ
tangle
caterwaul
cavil
vary
be at odds
have a row
chop logic
fail to agree
be at variance
have a fight
have a misunderstanding
take exception
mix it up
find fault
have it out
object to
get tough with
break with
discuss
agitate
bandy
canvas
moot
canvass
hash out
talk over
hash over
have a spat
bump heads
thrash out
have an altercation
pick a bone
have at it
have an argument
jump on one's case
bat back and forth
exchange views
toss around
have a disagreement
bat around
kick around
threap
struggle
talk back
butt heads
argy-bargy
come to blows
ventilate
be in dispute
be at each other's throats
talk about
exchange views on
scuffle
engage
explore
bandy about
bandy around
pettifog
nonconcur
demur
say
joust
argue over
put up an argument
have a barney
do battle
wage war
be in opposition
go at it
go over
protest against
fence
light into
carp
kick up a row
dig
raise Cain
negotiate
scrape
claim
exchange
deliberate
fratch
examine
jaw
scold
berate
ream
maintain
have shouting match
vie
get into a dispute
have a difference of opinion
get into conflict
make a big thing about
reason
trade zingers
nastily argue
pick at
throw around
tilt
cause a scene
be at daggers with
be at daggers drawn
clarify
question
compete
sass
rehash
go into
bandy words with somebody
tongue-lash
remonstrate
strive
bawl out
call on the carpet
hammer away
face down
face off
verbally fight
knock around
tourney
stick it to
pick an argument
sock it to
get in one's face
go one on one
put up a struggle
have at each other
put up a fight
jump on each other
make a case
address
face
air
differ in opinion
be of a different opinion
be incompatible
have a different opinion
be divided
bang heads
not see eye to eye
consider
break a lance
enter the lists
combat
talk through
confront
mess
converse about
grapple
attack
comment on
touch on
confer about
bring up
put your heads together about
deliberate about
box
chew over
wrestle
duel
assault
exchange views about
weigh up
consider the pros and cons of
tussle
mess with
exchange blows
collide
start fighting
go for each other
ply weapons
come to grips
bear arms
duke it out
raise your fists
square up
come into conflict
come up against
become involved
have a dispute
kick about
bat about
reason about
argue about
weigh up the pros and cons of
close with
come to blows with
do battle with
exchange blows with
engage with
tussle with
battle with
go to war
struggle with
scrap with
clash with
more ❯
Verb
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To believe as valid or correct
buy
believe
accept
trust
swallow
credit
take
subscribe
fall for
have faith in
rely on
take as gospel
place confidence in
presume true
subscribe to
be persuaded of
eat up
accredit
affirm
acknowledge
favour
UK
favor
US
fancy
relish
like
approbate
approve
countenance
depend on
count on
buy into
go for
be convinced by
be convinced of
take as gospel truth
take it
lap up
be rest assured about
put confidence in
take stock in
regard as true
give credence to
be certain of
give credit to
swear by
have no doubt
have confidence in
consider honest
keep the faith
take at one's word
strongly believe
take for granted
attach weight to
put your faith in
be credulous
consider truthful
accept as true
swallow something hook, line and sinker
bank on
take something as gospel
believe in
place trust in
take something at face value
swallow something hook, line, and sinker
look to
have every confidence in
be sure of
bet on
lean on
reckon on
have faith
confide in
be sure about
be tricked by
be convinced
have a conviction
be duped by
be taken in by
be fooled by
be deceived by
have
have no doubt in
agree to
assent to
presume to be true
give the benefit of the doubt
maintain
consider to be true
hold to be true
value
trust in
cling to
allow
be persuaded by
set store by
be certain
strongly suspect
be naive
believe in the existence of
take in
not read the small print
take as read
be persuaded of the existence of
be sure of the existence of
be convinced of the existence of
consider
rely
score
heed
tab
calculate on
rely upon
build on
gamble on
place reliance on
aim for
bargain for
expect from
stake on
hang one's hat on
plan on
rest on
count upon
pin your faith on
lay money on
bet bottom dollar on
put trust in
pin one's hopes on
more ❯
Verb
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To attach or append to something
annex
US
attach
join
append
connect
link
add
fasten
affix
unite
subjoin
adjoin
tack
tag
associate
tack on
hitch on
hook up
tag on
slap on
hook on
hitch up
couple
fix
bind
stick
tie
bond
yoke
secure
glue
clamp
hitch
chain
interconnect
rivet
weld
pin
concatenate
lash
adhere
clip
conjoin
pair
interlink
cement
bridge
tape
make fast
link up
bring together
add on
conjugate
tether
fuse
strap
knit
hook
truss
catenate
bracket
splice
lock
solder
rope
moor
anchor
bolt
clasp
screw
peg
cohere
tie up
pinion
put on
stick on
include
buckle
nail
paste
compound
prefix
fetter
put in
bend
catch
wed
dovetail
batten
button
latch onto
interface
tie in
combine
entwine
unify
team
gum
string
put
fit
install
US
inject
assemble
leash
juxtapose
place
insert
mate
meld
post
hang
slot in
fit in
Sellotape
work in
merge
network
throw in
join up
set
position
click
span
consociate
ally
match up
put together
piggyback
instal
UK
network with
plug into
tie in with
meld with
join up with
staple
knot
cleave
throw
tighten
clinch
adjust
close
grip
band
mortise
join together
