| Main Entry: | monopolize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dominate, control |
Synonyms: |
absorb, acquire, bogart, consume, copyright, corner, corner the market, devour, employ, engross, exclude, exercise control, have, hog, hold, keep to oneself, lock up, manage, own, own exclusively, patent, possess, restrain, sew up, sit on, syndicate, take over, take up, use, utilize |
Antonyms: |
distribute, scatter, share |
| Main Entry: | absorb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | occupy complete attention |
Synonyms: |
captivate, concern, consume, employ, engage, engross, fascinate, fill, hold, immerse, involve, monopolize, obsess, preoccupy, rivet |
Antonyms: |
distract |
| Main Entry: | consume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | use up |
Synonyms: |
absorb, apply, avail oneself of, deplete, devour, dissipate, dominate, drain, drivel, eat up, employ, engross, exhaust, expend, finish, finish up, fritter away, frivol away, go, go through, have recourse to, lavish, lessen, monopolize, obsess, preoccupy, profit by, put away, put to use, run out of, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle, utilize, vanish, wash up, waste, wear out |
Antonyms: |
accumulate, collect, gather, neglect, not use, store |
| Main Entry: | control |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | curb, hold back |
Synonyms: |
adjust, awe, bridle, check, collect, compose, constrain, contain, cool, corner, cow, limit, monopolize, quell, regulate, rein in, repress, restrain, simmer down, smother, subdue |
Antonyms: |
chance, jump in, let go, risk, rush |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | engage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | occupy oneself; engross |
Synonyms: |
absorb, allure, arrest, bewitch, busy, captivate, catch, charm, draw, embark on, employ, enamor, enchant, enter into, enthrall, fascinate, give a try, give a whirl, go for broke, go in for, go out for, grip*, have a fling at, have a go at, have a shot at, imbue, immerse, interest, involve, join, keep busy, monopolize, partake, participate, pitch in, practice, preengage, preoccupy, set about, soak, tackle*, take part, tie up, try on for size, undertake |
Antonyms: |
decline, refuse, reject, shun |
| Main Entry: | engross |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold one's attention |
Synonyms: |
absorb, apply, arrest, assimilate, attract, be hung, become lost, bewitch, busy, captivate, consume, corner, engage, engulf, enrapture, enthrall, fascinate, fill, grip, hog, immerse, involve, monopolize, occupy, preoccupy, sew up, soak, take up, up on |
Antonyms: |
forget, ignore, reject, repulse, turn off |
| Main Entry: | hog |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be selfish |
Synonyms: |
be greedy, gobble up, grab all of, have all to oneself, monopolize |
| Notes: | swine is the collective (and ancestral) term for domesticated pigs and hogs; a hog is 120 pounds and ready for market, a pig is immature and weighs less |
| Main Entry: | occupy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be busy with |
Synonyms: |
absorb, amuse, attend, be active with, be concerned with, busy, divert, employ, engage, engross, entertain, fill, hold attention, immerse, interest, involve, keep busy, monopolize, preoccupy, soak, take up, tie up, utilize |
Antonyms: |
be inactive, be lazy, idle |
| Main Entry: | forestall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | keep from happening |
Synonyms: |
anticipate, avert, delay, deter, hinder, monopolize, preclude, preoccupy, prevent, thwart |