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What is another word for
subdue
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To conquer or be victorious over
To overcome or bring under control
To soothe or pacify
To reduce the intensity or severity of
To diminish the confidence or courage of
To take away the self-esteem or conceit from
To intimidate, subdue, or control by awe
To hold or engage the attention of
To tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or on a farm
To diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of
To neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force
To weaken an armed opposition, such as a military or army
To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience
To submit or surrender to the will or demands of others
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To conquer or be victorious over
defeat
conquer
beat
overcome
best
lick
master
crush
vanquish
subjugate
overpower
overwhelm
trounce
worst
quell
surmount
quash
thrash
suppress
clobber
dispatch
skunk
stop
get
upend
overmatch
take
overbear
demolish
hammer
trim
dominate
subject
overrun
break
reduce
tame
pacify
humble
subordinate
extinguish
trample
drop
chasten
triumph over
prevail over
win against
get the better of
wipe the floor with
make mincemeat of
walk all over
put down
bring someone to their knees
get around
do down
bear down
beat down
shut down
gain ascendancy over
gain the upper hand over
get the upper hand over
get the upper hand
rout
repress
drub
overthrow
whip
cream
stuff
own
destroy
shellac
slaughter
paste
oppress
murder
run rings around
outdo
tank
crucify
blow out of the water
take to the cleaners
annihilate
surpass
control
flatten
smash
massacre
undo
blow out
better
outclass
pound
pulverize
US
be victorious over
marmalize
wallop
kill
top
triumph
pulverise
UK
tyrannize
US
outplay
outstrip
gain mastery over
give someone a drubbing
slam
total
whomp
turn inside out
excel
floor
blow away
wax
tyrannise
UK
knock out
outshine
hegemonize
throw
beat hollow
give someone a hiding
wipe out
ruin
cane
trash
transcend
swamp
skin
gain a victory over
outperform
lambaste
keep down
bury
get over
defeat utterly
overturn
curb
smother
enslave
prevail
snow under
keep under thumb
pip at the post
put an end to
torpedo
exceed
upset
zap
subvert
obliterate
overshadow
hold sway over
gain control of
grind down
win a resounding victory over
deal with
bust
go one better than
persecute
trample on
down
smoke
hurdle
whup
whop
rule
finish
whap
devastate
dust
bomb
tromp
squash
sink
win
outmaneuver
US
walk over
bulldoze
outmanoeuvre
UK
outrun
overmaster
win over
squelch
deck
eclipse
tan
render incapable
trump
render helpless
render powerless
be victorious
rise above
put away
unseat
outmatch
edge out
bring to ruin
outgun
knock for a loop
outdistance
take it all
put paid to
KO
cope with
do better than
get a grip on
bring to heel
pick apart
restrain
put in the shade
bridle
maltreat
crack down on
undermine
negotiate
torment
cripple
enfeeble
govern
steamroll
whack
torture
direct
domineer
pommel
whitewash
outwit
intimidate
resist
flog
command
slay
edge
route
shipwreck
outhit
decimate
entrap
outjump
flax
outflank
butcher
ambush
wreck
silence
prostrate
whelm
waste
steamroller
plague
pass
bully
rule over
cap
work over
plow under
quelch
ice
strangle
knock over
ill-treat
nose out
run rings round
tread
get through
keep under
get under control
bring to knees
treat harshly
take care of
checkmate
finish off
mow down
win a victory over
run roughshod over
knock off
override
slap down
overtop
take to cleaners
roll back
blast
come out on top
improve on
bring down
be cruel to
be brutal to
tower over
overtake
ride roughshod over
knock spots off
bring under the yoke
push around
cut to pieces
get control of
tyrannize over
trample underfoot
wipe off the map
stamp out
snuff out
give someone a pasting
put someone in their place
run circles around
bear down on
clamp down on
force down
take over
blot out
put a stop to
pwn
tread on
check
solve
humiliate
outsmart
nullify
manage
regulate
muller
weather
survive
shock
stun
render
outlive
settle
thwart
foil
spank
strike
frustrate
circumvent
disable
discomfit
confound
do in
aggrieve
distress
wrong
take down
bring under control
come out on top of
knock your socks off
outrank
hold down
make a fool of
beat up
outfight
shoot down
put the squeeze on
break someone's spirit
endure
succeed over
hose
outrival
mop up
take apart
dismantle
improve upon
get one up on
gain the advantage over
cow
make it past
make it over
slap about
be better than
break down
put to shame
outpace
shake off
overpass
shame
shoot ahead
shoot ahead of
weaken
larrup
defeat heavily
knock for six
defeat easily
discipline
keep in subjection
keep in submission
demoralize
US
demote
be unstoppable by
coerce
yoke
incapacitate
impair
disrate
deny
seize
annex
US
impoverish
shut out
drive off
put to flight
beat back
force
put to rout
clean up on
throw back in confusion
blow out of water
punish
colonize
US
demoralise
UK
enthrall
US
underyoke
sweep
occupy
colonise
UK
enthral
UK
exploit
invade
disfranchise
mortify
kick around
