Synonyms for hold sway
- command
- dominate
- domineer
- govern
- manage
- outweigh
- overrule
- overshadow
- preponderate
- prevail
- reign
- rule
- tell
- carry weight
- get the upper hand
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Antonyms for hold sway
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governs
verb. take control; rule
- administer
- assume command
- be in power
- be in the driver's seat
- call the shots
- call the signals
- captain
- carry out
- command
- conduct
- control
- dictate
- direct
- execute
- exercise authority
- guide
- head
- head up
- hold dominion
- hold office
- hold sway
- lay down the law
- lead
- manage
- occupy throne
- order
- overrule
- oversee
- pilot
- pull the strings
- regulate
- reign
- render
- run
- serve the people
- steer
- superintend
- supervise
- sway
- tyrannize
- wear the crown
predominate
verb. be the most important, noticeable
predominates
verb. be the most important, noticeable
predominating
verb. be the most important, noticeable
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.