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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“In a democracy, the people are in charge. Elected representatives like me and my parliamentary colleagues do not lord it over you. We are your servants.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022

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

Able to teleport cats at will and lord it over the entire Jellicle realm?

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2019

All the sixth graders have to sit in the front of the bus, while all the eighth graders lord it over everyone else in the back.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

lord it over

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