All overbear synonyms

verb overbear

• sway — to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
• command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
• monopolize — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
• monopolise — to acquire, have, or exercise a monopoly of.
• overshadow — to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
• eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
• handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
• outshine — to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.
• overrule — to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person): The senator was overruled by the committee chairman.
• preponderate — to exceed something else in weight; be the heavier.
• subject — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
• subjugate — to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
• call the shots — The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do.
• lay down the law — the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
• lead by the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
• rule the roost — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
• run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
• superabound — to abound beyond something else.
• bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
• boss around — order about
• henpeck — to browbeat, bully, or intimidate (one's husband, boyfriend, etc.).
• in the driver's seat — If you say that someone is in the driver's seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
• kick around — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
• congratulate — If you congratulate someone, you say something to show you are pleased that something nice has happened to them.
• boast — If someone boasts about something that they have done or that they own, they talk about it very proudly, in a way that other people may find irritating or offensive.
• brag — If you brag, you say in a very proud way that you have something or have done something.
• crow — A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
• exult — Show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success.
• felicitate — to compliment upon a happy event; congratulate.
• gasconade — extravagant boasting; boastful talk.
• pique — a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven lengthwise with raised cords.
• plume — a feather.
• prance — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
• preen — (of animals, especially birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with the beak or tongue: The peacock preened itself on the lawn.
• presume — to take for granted, assume, or suppose: I presume you're tired after your drive.
• strut — to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers.
• swell — to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
• vaunt — to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements.
• flatter oneself — to hold the self-satisfying or self-deluding belief (that)
• pride — Thomas, died 1658, English soldier and regicide.
• castigate — If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
• nag — to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
• badger — A badger is a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night.
• bully — A bully is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people.
• coerce — If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to.
• harass — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
• hector — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
• intimidate — to make timid; fill with fear.
• lean on — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.