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elbowing in

  • as inusurp
  • as inencroach
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Synonyms for elbowing in

verb take over
  • annex
  • preempt
  • supplant
  • wrest
  • appropriate
  • arrogate
  • assume
  • commandeer
  • displace
  • grab
  • highjack
  • seize
  • swipe
  • take
  • accroach
  • barge in
  • butt in
  • clap hands on
  • cut out
  • elbow in
  • get hands on
  • grab hold of
  • infringe upon
  • lay hold of
  • muscle in
  • squeeze in
  • work in
  • worm in

Antonyms for elbowing in

  • give
  • keep
  • leave
  • let go
  • offer
  • refuse
  • reject
  • release
  • give in
  • relinquish
  • surrender
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.