Antonyms for clout
klaʊtclout

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1. • Advantage
   • Nail
   • Strike
   • Target

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1. cloutnoun

   a target used in archery

   Synonyms:
   pull, slug, clout nail, lick, biff, poke, punch

2. pull, cloutnoun

   special advantage or influence

   "the chairman's nephew has a lot of pull"

   Synonyms:
   pull, twist, slug, drag, poke, pulling, biff, lick, clout nail, puff, punch, wrench

3. clout nail, cloutnoun

   a short nail with a flat head; used to attach sheet metal to wood

   Synonyms:
   poke, slug, biff, pull, lick, clout nail, punch

4. punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slugverb

   (boxing) a blow with the fist

   "I gave him a clout on his nose"

   Synonyms:
   jabbing, punch, type slug, pigeon berry, jab, garget, carrier bag, sack, thrust, bullet, salt lick, slug, dawdler, lick, poke, pull, paper bag, lagger, biff, clout nail, thrusting, sluggard, puncher, drone, trailer, lap, laggard, scoke, poking

5. cloutverb

   strike hard, especially with the fist

   "He clouted his attacker"

How to use clout in a sentence?

1. Andrea James:

   [ Clemency ] is not a gift to be used at the end of a presidency for the few with enough clout to get to the president's desk. Clemency is a tool that should be used immediately and abundantly by President President Joe Biden, it's time for them to go home.

2. Chaim Siegel:

   Qualcomm has been penalized many times for anti-competitive practices. It's one of the risks of the story, they have market clout because their technology is much better than the competition.

3. Chief Executive Ivan Menezes:

   You're better off in free trade agreements if you've got more clout, and the EU brings more clout to the table.

4. Deshawn Yeldell:

   I’m a made man; I made my own name, I never needed another person clout to make me the person I have become. -MillYentei

5. George Salmon:

   The worry is that international bruisers like Disney and Amazon aren't going to go down without a fight, and both have the financial clout to counterpunch pretty hard, the battle for viewers' eyeballs is only just getting started.

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