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| Main Entry: | dominate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | govern, rule |
| Synonyms: | boss, call the shots*, command, control, detract from, dictate, direct, domineer, eclipse, handle, have one's way, have upper hand, head, hold sway over, influence, keep under thumb, lay down the law, lead, lead by the nose, manage, monopolize, outshine, overbear, overrule, overshadow, play first fiddle, predominate, preponderate, prevail, prevail over, reign, rule the roost*, run, run the show, sit on top of, subject, subjugate, superabound, sway, tyrannize |
| Antonyms: | follow, go along, submit, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dominate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tower above |
| Synonyms: | overlook, survey, bestride, look down upon, loom over, overlie, overtop, stand over |
| Antonyms: | be below |
| Main Entry: | boss around |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bully |
| Synonyms: | browbeat, bulldoze, dominate, domineer, oppress, tyrannize, dragoon, order around, push around |
| Main Entry: | domineer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | oppress; assume authority |
| Synonyms: | be in the saddle, bend, bluster, boss around*, browbeat, bulldoze*, bully*, call the shots*, dominate, hector, henpeck*, in the driver's seat, intimidate, keep under thumb, kick around*, lead by the nose, menace, overbear, predominate, preponderate, prevail, push the buttons, reign, rule, rule the roost*, run the show, run things, swagger, threaten, throw weight around, tyrannize |
| Antonyms: | follow, submit, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dwarf |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | minimize |
| Synonyms: | belittle, check, dim, diminish, dominate, hinder, lower, overshadow, predominate, retard, stunt, suppress, detract from, look down upon, make small, micrify, minify, rise above, tower above, tower over |
| Notes: | a dwarf is smaller and not proportioned like an average person; a midget is smaller but is proportioned like an average full-grown person; a pygmy is perfectly proportioned but smaller than a midget |
| Antonyms: | maximize, oversize |
| Main Entry: | enslave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make someone a servant |
| Synonyms: | bind, capture, chain, check, circumscribe, coerce, compel, confine, deprive, dominate, enclose, enthrall, fetter, hobble, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, indenture, jail, oppress, reduce, restrain, restrict, secure, shackle, subdue, subject, subjugate, suppress, tether, tie, yoke, disenfranchise, disfranchise, enchain, get hooks into, keep under thumb, put in irons, shut in |
| Antonyms: | allow, emancipate, free, liberate, let go |
| Main Entry: | head |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage, oversee |
| Synonyms: | address, command, control, direct, dominate, govern, guide, lead, pioneer, precede, rule, run, supervise, be first, be in charge, go first, hold sway over, lead the way |
| Antonyms: | follow, obey |
| Main Entry: | loom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | appear, often imposingly |
| Synonyms: | approach, await, brew, bulk, come on, dawn, dominate, emanate, emerge, figure, gather, hover, impress, issue, lower, make up, menace, mount, near, overhang, overshadow, portend, rear, rise, show, soar, stand out, threaten, top, tower, be at hand, be coming, be forthcoming, be imminent, be in the cards, be in the wind, be near, become visible, break through, come forth, come into view, come on the scene, hang over, impend, overtop, seem huge, seem large, take shape |
| Main Entry: | obsess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | preoccupy |
| Synonyms: | beset, consume, dominate, engross, grip, harass, haunt, hold, possess, torment, infatuate |
| Main Entry: | outclass |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surpass |
| Synonyms: | beat, best, better, cap, dominate, eclipse, exceed, excel, outdistance, outdo, outperform, outrun, outshine, outstrip, pass, put to shame, surmount, top, tower, go beyond, go one better, improve upon, outhussle, outmatch, outpace, outplay, outrank, outrival, rise above, win the race |
| Main Entry: | override/overrule |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cancel, reverse a decision |
| Synonyms: | alter, annul, bend to one's will, control, countermand, direct, disallow, disregard, dominate, govern, ignore, influence, invalidate, make null and void, make void, not heed, nullify, outvote, outweigh, overturn, prevail over, quash, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke, ride roughshod, rule against, set aside, supersede, sway, take no account of, thwart, trample, upset, vanquish, veto |