abuse
appropriate
annexe
UK
capture
be successful
oust
hobble
disenfranchise
deprive
hound
carry the day
get last laugh
take the cake
win through
be the victor
win out
gain a victory
take the prize
prevail against
come first
gain mastery of
take the honours
win hands down
take the crown
hold sway
depose
harass
take control of
take possession of
reel back in
get hooks into
take away someone's human rights
dethrone
mistreat
browbeat
menace
terrorize
US
victimize
US
threaten
brutalize
US
topple
stagger
immobilize
US
victimise
UK
brutalise
UK
terrorise
UK
blank
stretch
shellack
dumbfound
overawe
immobilise
UK
influence
supplant
unthrone
uncrown
boss
do away with
remove from power
unhorse
remove from office
take out
lead
gain control over
sway
dictate
bowl over
shut off
roll over
monopolize
US
head
overrule
lay out
preponderate
handle
run
monopolise
UK
preside over
weigh heavy upon
push about
rule the roost
have ascendancy over
have the whip hand over
exercise control over
run the show
boss around
be in command of
play first fiddle
be the boss of
call the tune
lead by the nose
have the upper hand in
have mastery over
be in charge of
be in control of
have one's way
have under one's thumb
boss about
call the shots
wear the trousers
have the upper hand over
be at the helm
have upper hand
lay down the law
rule the roost in
be in the saddle
head up
sit on top of
amaze
astonish
impress
awe
astound
stupefy
daze
stir
dazzle
take aback
come through
touch
spellbind
move
ride out
withstand
fascinate
bedazzle
hypnotize
US
flabbergast
affect
excite
take your breath away
knock sideways
pull through
surprise
live through
hypnotise
UK
outlast
leave speechless
strike dumb
sweep someone off their feet
disturb
stick out
stand up to
startle
bewilder
rock
shake
stand
dumfound
brave
thunderstrike
razzle-dazzle
get to
suffer
make it through
bear up against
come through unscathed
traumatize
US
shatter
disconcert
surprize
gain
electrify
bear
traumatise
UK
unsettle
paralyse
UK
numb
push through
paralyze
US
gain the victory
finish first
come out ahead
abash
blow your mind
knock the stuffing out of
shake up
knock down
sit out
contend with
see through
tough out
last out
stick it out
grapple with
bear the brunt of
enchant
captivate
overload
psych
capsize
turn over
blind
psych out
greatly upset
wear down
sweep off feet
nonplus
smash down
bash
profligate
lather
outwear
flummox
upstage
gobsmack
confuse
flabagast
pull out of it
pass through
make a comeback
land on your feet
recover from
live out
take in hand
break through
get to grips with
bemuse
outvie
address
dwarf
make speechless
take by surprise
render speechless
stop someone in their tracks
throw for a loop
expropriate
field
outjockey
maneuver
US
muddle
cook one's goose
fix one's wagon
appal
UK
fog
wipe off the mat
manoeuvre
UK
grab
make it
drive away
usurp
secure
horrify
outrage
outfox
play
offend
revolt
disgust
petrify
leave standing
thrill
enthuse
galvanize
US
manipulate
get further ahead of
walk away from
be head and shoulders above
leave behind
be a cut above
gain on
tower above
be one up on
get ahead of
out-think
go one better
fake out
acquire
sicken
scandalize
US
nauseate
hit
hack
jolt
agitate
disquiet
rouse
treat
glitz
repel
arrogate
commandeer
hijack
pirate
succeed
buffalo
arouse
stimulate
swing
perturb
unnerve
discompose
displease
provoke
confiscate
appall
US
jar
dismay
galvanise
UK
hit like a ton of bricks
ride
anger
antagonize
US
preempt
last
make splash
scandalise
UK
antagonise
UK
insult
brook
tolerate
take the wind out of your sails
give offence to
completely surprise
give a turn
throw a curve
make someone's blood run cold
raise someone's eyebrows
set someone back on their heels
gross out
shake out of your complacency
hit like ton of bricks
wear
abide
sustain
spoil
be a hit
cut a figure
topscore
deliver the goods
bring home the bacon
lay claim to
withset
gainstay
withsit
gainstand
withstay
register with
be conspicuous
score with
be the winner
edge the opposition
pull it off
achieve success
reign supreme
take first prize
beat the opposition
hold out against
put up with
be impermeable to
be impervious to
die hard against
stay the course
persevere against
hold out
persist with
be resistant to
hang tough
be proof against
ravage
upset the opposition
overwhelm the opposition
achieve first place
gain victory
be first
persist through
weather storm
desolate
sink the opposition
reign
level
raze
fell
make a clean sweep
run circles around the opposition
finish in front
come in first
defeat the opposition
win the day
sweep the board
overcome the opposition
dynamite
wrack
gut
crash
explode
tear down
nuke
break up
scourge
smite
pull down
raze to the ground
blow to bits
blow sky-high
mess up
maim
vaporise
UK
mutilate
blow to pieces
ravish
vaporize
US
blow up
maraud
spoliate
sweep over
hit for six
make out
prove victorious
prove superior
achieve mastery
carry victory
gain ascendancy
gain the palm
carry all before one
gain mastery
go places
take off
go great guns
move out
more ❯
“This motivated them all the more to attain power in order to
subdue
their opponents by violent measures.”
