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Power & Influence > Becoming Powerful
Power & Influence > Becoming Powerful > Establishing Oneself in a Powerful Position
dislodge, stiffen, forge, solicit, lead, restrain, climb, fend off, represent, direct, mastermind, deflect, ward off, stave off, enlist, advise, succeed, outdo, outstrip, mobilize, rival, displace, found, distinguish (oneself), contest, rebuff, take on, fight for, surmount, rely on, swear in, summon, supersede, outrank, circumvent, count (among one's cohorts), drive (oneself), stake (a claim), establish (oneself), prove (capable), prove (oneself), arm, advance (an agenda), empower (aids), drive (others)
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Power & Influence > Becoming Powerful > Questionable Means of Gaining Power
clobber, dislodge, oust, invade, commandeer, bribe, bluff, backstab, sabotage, scheme, put at risk, subvert, usurp, hijack, parry, take over, monopolize, take advantage of, conquer, step on, battle, corrupt, depose, overthrow, attempt to (oust), dredge up, mudsling, work up (fear/xenophobia), consort with, seize (power)
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Power & Influence > Becoming Powerful > Setting One's Sights on Leading
turn toward, brace, rise, gird, assemble, brave, solicit, rocket, train, strategize, face, funnel, risk, dare, formulate, gain, mobilize, skyrocket, discipline, step up, hone, envision, contest, determine, prepare, lobby, upstage, ready, soldier on, muster, strive, surmount, set off/about, count (among one's cohorts), apply one's skills, aspire, grasp (what one's constituency wants)
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Power & Influence > Delegating & Taking Charge
Power & Influence > Delegating & Taking Charge > Delegating
shunt, turn over, parcel out, direct, tax, staff, enlist, delegate, allocate, demand, brief, assign, dispense, apportion, entrust, accord, portion out, farm out, request, call for, distribute (tasks among others), charge (someone with a responsibility), specify (tasks), engage (others), secure (deputies), call together, put someone on a task
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Power & Influence > Delegating & Taking Charge > How Leaders Take Charge
figure out, order, convene, protect, strategize, act as, call attention to, pen, direct, pass, funnel, assess, oversee, delegate, mobilize, govern, relegate, brief, found, decide, veto, network, head, channel, rule, police, lobby, legislate, assemble (a team), take charge, manage (a project), nominate, appoint, decode, summon, author, name (issues), appoint (deputies), field (requests), grant (interviews), chair, bridge (differences), speak to (issues), solve (problems), press for, orate, deploy, bring to the attention of, accord (power), assemble (stakeholders to solve problems), officiate, lead (progress meetings)
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Power & Influence > How Public Figures are Viewed
Power & Influence > How Public Figures are Viewed > How People Appreciate Leaders
prize, applaud, plaster, tweet, reward, deify, attribute, gush, value, award, admire, credit, praise, honor, revere, commend, esteem, recognize, distinguish, venerate, commemorate, memorialize, pay tribute, congratulate, worship, respect, validate, treasure, acclaim, dedicate, set apart/above, put on a pedestal, extol the virtues of, name one's baby after, stick (a lawn sign), blog
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Power & Influence > How Public Figures are Viewed > How the Media Describes Public Figures
model, benefit from, rocket, set apart, impress, finesse, vitalize, capitalize on, breathe new life into, dignify, stand out, deserve, peak, triumph, conscientize, father, win the support of, consort, stand up/for, stand strong (in the face of), refuse to (buckle), lower (standards), ride on the coattails of
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Power & Influence > How Public Figures are Viewed > What Public Figures Do or Seem to Do
Power & Influence > How Public Figures are Viewed > What Public Figures Do or Seem to Do > Negative Actions That Public Figures Do or Seem to Do
seize, brush aside, compromise, dictate, strut, crow, trot out, dominate, evade, cover up, swagger, front, trick, bribe, sell out, bluff, exaggerate, polarize, scheme, rescind, vacillate, parry, take over, monopolize, escalate, dicker, pander, campaign, waffle, lobby, brag, drag one's feet, recant, dither, instigate, miscalculate, mudsling, misspend (public money), march off, bash (the press), throw mud, score points (with special interest groups), exploit (one's position), promise (more than one can deliver), smoothtalk, fire up, overpromise
