What are some opposite words for sway?
Antonyms for sway
sweɪsway
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
sway
Govern carries the idea of authoritative administration or some exercise of authority that is at once effective and continuous; control is effective, but may be momentary or occasional. One controls what he holds or can hold at will absolutely in check; as, a skilful horseman controls a spirited horse; a person controls his temper; we say to one who is excited, "control yourself." A person commands another when he has, or claims, the right to make that other do his will, with power of inflicting penalty if not obeyed; he controls another whom he can effectually prevent from doing anything contrary to his will; he governs one whom he actually does cause, regularly or constantly, to obey his will; a parent may command a child whom he can not govern or control. The best teachers are not greatly prone to command, but govern or control their pupils largely by other means. Command is, however, often used in the sense of securing, as well as requiring, submission or obedience, as when we speak of a commanding influence; a man commands the situation when he can shape events as he pleases; a fortress commands the region when no enemy can pass against its resistance. Govern implies the exercise of knowledge and judgment as well as power. To rule is more absolute and autocratic than to govern; to sway is to move by quiet but effectual influence; to mold is not only to influence feeling and action, but to shape character; to manage is to secure by skilful contrivance the doing of one's will by those whom one can not directly control; a wise mother, by gentle means, sways the feelings and molds the lives of her children; to be able to manage servants is an important element of good housekeeping. The word reign, once so absolute, now simply denotes that one holds the official station of sovereign in a monarchy, with or without effective power; the Queen of England reigns; the Czar of Russia both reigns and rules.
Antonyms:
be in subjection, be subject, comply, obey, submit, yieldSynonyms:
command, control, curb, direct, govern, influence, manage, mold, reign, reign over, restrain, rule
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
swaynoun
Antonyms:
weakness, inferiority, subordination, irresistance, obedience, subservience, subjectionSynonyms:
wield, influence, rule, authority, government, superiority, bias, dominion, control, preponderance, domination, supremacy, mastery, ascendency, weight, force, powerswayverb
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Princeton's WordNet
swaynoun
controlling influence
rock, careen, sway, tiltverb
pitching dangerously to one side
Synonyms:
rock, disceptation, lean, rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll, inclination, leaning, contention, careen, joust, tilt, rock'n'roll, controversy, disputation, contestation, stone, rock music, argument, rock and roll, arguing, list, rock candyrock, sway, shakeverb
move back and forth or sideways
"the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
Synonyms:
escape from, stimulate, persuade, excite, shake, shake off, didder, rock, carry, throw off, swing, shake up, judder, agitate, stirswing, swayverb
move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner
"He swung back"
Synonyms:
drop, sweep, persuade, swing, shake, rock, carry, dangle, swing out, swing over, get aroundcarry, persuade, swayverb
win approval or support for
"Carry all before one"; "His speech did not sway the voters"
Synonyms:
rock, express, channel, persuade, post, transport, pack, convey, swing, acquit, hold, deport, impart, gestate, expect, dribble, shake, extend, run, have a bun in the oven, transmit, take, carry, stock, conduct, comport, bear, behave, stockpile, containrock, swayverb
cause to move back and forth
"rock the cradle"; "rock the baby"; "the wind swayed the trees gently"
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
swaynoun
Synonyms:
dominion, domination, rule
How to use sway in a sentence?
Donald Trump wants to win here so Donald Trump can announce for president for 2024, that’s the stakes of this election. Donald Trump wants to get Donald Trump off the mat. The strategy is simple : Opposition to Donald Trump sparked heavy turnout by Democrats during Donald Trump presidency, helping to fuel the blue wave that enabled the Democrats to convincingly win back the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms and help propel Biden to victory over Trump in last November's election.And while he continued to hold plenty of sway over Republican voters in Virginia and nationwide as he flirts with another White House run, the final polls in the Virginia race indicated that Donald Trump remains very unpopular among Democrats and independent voters in the commonwealth.
We were simply working and things started to sway.
Now I understand how powerful an image can be. I understand I'm not too small to make a change. I'm still an activist. I'm still a protester, you know. But at the same time, I'm in a different place now, you know, I have a lot of attention on me, so I'm able to give back to the community. I'm able to inspire the youth and sway, you know, them with my words and by telling my story. ... Devin Allen is -- you know, everyone calls me the 'Eyes of Baltimore.'.
A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.
I am a strong supporter of Bernie Sanders too, but what I love about Elizabeth Warrens most of all is Elizabeth Warrens ability to reach across and talk to people in a different way, it's not as upsetting to other people. I think it would be able to bridge the gap and to be able to sway other voters more so than Bernie Sanders.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#868 | submit | |
#4557 | yield | |
#5119 | comply | |
#10957 | weakness | |
#14320 | obey | |
#15783 | obedience | |
#20466 | sway | |
#47817 | subordination | |
#52274 | inferiority | |
#59900 | subjection | |
#124872 | subservience |
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