Verb
▲
To overcome or bring under control
control
restrain
check
suppress
curb
overcome
repress
bridle
constrain
contain
quell
stifle
inhibit
master
govern
quash
smother
moderate
squash
crush
squelch
silence
arrest
lick
soften
damp
mellow
diminish
lessen
rein in
hold back
keep in check
tone down
snuff out
keep the lid on
crack down on
put down
clamp down on
keep a lid on
slap down
quieten down
nip in the bud
hold in check
get under control
stop
extinguish
stamp out
put an end to
kill
put a stop to
destroy
thwart
hinder
end
restrict
impede
frustrate
put the kibosh on
prevent
halt
defeat
overpower
conquer
quench
abolish
terminate
annihilate
tame
regulate
put the lid on
limit
keep a tight rein on
hamper
deaden
clobber
scotch
strangle
muffle
quelch
wipe out
get rid of
hold in
vanquish
shush
gag
stymie
shut down
curtail
keep
measure
keep back
beat
hold
pull in
withhold
put out
sit on
mute
keep under control
obstruct
rout
eliminate
damp down
overwhelm
stem
interfere with
cut off
rule
block out
put paid to
gain mastery over
bring to an end
settle
bite back
cool
finish
demolish
scupper
extirpate
block
foil
eradicate
dominate
spike
nix
queer
overturn
triumph over
bury
put the brakes on
simmer down
discontinue
crack down
weed out
throttle
get the better of
retard
trammel
cut short
discipline
fetter
trample on
deter
hold down
rein back
keep lid on
bring to screeching halt
fight back
button up
choke back
gain control over
slow down
censure
compose
torpedo
best
dismiss
reject
strangle at birth
surmount
dish
dispatch
confine
subjugate
calm
re-collect
dash
clamp down
censor
dumb
cork up
adjust
monitor
cap
delimit
prevail over
clam
abate
dull
scuttle
spoil
exterminate
sabotage
expunge
collect
cork
get a grip on
rally
quiet
tranquilize
US
inspect
lull
corner
still
recover
remove
win against
blot out
banish
disrupt
pour cold water on
throw cold water on
bottle up
put half nelson on
hog-tie
gain control of
mess up
put the stopper on
bring to a halt
do for
bring to a stop
put a lid on
choke off
set limits on
keep in line
impose limits on
close up
keep down
tranquillise
UK
muzzle
freeze
peg
entrammel
rein
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
throw a spanner in the works
stall
hamstring
put a limit on
encumber
delay
slow
hobble
cramp
cumber
box in
cut back
cool down
keep within bounds
cool off
keep tight rein on
tie up
stem the flow of
debar
hold up
shackle
slow up
set back
handicap
keep on a string
keep control of
interrupt
overthrow
cow
trample
bottle
clamp
beat down
drive underground
keep inside
keep in
put lid on
put kibosh on
bring to naught
more ❯
“With great effort, the man managed to
subdue
his urge to laugh.”
Verb
▲
To soothe or pacify
calm
placate
mollify
soothe
quiet
quieten
temper
gentle
mellow
soften
calm down
control
curb
restrain
check
bridle
contain
constrain
regulate
inhibit
govern
repress
hold
suppress
measure
rule
keep
moderate
conquer
overcome
mitigate
lick
discipline
pacify
tranquilize
US
humble
mute
cow
bust
reclaim
tranquillise
UK
tame
rein in
pull in
tone down
get the better of
water down
get a grip on
more ❯
“He had to
subdue
his rage, allow his fear to subside, and suppress his disgust with his conscious will.”