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Power & Influence > How Public Figures are Viewed > What Public Figures Do or Seem to Do > Positive Actions That Public Figures Do or Seem to Do
tackle, fabricate, devise, brave, compromise, blaze, impress, front, originate, orchestrate, take over, succeed, revitalize, vitalize, serve, motivate, innovate, bring together, inspire, unite, trump, upstage, soldier on, win the respect of (constituents), speak out/up, eclipse (one's opponents), de-escalate (tensions), campaign (for a cause), show (compassion), fire up
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Power & Influence > Intimidation
squash, bust, crush, hover, suppress, dominate, overpower, corner, stalk, bear down, menace, threaten, block, hijack, impose, squelch, censor, forbid, coerce, berate, scare, blackmail, harass, terrorize, bully, provoke, frighten, loom, disconcert, interrogate, tail, torment, goad, antagonize, bark (orders), censure, harangue, blacklist, victimize, hector
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Power & Influence > Public Relations
broadcast, hold, plug, suppress, tweet, trumpet, hide, post, conceal, leak, distort, announce, spin, schedule, divulge, mislead, persuade, dissemble, deflect, sidestep, correct, report, argue, publicize, disseminate, tout, influence, reveal, disclose, explain, state, issue (a statement), defend (a position), advertise (one's accomplishments), make known, make public, put out (an announcement), spread (a rumor), time (the release of information), call (a press conference), issue (press release), prepare (a press release), draft (a press release), mold (public opinion), misinform
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Power & Influence > Questionable Political Influence
strangle, smother, manipulate, fire, boot out, replace, suppress, dictate, charge, hide, dominate, overpower, bear down, menace, threaten, conceal, cover up, paper over, plot, exploit, commandeer, tip off, outwit, scheme, conspire, pay off, hijack, intrude, co-opt, invalidate, pressure, suspend, filibuster, cross, cut off, forestall, throttle, stifle, obstruct, deprive, repress, sack, monopolize, coerce, mandate, stipulate, mete out, step on, break (a promise/trust), scuttle (a plan), intimidate, foist, tempt, blackmail, subordinate, pull rank, play off, bend (rules), decry, stonewall, eliminate, override, bastardize, shut out, lambaste, ram through
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Power & Influence > Sponsorship
boost, supply, parcel out, assist, protect, dole out, reward, endow, award, back, recommend, designate, capitalize, fund, support, grant, allot, guarantee, incentivize, affiliate, found, loan, invest, bail out, contribute, donate, lend, apportion, benefit, bestow, champion, undertake, pledge, stand up for, sanction, validate, exact, accord, tithe, co-found, nominate, advocate, author, impart, stake (one's reputation on), bear (the cost), father, earmark (funds), cover the cost of, lend (one's name to), dedicate (time/money), bequeath (a portion of one's estate), devote (resources to)
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Power & Influence > Subjugating Others
Power & Influence > Subjugating Others > Limiting the Freedom of Others
force, crush, bar, dictate, trammel, subject, catch, dominate, overpower, curb, subdue, command, control, exploit, claim, scheme, impinge on/upon, censor, stifle, deprive, deny, ban, limit, take over, oppress, demand, subjugate, foist, compel, subordinate, harass, persecute, wear down, violate (civil rights), lock up/away, perpetrate, disarm, insist, beleaguer, mete out (punishment), decree, flatten (the opposition), block (information), plague (people with regulations), crack down on, restrict (freedom of movement/speech), thwart (internet communications), track (electronic communications), impose (restrictions), overturn (laws), undermine (efforts at self-determination), lord over
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Power & Influence > Subjugating Others > Limiting the Knowledge of Others
charge, forbid, chastise, allege, reproach, denounce, rebuke, reprimand, reprove, censure, redact, condemn, defile, shut down (a website), castigate, decree, limit (internet searches)
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Power & Influence > Subjugating Others > Limiting the Movement of People or Goods
force, chain, round up, restrain, confine, trail, sabotage, tax, waylay, hinder, impede, obstruct, shut off/down, sequester, accost, blockade, quarantine, lock up, incarcerate, imprison, detain, shut in, lay siege, besiege, restrict (movement), block (voters via roadblocks), close off/down, enslave, fetter, hold captive, place (under house arrest), fence in/out, tariff
