| Main Entry: | conquer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat, overcome |
Synonyms: |
beat, bring to knees, checkmate, circumvent, clobber, control, cream*, crush, discomfit, drub, foil, frustrate, get the better of, humble, lick, master, outwit, overmaster, overpower, override, overthrow, prevail, quell, reduce, rout, shut down, subdue, subjugate, succeed, surmount, throw, thwart, total*, trample underfoot, trash, triumph, vanquish, whip, wipe off map, worst, zap |
Antonyms: |
capitulate, fail, give up, lose, retreat, succumb, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | conquer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | win; obtain |
Synonyms: |
achieve, acquire, annex, best, master, occupy, overcome, overrun, prevail, seize, succeed, triumph |
Antonyms: |
forfeit, lose, surrender |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move something forward, often quickly |
Synonyms: |
accelerate, achieve, bring forward, come forward, conquer, continue ahead, continue on, dispatch, drive, elevate, forge ahead, gain ground, get ahead, get green light, get there, get with it, go ahead, go forth, go forward, go great guns, go places, go to town, hasten, launch, make headway, make the scene, march, move on, move onward, move up, press on, proceed, progress, promote, propel, push ahead, push on, quicken, send forward, skyrocket, speed, step forward, storm |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
Antonyms: |
back down, halt, hesitate, recede, retreat, retrogress, stop, turn, withdraw, yield |
| Main Entry: | beat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat, surpass |
Synonyms: |
be victorious, best, better, conquer, exceed, excel, outdo, outplay, outrival, outrun, outshine, outstrip, overcome, overtake, overwhelm, shoot ahead of, subdue, top, transcend, triumph, vanquish, whip |
Antonyms: |
cede, lose, relinquish, retreat, surrender |
| Main Entry: | best |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeat; gain advantage |
Synonyms: |
KO, beat, beat up, better, blank*, blast*, bulldoze, clobber, conquer, cream*, deck, drub, exceed, excel, flax, floor*, get the better of, knock off, lambaste, let have it, lick*, master, outclass, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overcome, prevail, put away, shoot down, shut down, surpass, take care of, take down, tan*, thrash*, top, total, transcend, trash*, triumph, triumph over, trounce, wallop, waste*, wax, whip*, whomp, whop, wipe out, wipe the floor with, wipe, zap |
Antonyms: |
give up, lose, relent, surrender |
| Main Entry: | capture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and forcefully hold |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust, catch, collar, conquer, cop, gain control, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab, nail, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, prehend, pull in, put the cuffs on, round up, run in, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take captive, take into custody, take prisoner, trap, tumble |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, liberate, lose, release |
| Main Entry: | command |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rule, have power |
Synonyms: |
administer, boss, charge, check, coach, coerce, compel, conduct, conquer, constrain, control, curb, determine, dictate, direct, dominate, domineer, exact, exercise power, force, govern, guide, have authority, head, hinder, hold office, influence, lead, manage, officiate, oppress, overbear, override, predominate, prescribe, preside over, prevail, push, regulate, reign, reign over, repress, restrain, run, stop, subdue, superintend, supervise, sway, take over, tyrannize, wield |
Antonyms: |
follow |
| Main Entry: | crush |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defeating soundly |
Synonyms: |
annihilate, bear down, beat, blot out, blow away, conquer, defeat, demolish, extinguish, force down, ice*, kill, obliterate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, quelch, quell, reduce, ruin, squelch, stamp out, strangle, subdue, subjugate, suppress, vanquish, wreck |
Antonyms: |
lose, surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | floor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | perplex, confound |
Synonyms: |
baffle, beat, bewilder, bowl over, bring down, bring up short, conquer, defeat, discomfit, disconcert, down, drop, dumbfound, fell, flatten, ground, knock down, lay low, level, nonplus, overthrow, prostrate, puzzle, stump, throw |
Antonyms: |
clear up, explain |
| Main Entry: | frustrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thwart, disappoint |
Synonyms: |
annul, arrest, baffle, balk, bar, beat, block, cancel, check, circumvent, confront, conquer, counter, counteract, cramp, cramp one's style, crimp, dash, dash one's hope, defeat, depress, discourage, dishearten, foil, forbid, forestall, foul up, give the run around, halt, hang up, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, lick, negate, neutralize, nullify, obstruct, obviate, outwit, overcome, preclude, prevent, prohibit, render null and void, ruin, stump, stymie*, upset the applecart |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, cooperate, encourage, facilitate, help, support |