Verb
▲
To reduce the intensity or severity of
soothe
lessen
diminish
reduce
moderate
allay
mitigate
soften
abate
calm
alleviate
temper
dull
weaken
decrease
deaden
lighten
blunt
dampen
damp
attenuate
check
quell
curb
cool
muffle
mellow
stifle
smother
degrade
modulate
mute
tame
curtail
cut
minimize
US
temperate
squelch
minimise
UK
balm
dulcify
tone down
take the edge off
de-escalate
take the sting out
smooth down
cool off
ease
mollify
assuage
pacify
relieve
lull
tranquilize
US
still
palliate
settle
quieten
tranquillise
UK
compose
relax
quiet
appease
placate
salve
calm down
suppress
lower
cushion
restrain
becalm
lullaby
repress
control
dilute
soft-pedal
contain
ebb
damp down
help
settle down
comfort
hush
silence
ease off
put a damper on
dispel
propitiate
depress
sweeten
sedate
take the bite out
extenuate
lenify
gentle
taper
quieten down
shrink
subside
banish
slake
dwindle
smooth
chill out
keep in check
reassure
stop
modify
satisfy
quash
wind down
tail off
remit
quiet down
slacken
deflate
wane
steady
fade
decline
get rid of
cut down
conciliate
subjugate
taper off
drop off
ratchet down
make less intense
put the lid on
put damper on
phase down
peter out
content
rise above
collect
choke off
cut off
quench
assure
disarm
overcome
extinguish
benumb
untrouble
unburden
turn down
re-collect
ameliorate
pour oil on
stabilize
US
win over
recede
bridle
inhibit
make calm
cool out
contract
fall
relent
drop
depreciate
stabilise
UK
defuse
decrement
squash
constrain
smooth over
sink
put out a fire
do damage control
put an end to
downsize
downscale
slack
pall
slow
buffer
decelerate
die away
fall away
play down
drop away
let up
roll back
die down
die out
cut back
harsh
hold back
drain away
address
improve
unruffle
commute
resolve
fix
excuse
paralyze
US
paralyse
UK
settle one's nerves
humour
UK
humor
US
reconcile
mask
numb
shut down
reduce the force of
anaesthetize
UK
impair
erode
sate
cauterize
US
thin
make peace with
anesthetize
US
kill
cauterise
UK
qualify
deplete
make less
put a lid on
get control of
neutralize
US
regulate
abase
wear away
wear down
neutralise
UK
rachet down
grow less
gruntle
obtund
get a grip on
muzzle
smooth out
clear the air
restrict
hold in
take the heat off
mince
break
keep it down
decrease the volume
pipe down
brighten
buttress
keep under control
meet halfway
cure
counteract
stem
crumble
loose
disintegrate
vary
punctuate
solace
succor
US
succour
UK
console
absorb
staunch
hold in check
make less active
soak up
get under control
rein in
slow down
gratify
satiate
liss
interrupt
trim
ration
assist
prevent
aid
break up
bring respite to
bring an end to
cool down
sober
soberize
dissipate
minify
shave
narrow
pare
slash
dismiss
eliminate
destroy
take load off
let up on
couch
round down
make cutbacks in
trim down
pare down
scale down
mark down
whittle down
dial down
bring down
take down
clip
trim back
limit
step down
take a load off
make something bearable
bedim
put to rest
drive away
drive off
chase away
bring aid
bring aid to
dip
darken
pale
dim
make dim
make faint
make less bright
unlax
become weaker
cool it
fade away
heal
remedy
make better
treat
doctor
nurse
mend
rehabilitate
attend to
ease up
restore
medicate
rehab
set right
cheer
loosen
meliorate
rectify
support
adjust
upraise
take the sting out of
better
buck up
sort out
make well
condole with
treat successfully
make whole
restore to health
put to rights
minister to
make healthy
shorten
attend
put at rest
nourish
disempower
diffuse
desensitize
US
fix up
take sting out
patch things up
undermine
take the bite out of
iron out
make reasonable
make weaker
slack off
patch up
give solace to
make less painful
set up
restore to normality
reduce the effect of
hebetate
descend
liberalize
US
liberalise
UK
desensitise
UK
cease
slip
water down
terminate
melt
square
ease up on
come to a stop
melt away
come to an end
slacken off
level off
make less strict
make less formal
lessen the impact of
soften the impact of
reduce the impact of
axe
UK
amend
dent
dry up
ax
US
devaluate
amortise
UK
downgrade
whittle
cast down
cleanse
amortize
US
make smaller
tighten
dose
run down
hearten
encourage
inspirit
solve
correct
gladden
animate
right
repair
lift
fortify
end
remove
pity
cheer up
commiserate with
get to the bottom of
do away with
put right
be the answer to
set to rights
be the solution to
straighten out
deal with
sympathize with
give condolences to
plummet
express sympathy to
show compassion to
express sympathy
show fellow feeling to
express sympathy for
flag
nosedive
drain
close
blur
desist
go down
waste away
grow smaller
become smaller
get less
die off
come down
slack up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To diminish the confidence or courage of
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
