Antonyms for hold sway over
| Grammar : Verb |
Definition of hold sway over
- As in sway : verb influence, affect
- As in preponderate : verb dominate
- As in control : verb have charge of
- As in dominate : verb govern, rule
- As in head : verb manage, oversee
- All that helps man really to hold sway over nature is what is styled physical education.
- Extract from : « The Aesthetical Essays » by Friedrich Schiller
- As they were all equal there arose a demand for a bishop who should hold sway over them.
- Extract from : « Lectures on the French Revolution » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Synonyms for hold sway over
- address
- administer
- administrate
- advise
- be first
- be in charge
- be in saddle
- bias
- boss
- brainwash
- bully
- call
- call the shots
- call the signals
- carry
- command
- conduct
- control
- crack
- deal with
- detract from
- dictate
- direct
- discipline
- dispose
- dominate
- domineer
- eclipse
- get
- go first
- govern
- guide
- handle
- have one's way
- have upper hand
- head
- head up
- hold purse strings
- hold sway over
- hold the reins
- hook
- impact on
- impress
- incline
- induce
- influence
- inspire
- instruct
- keep under thumb
- lay down the law
- lead
- lead by the nose
- lead the way
- manage
- manipulate
- monopolize
- move
- outshine
- overbear
- overlook
- overrule
- oversee
- overshadow
- persuade
- pilot
- pioneer
- play first fiddle
- precede
- predispose
- predominate
- preponderate
- prevail
- prevail on
- prevail over
- push buttons
- put across
- quarterback
- regiment
- regulate
- reign
- reign over
- reign supreme
- rule
- rule over
- rule the roost
- run
- run the show
- run things
- sell
- sit on top of
- soften up
- steer
- strike
- subject
- subjugate
- suck in
- superabound
- superintend
- supervise
- sway
- touch
- turn one's head
- twist one's arm
- tyrannize
- whitewash
- win over
- work on
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