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Power & Influence > Subjugating Others > Trapping People
bar, hem in, catch, trap, corner, snare, ensnare, capture, entrap, waylay, ambush, snag, forbid, subjugate, accost, pull in, incarcerate, imprison, arrest, detain, block off, hold captive, lay a trap for, surround, take prisoner, throw in jail, put under lock and key, collar, pick up/off
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Power & Influence > Superiority
Power & Influence > Superiority > Maligning
slam, charge, attack, libel, slander, defame, vilify, backstab, disparage, slur, insult, smear, malign, blame, allege, denigrate, reproach, inveigh against, denounce, lambaste, accuse, excoriate, fault, affront, mudsling, censure, defile, dig up, muckrake, foment, deprecate, calumniate, rake over the coals, sully (one's reputation)
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Power & Influence > Superiority > Scoffing & Derision
brush aside, shrug, wave, degrade, tear down, mock, overlook, ignore, disregard, tease, cast off, gloss over, dare, invalidate, reject, spurn, demoralize, marginalize, chastise, condescend, discount, patronize, snub, turn on/against, decry, disparage, ridicule, insult, revile, smear, rebuff, repudiate, pronounce, trivialize, joke, demean, humiliate, ostracize, dismiss, pity, feel sorry for, look down on, discredit, put down, belittle, denigrate, deride, embolden, grin, smirk, scorn, sneer, snicker, snigger, taunt, infantilize, castigate, slight, scoff at, shun, snort at, amuse oneself (at someone's expense), laugh at, toss aside/out, refuse (to engage), jilt, disdain, treat with contempt, cold shoulder, parody, speak down to, knock down a rung (on the social ladder), savage
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Power & Influence > Superiority > Showing Off
strut, crow, trot out, parade, prance, display, puff up, polish, swagger, show off, flaunt, announce, bluff, boast, gloat, exalt, upstage, brag, plume, swell, glory in, revel in, grandstand, march, posture, draw oneself up (to one's full height), blow (one's horn), dress (the part), flounce
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Power & Influence > Transferring Power to Leaders
parade, unseat, lionize, imbue, hand over, furnish, inherit, distinguish, venerate, congratulate, pronounce, idolize, idealize, depose, dignify, accord, swear in, crown, overthrow, coronate, inaugurate, seize (power), transfer (power)
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Power & Influence > Using One's Political Power to Help Someone
Power & Influence > Using One's Political Power to Help Someone > Endorsing or Backing Someone
plug, name, recommend, approve, support, cover for, defend, praise, endorse, legitimize, appoint, vouch for, throw one's weight behind, back (someone), confirm (an appointee)
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Power & Influence > Using One's Political Power to Help Someone > How People With Influence Grant Personal Favors
handle, settle, lubricate, devise, protect, scheme, accommodate, grant, donate, gift, bestow, introduce, ensure, exonerate, aid, transport, arrange (a deal), slip (information), clear the way, grease the skids, broker (a plan), ease (someone's way), exempt (someone from fulfilling a duty), secure (a position), hand out (a badge), hook up with, make something go away, buffalo
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Power & Influence > Using One's Political Power to Help Someone > Protection Offered by Someone With Power
secure, protect, enclose, shepherd, hide, flank, conceal, cover, screen, guarantee, save, patronize, fortify, shield, forge (an alliance), strong-arm, guard, safeguard, shelter, hold off, escort, arm, keep out, offer (sanctuary/asylum), heighten (security), assign (a bodyguard), seal off, circle (a group with police), patrol, harbor, provide (sanctuary), fend off (marauders), spare, provide (new identity), sentinel
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Power & Influence > Using One's Political Power to Help Someone > Using One's Power to Free Someone
discharge, exempt, judge, release, bail out, remit, excuse, liberate, free, exonerate, absolve, pardon, vindicate, clear (someone's name), let off the hook, let off, grant (asylum), show mercy
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Power & Influence > Using One's Power to Influence an Outcome
Power & Influence > Using One's Power to Influence an Outcome > Exerting One's Influence to Prohibit Something