| Antonyms: | allow, approve, permit, support |
| Main Entry: | overshadow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make obscure, dim, vague |
| Synonyms: | adumbrate, becloud, bedim, cloud, command, darken, dim, dominate, dwarf, eclipse, excel, govern, haze, obfuscate, outshine, outweigh, overcast, rule, shadow, surpass, veil, leave in the shade, overcloud, overweigh, preponderate, rise above, steal spotlight, take precedence, tower above |
| Main Entry: | possess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have or obtain |
| Synonyms: | acquire, bear, carry, control, corner*, dominate, enjoy, grab, hog*, hold, maintain, occupy, own, retain, seize, be blessed with, be born with, be endowed with, corner the market, get hands on, get hold of, have to name, latch on to, lock up, sit on, take over, take possession |
| Antonyms: | dispossess, lose, miss, not have |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | predominate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be the most important, noticeable |
| Synonyms: | carry weight*, command, dominate, domineer, govern, manage, outweigh, overrule, overshadow, prevail, reign, rule, tell, get the upper hand, hold sway, preponderate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reign |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have power over; prevail |
| Synonyms: | administer, be in power, be in the driver's seat, be supreme, boss, command, dominate, domineer, govern, head up, helm, hold power, hold sway, influence, manage, obtain, occupy, overrule, predominate, preponderate, rule, rule the roost*, run the show, run things, sit, superabound, wear the crown |
| Antonyms: | serve, submit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | subdue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep under control; moderate |
| Synonyms: | bear down, break, break in, check, conquer, control, crush, defeat, discipline, dominate, drop, extinguish, gentle, humble, mellow, overcome, overpower, overrun, put down, quash, quell, quench, quiet, reduce, repress, restrain, shut down, soften, squelch, subjugate, suppress, tame, temper, tone down, trample, vanquish, beat down, get the better of, get the upper hand, get under control, quieten, triumph over |
| Antonyms: | arouse, incite, release, rouse, start |
| Main Entry: | tower |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rise above |
| Synonyms: | ascend, dominate, exceed, loom, mount, overlook, rear, soar, surmount, surpass, top, transcend, be above, extend above, look down, look over, overtop |
| Main Entry: | consume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use up |
| Synonyms: | absorb, apply, deplete, devour, dissipate, dominate, drain, drivel, eat up, employ, engross, exhaust, expend, finish, go, go through, lavish, lessen, monopolize, obsess, put away, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle, utilize, vanish, waste, wear out, avail oneself of, finish up, fritter away, frivol away, have recourse to, preoccupy, profit by, put to use, run out of, wash up |
| Antonyms: | accumulate, collect, gather, neglect, store, not use |
| Main Entry: | control |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have charge of |
| Synonyms: | administer, advise, boss, bully, call, command, conduct, direct, discipline, dominate, domineer, govern, guide, handle, head, instruct, lead, manage, manipulate, overlook, oversee, pilot, predominate, regiment, regulate, rule, run*, steer, subject, subjugate, superintend, supervise, administrate, be in saddle, call the signals, deal with, head up, hold purse strings, hold sway over, hold the reins, push buttons, quarterback, reign over, run the show, run things |
| Antonyms: | abandon, forsake, relinquish, renounce, resign, give up, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | direct |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage, oversee |
| Synonyms: | administer, advise, be in the driver's seat, boss, call the shots*, carry on, conduct, control, control the affairs of, dispose, dominate, govern, guide, handle, have the say, head up, influence, keep, lead, operate, ordain, preside over, quarterback, regulate, rule, run, run the show, run things, shepherd, superintend, supervise, take the reins |
| Antonyms: | misguide, mismanage, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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