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Synonyms for keep under thumb
| Grammar : Verb |
Top 10 synonyms for keep under thumb Other synonyms for the word keep under thumb
- administer
- be in authority
- be in driver's seat
- be in power
- be in the saddle
- bear down
- beat down
- bend
- bind
- bluster
- boss
- boss around
- bridle
- bring to heel
- bring to knees
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- bully
- call the shots
- capture
- chain
- check
- circumscribe
- coerce
- command
- compel
- confine
- control
- crack the whip
- crush
- curb
- decree
- detract from
- dictate
- direct
- disfranchise
- domineer
- eclipse
- enchain
- enclose
- enthrall
- fetter
- force
- get hooks into
- guide
- handle
- have one's way
- have upper hand
- head
- hector
- henpeck
- hobble
- hold
- hold sway
- hold sway over
- hold the reins
- immure
- in the driver's seat
- indenture
- influence
- intimidate
- jail
- keep under one's thumb
- keep under thumb
- kick around
- lay down the law
- lead by the nose
- manage
- master
- menace
- monopolize
- order
- outshine
- overbear
- overcome
- overrule
- overshadow
- overthrow
- play first fiddle
- predominate
- preponderate
- preside
- prevail
- prevail over
- push the buttons
- put down
- put in irons
- quell
- reduce
- reel back in
- regulate
- reign
- reign supreme
- restrain
- restrict
- rule
- rule over
- rule the roost
- run
- run the show
- run things
- secure
- shackle
- shut in
- sit on top of
- subdue
- subject
- subjugate
- superabound
- suppress
- swagger
- sway
- take over
- tame
- tether
- threaten
- throw weight around
- tie
- triumph
- tyrannize
- vanquish
- yoke
Définition of keep under thumb
- As in order about : verb dominate
- As in rule : verb govern, manage
- As in subjugate : verb overpower, defeat
- As in preponderate : verb dominate
- As in dominate : verb govern, rule
- As in domineer : verb oppress; assume authority
- As in enslave : verb make someone a servant
Antonyms for keep under thumb
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