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STEAMROLL Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word steamroll. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word steamroll. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for STEAMROLL

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bulldoze
verbv
verb

• flatten with or as if with a bulldozer

conquer
verbv
verb

• bring under control by force or authority

• take possession of by force, as after an invasion

• overcome by conquest

crush
verb, nounv, n
noun

• leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

• a dense crowd of people

• temporary love of an adolescent

• the act of crushing

verb

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• break into small pieces

• humiliate or depress completely

• crush or bruise

• make ineffective

• become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure

dominate
verbv
verb

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• be in control

• have dominance or the power to defeat over

• be greater in significance than

• look down on

overpower
verbv
verb

• overcome by superior force

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

overwhelm
verbv
verb

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• charge someone with too many tasks

• cover completely or make imperceptible

• overcome by superior force

quash
verbv
verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• declare invalid

quell
verbv
verb

• suppress or crush completely

• overcome or allay

rout
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a disorderly crowd of people

• an overwhelming defeat

verb

• cause to flee

• dig with the snout

• make a groove in

• defeat disastrously

squash
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

• edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable

• a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets

verb

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

subdue
verbv
verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• bring under control by force or authority

• hold within limits and control

• get on top of; deal with successfully

• make subordinate, dependent, or subservient

• correct by punishment or discipline

subjugate
verbv
verb

• put down by force or intimidation

• make subservient; force to submit or subdue

suppress
verbv
verb

• bring under control by force or authority

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• put out of one's consciousness

• lessen to the point of stopping

trample
verbv
noun

• the sound of heavy treading or stomping

verb

• tread or stomp heavily or roughly

• injure by trampling or as if by trampling

• walk on and flatten

vanquish
verbv
verb

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

steamroller
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way

• vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements

verb

• bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure

• proceed with great force

• crush with a steamroller as if to level

• overwhelm by using great force

• make level or flat with a steamroller

Best Hypernyms For STEAMROLL

Here is a list of related hypernyms for steamroll, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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coerce flatten force go hale move overmaster overpower overwhelm pressure proceed squeeze

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