Thesaurus / overbear
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“The responsibility, the weight, the burden was overbearing on her,” Laimbeer said of Wilson, who was schooled in an egalitarian college program at South Carolina and reluctant to demand the ball when it didn’t naturally find her.
A’JA WILSON HAD A REBIRTH, LIZ CAMBAGE IS HEALTHY, AND LAS VEGAS IS AMONG THE WNBA FAVORITESROBERT O'CONNELLMAY 13, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe natural thing for him is to give full sway to impulses that are so violent as to overbear his powers.
CERES' RUNAWAYALICE MEYNELLHe was angry, but he would never more attempt to overbear me with grand threats.
THE O'RUDDYSTEPHEN CRANEI have through my whole life interfered to protect, not overbear, the sufferer; and I must do so now.
CALEB WILLIAMSWILLIAM GODWINThe meer Agreableness must not overbear us, without distinguishing upon the Quality, and the Means.
A SHORT VIEW OF THE IMMORALITY, AND PROFANENESS OF THE ENGLISH STAGEJEREMY COLLIERVine variable in vigor, productive, healthy, often inclined to overbear.
THE GRAPES OF NEW YORKU. P. HEDRICKNow, you may say that every power that is given in great strength, tends to overbear unduly the other powers.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOL. 68, NO 420, OCTOBER 1850VARIOUSIt is so pleasant to pit one's self against the world, and to overbear mere commonplace good sense and vulgar platitudes!
AMIEL'S JOURNALHENRI-FRDRIC AMIELIn New England the Puritans were supreme, notwithstanding the efforts of the crown to overbear their authority.
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATESCHARLES A. BEARD AND MARY R. BEARDOur men and our verses overbear them by their weight; and pondere, non numero is the British motto.
DISCOURSES ON SATIRE AND ON EPIC POETRYJOHN DRYDENWORDS RELATED TO OVERBEAR
- be in the saddle
- bend
- bluster
- boss around
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- bully
- call the shots
- dominate
- hector
- henpeck
- in the driver's seat
- intimidate
- keep under thumb
- kick around
- lead by the nose
- menace
- overbear
- predominate
- preponderate
- prevail
- push the buttons
- reign
- rule
- rule the roost
- run the show
- run things
- swagger
- threaten
- throw weight around
- tyrannize
- boss
- call the shots
- command
- control
- detract from
- dictate
- direct
- domineer
- eclipse
- handle
- have one's way
- have upper hand
- head
- hold sway over
- influence
- keep under thumb
- lay down the law
- lead
- lead by the nose
- manage
- monopolize
- outshine
- overbear
- overrule
- overshadow
- play first fiddle
- predominate
- prevail
- prevail over
- reign
- reign supreme
- rule
- rule the roost
- run
- run the show
- sit on top of
- subject
- subjugate
- superabound
- sway
- tyrannize
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