settle
throw on
batten down
button down
lock up
tie down
build on
match
harness
come together
annexe
UK
marry
interweave
intertwine
interlock
blend
integrate
interlace
mesh
amalgamate
consolidate
mix
affiliate
cross
intermingle
intersect
meet
intertwist
incorporate
coalesce
braid
mingle
weave
relate
converge
align
interfuse
engage
synthesize
US
entangle
synthesise
UK
league
hold
stick together
twist
touch
pool
tie together
group
tangle
lace
plug in
snarl
inweave
wreathe
intermix
intermesh
graft
enlace
locate
plait
lodge
writhe
wire
crisscross
interwreathe
commingle
fit together
homogenize
US
stay put
freeze to
cling
pair up
correlate
homogenise
UK
knit together
coincide
identify
wire up
become one
seal
plant
braze
establish
repair
lay
situate
imbed
station
ply
solidify
infix
twin
reticulate
implicate
interwind
interthread
espouse
fasten together
interleave
nail down
twirl
interknit
concentrate
compact
set up
centralize
US
draw a connection between
criss-cross
conflate
commix
center
US
concenter
US
stay
electrify
hold together
centralise
UK
concentre
UK
centre
UK
gather together
bunch up
stick fast
be glued
be pasted
be fixed
hold fast
stick to
be stuck
hasp
grapple
abut
piece together
loop
interrelate
reach
hinge
inspan
communicate
link together
butt
clench
joint
convolute
plaster
ravel
coil
mend
patch
mortar
decussate
amass
condense
articulate
attach securely
intercross
collide
border
strap up
intervolve
plug
inset
map
shackle
fix together
alloy
fit into place
make port
draw together
yoke together
gird
cojoin
add to
join to
resolve
reconcile
peg down
pin down
comingle
composite
immix
immingle
federate
suffuse
gather
dub
concrete
couple up
emulsify
lump
jumble
cinch
hew
snag
twine
branch
throw in together
strengthen
hug
remain
hold on to
stick like a barnacle
hold on
hold on like bulldog
stick like glue
cling like ivy
make one
bind up
hog-tie
concur
encounter
straddle
overcome
implant
embed
mix up
weld together
interjoin
fold in
plumb
anastomose
alternate
root
reconnect
recombine
recouple
close ranks
pull together
hang together
relink
reattach
park
mount
bed
depose
intrench
engrain
stabilize
US
dispose
deposit
emplace
ingrain
entrench
enroot
plonk
interdigitate
rejoin
reaffix
stiffen
rigidify
congeal
pleach
darn
site
instil
UK
stabilise
UK
inculcate
steady
instill
US
bind together
connect up
refasten
furnish
line
power
make permanent
set in place
bed in
settle down
fix up
build in
settle in
put in place
charge
galvanise
UK
zap
galvanize
US
power up
supply electricity to
charge up
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An account of a matter from a particular person's point of view
version
account
description
report
story
history
record
statement
narrative
rendition
side
tale
analysis
chronicle
rendering
understanding
characterization
depiction
explanation
representation
take
view
construal
impression
narration
perspective
portrayal
treatment
performance
delivery
paraphrase
presentation
sketch
clarification
condensation
restatement
rewording
interpretation
arrangement
execution
variation
reading
construction
recital
singing
playing
recitation
detail
delineation
definition
commentary
translation
elucidation
portrait
relation
exposition
picture
comprehension
recountal
chronology
summary
conception
information
brief
assessment
apprehension
illustration
explication
evaluation
portraiture
telling
recounting
blow by blow
slant
rephrasing
assimilation
outline
illumination
chronicling
exegesis
simplification
note
viewpoint
rundown
spin
declaration
opinion
restating
sense
summarization
digest
piece
translating
perception
riff
news
grasp
run-down
gloss
rehash
point of view
examination
appraisal
commentaries
vignette
testimony
expounding
detailing
demonstration
elaboration
relating
describing
breakdown
specification
enlightenment
lowdown
example
construing
estimation
communication
article
meaning
play by play
dispatch
details
annals
enactment
judgement
UK
judgment
US
broadcast
communiqué
reasoning
appreciation
scoop
message
observation
writeup
showing
image
proclamation
announcement
address
wire
release
communique
pronouncement
cable
paper
write-up
yarn
comment
journal
diary
handout
telegram
résumé
précis
road map
monograph
log
archive
determination
hot wire
inference
exposure
reporting
mention
rationale
transcription
rewrite
rewriting
coverage
acting
rehearsal
storytelling
make
drift
tidings
word
inspection
imagination
paraphrasis
the picture
profile
exposé
cameo
the whole picture
evocation
presentment
reportage
visualization
US
visualisation
UK
staging
confession
potted biography
word picture
ABCs
affirmation
testimonial
assertion
attestation
claim
analogy
adaptation
acting out
saga
concept
outlook
approach
insight
persuasion
teaching
conversion
resolution
annotation
expression
display
biography
autobiography
paraphrasing
rephrase
recasting
crib
way of thinking
consideration
notion
awareness
conviction
vision
discernment
belief
answer
evidence
deciphering
decoding
solution
register
memoir
study
talking
writing
attitude
deduction
annal
memoirs
recapitulation
why and wherefore
mansplaining
womansplanation
womansplaining
mansplanation
archives
prehistory
public records
epic
thought
contemplation
sentiment
column
item
feature
aspect
look
grip
prospect
glimpse
calendar
blog
bulletin
written account
chronicon
more ❯
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