dishearten
discourage
dispirit
dismay
depress
deject
daunt
crush
upset
unnerve
chill
dampen
shake
frustrate
unman
cow
abash
sap
disturb
throw
damp
enervate
weaken
undermine
debilitate
deflate
disconcert
unsettle
rattle
devitalize
disparage
enfeeble
disempower
cripple
disarrange
discountenance
disorder
embarrass
muddle
nonplus
cast down
knock for six
knock sideways
knock the stuffing out of
psych out
bring low
get to
blow up
sadden
dash
deter
disappoint
disincline
make downhearted
give someone the blues
make dejected
throw cold water on
pour cold water on
desolate
humble
humiliate
indispose
weigh down
weigh heavily on
get down
bring down
make someone fed up
put down
put a damper on
oppress
distress
stun
devastate
traumatize
US
grieve
burden
overwhelm
overcome
floor
prostrate
haunt
harrow
whelm
overmaster
swamp
overpower
shatter
daze
bum out
make sad
shock
make gloomy
make despondent
hang over
bring tears to your eyes
make unhappy
cause suffering to
traumatise
UK
break someone's spirit
make one's heart bleed
dash hopes
snow under
break someone's heart
grind down
dampen someone's spirit
stir
move
impress
strike
touch
affect
dazzle
spellbind
trouble
sweep over
leave speechless
sweep someone off their feet
bowl over
blow away
take aback
hit for six
try
afflict
perturb
torment
ail
drain
weary
aggrieve
mortify
bother
bug
faze
drag
abase
beat
darken
dull
run down
reduce to tears
cast a gloom upon
turn off
beat down
greatly upset
make desolate
keep under
harsh someone's mellow
dampen spirits
bear down
make someone's heart bleed
more ❯
Verb
▲
To take away the self-esteem or conceit from
deflate
humiliate
humble
mortify
chasten
crush
squash
quash
flatten
chagrin
cow
dispirit
snub
dishearten
discourage
belittle
put down
bring down
take down
bring low
cut down to size
shoot down
take down a peg or two
kick in the teeth
take the wind out of your sails
let wind out of sails
knock the stuffing out of
degrade
shame
disgrace
debase
demean
abase
discredit
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
embarrass
discomfit
abash
make a fool of
make someone eat humble pie
make someone eat crow
put to shame
put someone in their place
lower
sink
smirch
cheapen
foul
own
make ashamed
show up
take down a peg
settle someone's hash
downgrade
devalue
break
bemean
cause to lose face
tear down
get the better of
have the last laugh on
cast down
expose
tame
put in one's place
show in a bad light
reduce
force to eat humble pie
fix someone's wagon
pop one's balloon
silence
pull down
put one away
make one feel small
put away
upset
squelch
overcome
strike dumb
make eat dirt
demote
cut to the quick
bring down a peg
denigrate
rip
pan
discountenance
smear
blister
slam
wither
vanquish
downplay
confuse
put out of countenance
play down
cause to feel small
run down
disparage
defame
taint
diminish
stain
stigmatize
US
tarnish
bring shame to
drag through the mud
blot
sully
stigmatise
UK
bring into disrepute
blacken
ridicule
derogate
reflect badly on
bring shame on
minimize
US
lessen
depreciate
minimise
UK
drag down
lower the status of
give a black eye
give a bad name to
besmirch
slander
besmear
insult
decry
mock
compromise
bring shame upon
dismiss
detract from
drag through the mire
put in a bad light
dis
bad-mouth
make lose face
poor-mouth
prostitute
condescend
stoop
deign
vilify
dehumanize
US
reproach
slur
dehumanise
UK
descend
blemish
undervalue
corrupt
deprecate
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
debauch
mar
defile
take to pieces
dump on
give a bad name
contemn
bring discredit to
deride
discount
criticize
US
cast aspersions on
slight
vilipend
diss
do a hatchet job on
trash
criticise
UK
bring dishonour to
blacken the name of
cry down
kiss off
talk down
trash-talk
write off
bastardize
US
blight
demolish
profane
bastardise
UK
beclown
take apart
disconcert
ruin
take to bits
lower someone's status
lower someone's dignity
surpass
brand
scandalize
US
injure
spot
lower in rank
get one's comeuppance
cut down
cast a slur
disregard
desecrate
disrespect
scandalise
UK
attaint
libel
lower in status
betray
be prejudicial to
reduce the status of
downcry
comment negatively
condemn
opprobriate
reject
make uncomfortable
make someone feel ashamed
browbeat
relegate
lose face
mess with
sell out
tar and feather
be untrue to oneself
beat down
abandon one's principles
shoot down in flames
score off
declass
show in bad light
succumb
scorn
detract
despise
bump
set back
revert
mark down
reduce to the ranks
kick downstairs
bust
lower oneself
lower yourself
debase oneself
be reduced
be reduced to
demean oneself
debase yourself
stultify
disrate
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
set up
knock down
malign
attack
calumniate
take down a notch
