| overpower | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. overmaster, overpower, overwhelm | overcome by superior force. |
| ~ beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ steamroll, steamroller | overwhelm by using great force.; "steamroller the opposition" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli. |
| ~ devastate | overwhelm or overpower.; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" |
| ~ clutch, get hold of, seize | affect.; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" |
| ~ arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses).; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| ~ kill | overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration.; "The comedian was so funny, he was killing me!" |
| ~ benight | overtake with darkness or night. |
| ~ knock out | overwhelm with admiration.; "All the guys were knocked out by her charm" |
| ~ stagger | astound or overwhelm, as with shock.; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake" |
| ~ lock | hold fast (in a certain state).; "He was locked in a laughing fit" |
| hen-peck | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. hen-peck, nag, peck | bother persistently with trivial complaints.; "She nags her husband all day long" |
| ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
| overthrow | | |
| n. (act) | 1. overthrow | the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force). |
| ~ ending, termination, conclusion | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ subversive activity, subversion | the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government. |
| n. (act) | 2. derangement, overthrow, upset | the act of disturbing the mind or body.; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" |
| ~ disturbance | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion. |
| v. (social) | 3. bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert | cause the downfall of; of rulers.; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" |
| ~ revolutionize | overthrow by a revolution, of governments. |
| ~ depose, force out | force to leave (an office). |
| v. (cognition) | 4. override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse | rule against.; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" |
| ~ decree, rule | decide with authority.; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" |
| prevail | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. dominate, predominate, prevail, reign, rule | be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance.; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood" |
| ~ override | prevail over.; "health considerations override financial concerns" |
| ~ overarch | be central or dominant.; "This scene overarches the entire first act" |
| ~ outbalance, overbalance, preponderate, outweigh | weigh more heavily.; "these considerations outweigh our wishes" |
| v. (stative) | 2. hold, obtain, prevail | be valid, applicable, or true.; "This theory still holds" |
| ~ exist, be | have an existence, be extant.; "Is there a God?" |
| v. (stative) | 3. die hard, endure, persist, prevail, run | continue to exist.; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures" |
| ~ continue | exist over a prolonged period of time.; "The bad weather continued for two more weeks" |
| ~ carry over | transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another. |
| ~ run | occur persistently.; "Musical talent runs in the family" |
| ~ reverberate | have a long or continuing effect.; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life" |
| v. (competition) | 4. prevail, triumph | prove superior.; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight" |
| ~ win | be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious.; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" |
| v. (communication) | 5. prevail | use persuasion successfully.; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents" |
| ~ persuade | cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm.; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" |
| vanquish | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict.; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" |
| ~ win | be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious.; "He won the Gold Medal in skating"; "Our home team won"; "Win the game" |
| ~ outscore, outpoint | score more points than one's opponents. |
| ~ walk over | beat easily.; "The local team walked over their old rivals for the championship" |
| ~ eliminate | remove from a contest or race.; "The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race" |
| ~ worst, mop up, whip, pip, rack up | defeat thoroughly.; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" |
| ~ whomp | beat overwhelmingly. |
| ~ get the best, have the best, overcome | overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome.; "Heart disease can get the best of us" |
| ~ spreadeagle, rout, spread-eagle | defeat disastrously. |
| ~ get the jump | be there first.; "They had gotten the jump on their competitors" |
| ~ chicane, chouse, jockey, cheat, shaft, screw | defeat someone through trickery or deceit. |
| ~ outsmart, outwit, circumvent, outfox, overreach, beat | beat through cleverness and wit.; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors" |
| ~ outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surpass, exceed, surmount | be or do something to a greater degree.; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" |
| ~ defeat, get the better of, overcome | win a victory over.; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up" |
| ~ surmount, master, overcome, get over, subdue | get on top of; deal with successfully.; "He overcame his shyness" |
| ~ best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump | get the better of.; "the goal was to best the competition" |
| ~ outfight | to fight better than; get the better of.; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans" |
| ~ overmaster, overpower, overwhelm | overcome by superior force. |
| ~ checkmate, mate | place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game.; "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves" |
| ~ immobilise, immobilize | make defenseless. |
| ~ outplay | excel or defeat in a game.; "The Knicks outplayed the Lakers" |
| ~ drub, lick, clobber, cream, bat, thrash | beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight.; "We licked the other team on Sunday!" |
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