lord it over

VERB

browbeat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

badger bully coerce harass hector intimidate lean on oppress

STRONG

bludgeon bluster bulldoze cow domineer dragoon frighten overawe overbear threaten tyrannize

WEAK

despotize put heat on put the chill on put through the wringer

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist help leave alone

WEAK

boost coax compliment praise

Example Sentences

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And USC continues to lord it over a big chunk of the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2022

We're used to seeing her sort of lord it over her environment.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2022

The upper-crust denizens of Piltover control the so-called “hextech” and lord it over those scrounging in the depths of the city of Zaun.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2021

First, inherited from “Toy Story 2,” is the notion of toys becoming vintage items, and second is the discomforting presence of über-toys, who lord it over the meeker types and forbid them basic liberties.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 21, 2019

She wanted to scribble them out, but he'd probably notice and lord it over her.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

lord it over

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