bring to knees
bring to terms
abuse
knock
slate
bag
pummel
US
rubbish
bash
roast
skewer
censure
soil
devaluate
asperse
hammer
vituperate
monster
pummelled
UK
mudsling
speak evil of
throw brickbats at
pour scorn on
slag off
have a go at
speak ill of
throw mud at
pull apart
hit out at
tear into
lay into
disesteem
ruin the reputation of
pooh-pooh
bring into disfavour
blacken someone's name
destroy someone's credibility
damage someone's reputation
more ❯
Verb
▲
To intimidate, subdue, or control by awe
overawe
intimidate
cow
frighten
bully
daunt
scare
terrify
awe
browbeat
unnerve
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
dismay
abash
alarm
disconcert
deter
discourage
buffalo
impress
psych out
blind someone with something
take your breath away
shake
ruffle
bulldoze
hector
dragoon
blackjack
discomfit
badger
tyrannize
US
bullyrag
railroad
faze
rattle
bogart
bludgeon
tyrannise
UK
strong-arm
mau-mau
lean on
pick on
push around
appall
US
petrify
appal
UK
dishearten
embarrass
frighten off
put the wind up
turn on the heat
confuse
bewilder
overwhelm
nonplus
perplex
confound
disquiet
perturb
discompose
unsettle
fluster
bother
make anxious
trouble
agitate
make uneasy
baffle
destabilize
US
throw
jolt
unbalance
mystify
flummox
put off
destabilise
UK
take aback
shake up
blind
throw off balance
pull the rug from under
pull the rug out from under
put off one's stroke
coerce
threaten
harass
pressurize
US
domineer
menace
force
oppress
hound
pressure
compel
persecute
harry
torment
constrain
oblige
plague
steamroller
bluster
enforce
ride
affright
pressurise
UK
push about
scare off
twist someone's arm
scare the bejesus out of
use strong-arm tactics on
spook
startle
upset
horrify
disturb
panic
fright
alarum
worry
scarify
dominate
distress
strike terror into
scare to death
shock
ride roughshod over
unhinge
mistreat
abuse
subjugate
chill
discomfort
chivvy
repel
demoralize
US
stiff
disburb
demoralise
UK
aggrieve
maltreat
scare away
strike terror in
discombobulate
fill with terror
chill to the bone
curdle the blood
floor
boss about
victimize
US
overbear
make one's hair stand on end
boss around
make teeth chatter
inspire panic in
make one's blood run cold
make nervous
put the fear of God into
torture
victimise
UK
put heat on
get to
cause someone to lose their composure
put down
be cruel to
walk all over
kick around
throw into a tizz
put into a flap
ill-treat
mess over
treat harshly
ill-use
astound
scare the daylights out of
heckle
frighten out of your wits
antagonize
US
chivy
taunt
nag
goad
antagonise
UK
be a tough guy
impel
push
lord it over
twist one's arm
put through the wringer
put the chill on
whip around
issue threats to
scare hell out of
utter threats to
hold a gun to one's head
force one's hand
manhandle
misuse
overpower
distract
stun
annoy
irritate
irk
brutalize
US
brutalise
UK
mishandle
vex
exasperate
aggravate
gall
rile
nettle
bug
peeve
stupefy
provoke
pique
anger
nark
deject
play the heavy with
be brutal to
needle
get
miff
chafe
uncalm
grate
hassle
rasp
spite
bowl over
eat
throw off
frost
gripe
itch
fret
flurry
discountenance
excite
abrade
niggle
fuddle
affect
stir
stump
disrupt
get across
hack off
put out
rattle one's cage
burn up
put someone off their stroke
wear
throw into tizzy
wind up
unman
fill with fear
scare witless
scare stiff
scare the pants off
give someone goose pimples
give someone the heebie-jeebies
scare someone out of their wits
scare the living daylights out of
chill to the marrow
freeze your blood
get the wind up
throw into a blue funk
throw into a fright
make one's flesh creep
give one the creeps
scare someone half to death
make someone jump out of their skin
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hold or engage the attention of
fascinate
captivate
charm
enchant
enthral
UK
enthrall
US
beguile
bewitch
absorb
allure
engross
grip
mesmerise
UK
mesmerize
US
attract
spellbind
entrance
engage
enrapture
interest
rivet
intrigue
hypnotise
UK
hypnotize
US
occupy
delight
entice
please
involve
draw
lure
tempt
magnetise
UK
magnetize
US
excite
entertain
arrest
divert
amuse
seduce
immerse
bedazzle
tantalise
UK
tantalize
US
ravish
thrill
titillate
transfix
wile
busy
bemuse
enwrap
overwhelm
win
arouse
enamor
invite
gladden
stir
transport
witch
ensnare
stimulate
kill
enamour
intoxicate
pique
provoke
overpower
infatuate
enslave
attach
appeal
compel
kindle
animate
fire
catch up
hold spellbound
put under a spell
interest greatly
grab
preoccupy
hook
subject
subjugate
hold in awe
dazzle
hold
wow
rapture
turn on
appeal to
tickle pink
sweep off feet
pull
bowl over
gratify
distract
carry away
impress
tickle
catch
amaze
capture
win over
knock dead
astound
awe
knock out
slay
send
move
affect
overcome
touch
strike
stagger
woo
