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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
| Main Entry: | sway |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong influence |
| Synonyms: | amplitude, authority, clout, command, control, dominion, empire, expanse, government, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, predominance, range, reach, regime, reign, rule, run, scope, sovereignty, spread, stretch, sweep |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | sway |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Synonyms: | ascendency, dominance, domination, dominion, influence, oscillation, puissance, rule, sovereignty |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
| Main Entry: | sway |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move back and forth |
| Synonyms: | bend, blow hot and cold, careen, fluctuate, hem and haw, incline, lean, lurch, oscillate, pendulate, pulsate, rock, roll, stagger, swagger, swing, undulate, vibrate, wave, waver, weave, wobble, yo-yo |
| Antonyms: | stay, steady |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
| Main Entry: | sway |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | influence, affect |
| Synonyms: | bias, brainwash, carry, conduct, control, crack*, direct, dispose, dominate, get*, govern, guide, hold sway over, hook, impact on, impress, incline, induce, inspire, lead by the nose, manage, move, overrule, persuade, predispose, prevail on, put across, reign, rule, rule over, sell*, soften up, strike, suck in, touch, turn one’s head, twist one’s arm, whitewash*, win over, work on |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Copyright © 2008 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | sway |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall. |
| Synonyms: | teeter, totter, vacillate, waver, weave, wobble |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | sway |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Synonyms: | affect, authority, bend, bias, clout, command, control, direct, divert, dominance, dominion, fluctuate, fluctuation, hang, oscillate, swing, undulate, vacillate |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | authority |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | The right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge. |
| Synonyms: | command, control, domination, dominion, jurisdiction, mastery, might, power, prerogative, sovereignty |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | dispose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To have an impact on in a certain way. |
| Synonyms: | incline, influence, predispose |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | domination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | The act of exercising controlling power or the condition of being so controlled. |
| Synonyms: | command, control, dominance, dominion, mastery, reign, rule |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | govern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To exercise the authority of a sovereign. |
| Synonyms: | reign, rule |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | influence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | The power to produce an effect by indirect means. |
| Synonyms: | leverage, weight |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | swing |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To move rhythmically back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above. |
| Synonyms: | oscillate |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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