STEAMROLL Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word steamroll. (close relations)
steamrollered
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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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 | ||||||