satisfy
tickle your fancy
astonish
stun
dumbfound
blow away
overawe
floor
monopolize
US
hold your attention
hold the attention of
solace
take
take your breath away
exhilarate
inflame
cheer
delectate
inveigle
monopolise
UK
regale
rap
make a hit with
elate
tickle to death
lead on
stupefy
vamp
influence
rouse
engulf
electrify
daze
float someone's boat
catch the eye of
disport
inspire
bait
induce
employ
take up
overjoy
make happy
razzle-dazzle
bewilder
rope in
court
be of interest to
give pleasure to
pull in
bring in
light someone's fire
whet the appetite of
sweep someone off their feet
fixate
fill
obsess
fix
consume
quicken
betray
scintillate
seize
gain
ensorcell
soak
content
recreate
capture your imagination
tease
solicit
snare
relax
persuade
trance
pleasure
concern
catch hold of
decoy
strike dumb
steer
elevate
rejoice
humour
UK
humor
US
indulge
send into raptures
enliven
be a hit with
arouse curiosity
catch your eye
beckon
arride
draw attention
make your mouth water
be attractive to
take aback
leave speechless
suck in
go over big
turn someone on
hit the spot
give a buzz
be the ticket
please greatly
tie up
give someone a kick
keep busy
maintain
keep
gorgonize
hit on
rivet the attention of
be unable to take one's eyes off
blind
bind
control
perk up
be interesting to
galvanize
US
bedevil
trick
own
laugh it up
matter to
tickle the fancy of
charge
wrap up
envelop
cast a spell on
endear
cajole
spark
besot
assimilate
prompt
agitate
ecstasize
comfort
inspirit
send into transports
get under your skin
psych
keep alive
keep up
fracture
secure
get
obtain
have an impact on
attend
exult
jubilate
keep amused
craze
grab the attention of
fill with delight
elicit
turn one's head
incline
crack up
make merry
become lost
whet
waken
pick up
galvanise
UK
sit up
engage one's attention
whet one's appetite
sweep sombeody off his/her feet
psych out
blow your mind
give someone a charge
do one's heart good
score with
freak out
give great pleasure to
give joy to
bury
pump up
be concerned with
be active with
surprise
wallow
glitz
stir up
arouse the curiosity of
whet someone's appetite
take someone's fancy
switch on
call forth
bring forth
argue into
bring around
break one up
knock 'em dead
put 'em away
get one's jollies
sweep you off your feet
lose oneself in
get lost in
engage someone's attention
be a source of fascination to
exert a pull on
exert influence on
get going
get someone going
give someone a thrill
do it for someone
wheedle
absorb yourself in
throw yourself into
involve oneself in
involve oneself
turn someone's head
dangle a carrot in front of
flirt with
keep hanging
keep someone hanging on
entrap
deceive
delude
mousetrap
hearten
uplift
trap
con
warm
fulfill
US
mislead
suit
groove
fulfil
UK
glad
toll
brighten up
cheer up
tout
buoy up
bring joy to
give a lift
do someone's heart good
give someone pleasure
agree with
buck up
warm the cockles of the heart
make content
make someone feel good
get one's kicks
come on
lead astray
more ❯
Verb
▲
To tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or on a farm
domesticate
train
tame
break
housebreak
domiciliate
gentle
master
subjugate
breed
control
herd
housetrain
teach
house-train
break in
bring to heel
bring up
round up
bring under control
cultivate
domesticize
make tame
bridle
Verb
▲
To diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of
soft-pedal
minimise
UK
minimize
US
downplay
understate
underplay
moderate
underemphasize
mitigate
palliate
euphemize
shush
de-emphasize
play down
make light of
gloss over
tone down
shrug off
make little of
make nothing of
set little store by
blue-pencil
hush-hush
set no store by
go easy
put on the soft pedal
mince words
soften
whitewash
lessen
devalue
diminish
deemphasize
underrate
undervalue
trivialize
US
trivialise
UK
talk down
extenuate
reduce
qualify
minify
brush aside
discount
underestimate
deprecate
weaken
misprize
rationalize
US
downgrade
hold back
sugarcoat
rationalise
UK
detract from
temper
belittle
cheapen
sell short
justify
brush something under the carpet
pooh-pooh
prettify
soften up
hold cheap
undertone
explain away
mince
rate too low
not do justice to
do an injustice to
gild the pill
candy-coat
sugarcoat the pill
cover up
minimalize
brush off
make light
take lightly
dumb down
attach little importance to
give little weight to
think nothing of
give a lower profile
decry
derogate
discredit
denigrate
depreciate
defame
vilipend
knock
lower
belie
backbite
take away from
laugh at
detract
devaluate
decrease
subtract from
write off
blister
cut rate
undermine
disesteem
withdraw
smooth over
gloze over
gloss
varnish
restrain
dampen
dilute
modulate
chill out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To neutralize or cancel by exerting an opposite and equal force
neutralize
US
offset
counterbalance
counteract
balance
counterpoise
nullify
countervail
negate
annul
negative
counterweigh
equalise
UK
equalize
US
cancel
redress
correct
undo
invalidate
countercheck
defuse
overcome
counterweight
abrogate
conquer
deactivate
defeat
frustrate
override
overrule
cancel out
compensate for
balance out
make up for
even up
render ineffective
square up
make ineffective
wipe out
be an antidote to
compensate
redeem
equilibrize
outweigh
counter
even out
equipoise
oppose
ballast
atone for
set off
fix
obviate
rectify
equilibrate
contravene
repel
antagonise
UK
antagonize
US
square
work against
equal out
equiponderate
amend
tip the scales
reverse
atone
limit
restrict
turn the tables
requite
redress the balance
equal
counterpose
bring to naught
make of no use or value
level
even
equate
match
account for
remedy
lessen
reduce
buck
right
halt
counterwork
stabilize
US
be equivalent
allow for
stabilise
UK
tie
collate
attune
adjust
parallel
readjust
set
accord
cross out
respond to
go against
come out
pair off
come out even
neutralise
UK
make level
regularize
US
regularise
UK
make equal
make even
make uniform
make the same
level up
even off
level off
level out
align
smooth
standardize
US
standardise
UK
steady
regulate
tally
symmetrize
pair
proportional
recoup
agree with
be equal to
average out the same
recalibrate
make equivalent
make identical
make up
settle
make comparable
restore the balance
flatten
plane
firm up
smoothen
establish
equibalance
press
surface
roll
straighten
mow
grade
face
steamroll
lay
flush
make regular
smooth out
bring into line
press flat
make flat
line up
make consistent
more ❯
Verb
▲
To weaken an armed opposition, such as a military or army
disarm
disband
demilitarise
UK
demilitarize
US
deactivate
demobilise
UK
demobilize
US
incapacitate
cripple
debilitate
prostrate
subjugate
unarm
weaken
render defenceless
deprive of arms
make powerless
take weapons from
demob
exhaust
enervate
tire
sap
enfeeble
weary
fatigue
drain
disable
devitalize
frazzle
immobilize
US
overtire
tax
knacker
overtax
paralyse
UK
poop
hamstring
undermine
etiolate
waste
soften
impair
paralyze
US
whack
handicap
reduce
ruin
wreck
depress
overthrow
mow
defeat
immobilise
UK
knock out
wear out
tire out
make impotent
bring low
take it out of
wash out
lay low
bring someone to their knees
tucker out
make weary
make helpless
do in
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience
subject
subjugate
expose
submit
subordinate
overcome
endanger
imperil
treat
put through
lay open
make liable
put in danger
peril
hazard
risk
jeopardize
US
jeopardise
UK
make subject
make vulnerable
endanger by
imperil by
jeopardize by
leave unprotected from
put in jeopardy of
put at risk of
leave open
lay open to
put in harm's way
menace
compromise
adventure
jeopard
venture
put at risk
gamble with
expose to danger
put in jeopardy
threaten
chance
harm
injure
damage
pose a threat to
do harm to
be detrimental to
leave vulnerable
be a danger to
gamble
stake
put on the line
prejudice
wager
jeopardy
speculate
bet
lay on the line
lay bare
leave defenseless
play with fire
put someone's life on the line
undermine
weaken
implicate
subject to loss
be careless with
place in danger
put under suspicion
sell out
dare
go out of one's depth
leap before looking
run the risk
hang by a thread
skate on thin ice
be caught short
run the chance
run the risk of
leave to luck
brave
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assay
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go out on a limb
stick your neck out
experiment with
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gamble on
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To submit or surrender to the will or demands of others
bend
submit
surrender
yield
bow
capitulate
cede
genuflect
subjugate
give in
give way
resign yourself
succumb
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soften
waver
weaken
come round
ease off
ease up
agree
defer
fall
cave
fold
concede
buckle
quit
kowtow
budge
blink
relinquish
wave the white flag
throw in the towel
surrender to
knuckle under
throw in the sponge
pack it in
go under
be submissive
show the white flag
go down
eat crow
accept defeat
back down
hoist the white flag
bend the knee
lay down arms
say uncle
raise the white flag
concede defeat
cry uncle
roll over
toss it in
put up white flag
give up
admit defeat
humble oneself
buckle under
give yourself up
give ground
break
resign
give oneself over
let go
turn over
be beaten
come to terms
give up the struggle
fall victim
be overcome
be overwhelmed
lay down
abdicate
cry quits
turn in
fold up
call it quits
be conquered
climb down
suffer defeat
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