cast off/out, bar, replace, order, dismantle, suppress, infiltrate, restrain, overtake, curb, recall, foil, douse, direct, finesse, cancel, abort, restrict, filibuster, thwart, hinder, impede, deter, squelch, prohibit, prevent, impinge on/upon, censor, stifle, deprive, cripple, disable, reject, deny, ban, forbid, ward off, stave off, limit, repress, regulate, demand, prevail, mandate, scuttle (a plan), phase out, refuse, stonewall, overturn, veto, abolish, override, stunt, resist, rebuff, repel, isolate, police, outlaw, pardon, exclude, rule (illegal), force (out), push out/away, choke off (funding), subject (to regulation), render (impotent), defang
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Power & Influence > Using One's Power to Influence an Outcome > Granting Permission
grandfather, hand over, accept, accede, designate, authorize, approve, grant, allot, enable, endorse, empower, allow, sanction, permit, consent, agree, give one's blessing, give the go ahead, give the green light, ok
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Power & Influence > Using One's Power to Influence an Outcome > Positive Leverage
score, certify, manumit (slaves), authenticate, back, promote, orchestrate, intervene, authorize, facilitate, mandate, stipulate, steward, expedite, release, sponsor, enforce, levy, champion, reform, foster, allocate (funds), influence, garner (support), testify, usher in, bring to bear, ensure, enact, appoint, summon, exercise (influence), broker (a deal), smooth out (disagreements), tap into (one's base), settle (a dispute), assert (one's leverage), impel, assign (staff to work on an issue), dignify (a cause), pass (a resolution), preside over, call up/on
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Power & Influence > Using Power to Deny Others
Power & Influence > Using Power to Deny Others > Denying Rights
dump, bar, remove, blot out, obliterate, exploit, ditch, mastermind, rescind, prohibit, reject, ban, sack, monopolize, subjugate, wipe out, decline, refuse, stonewall, eliminate, abolish, rebuff, repudiate, persecute, trivialize, terminate, deny (rights), exclude, impose (restrictions), throw out, excommunicate, turn down/away, relegate (to obscurity), consign (to menial tasks), expunge (from the record), leave out, keep out, erase (select parts of history), expropriate, counteract (instincts)
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Power & Influence > Using Power to Deny Others > Expulsion
force, yank, defenestrate, evict, expel, deport, boot out, scatter, order, unseat, overpower, orchestrate, rout, displace, marginalize, purge, line up, eliminate, cleanse, beat back, expunge, repel, segregate, ostracize, turn away, overthrow, punish, drive out, shear (of power/belongings), cast out, throw out, banish, resettle (refugees on less desirable land), strand, excommunicate
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Power & Influence > Weakening or Bringing Down a Power
oust, topple, dismantle, knock down/over, compromise, unseat, sabotage, subvert, impair, undermine, ruin, doom, defeat, cripple, damage, conquer, displace, take down, undercut, overturn, lay waste, rebel, defy, depose, revolt, overthrow, bring down, rise up, remove (from office/power), strip of (power/resources), dethrone, mutiny
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Power & Influence > What Leaders Might Ask of Others
discern, discriminate, think for oneself, set oneself apart, think, practice what one preaches, practice (restraint), take the high road, follow (a moral path), practice (mindfulness), open one's heart, use one's mind, treat others well, work hard, expect (chaos/challenges), keep one's head up, show compassion, man up, disavow
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Power & Influence > Wreaking Destruction
Power & Influence > Wreaking Destruction > Destruction by Means Other Than Violence
chip away, assault, blindside, demolish, destroy, break, overrun, obliterate, scar, flood, drain, contaminate, sabotage, pay off, ransack, ruin, sap, suck out, spoil, eradicate, annihilate, snuff out, exterminate, impoverish, enervate, reduce to, blight, overdo, lambaste, infect, punish, inflict, lay siege, besiege, strip (a cathedral of its art and gold), deplete (stocks/supplies), bleed (dry)
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Power & Influence > Wreaking Destruction > Inciting to Violence
stir, bait, threaten, arouse, intensify, bribe, tip off, convince, persuade, propagandize, lure, sway, escalate, argue, entice, tempt, pump up, provoke, inflame, insult, incense, rouse, aggravate, exacerbate, madden, needle, instigate, affront, arm, foment, anger, incite, pit against, promise, pay (mercenaries), push (one's buttons), rile (up), enrage, infuriate, whip (into a frenzy), twist (one's words)
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Violence & Confrontation
Violence & Confrontation > Bullying
force, yank, snatch, jab, ram, slap, lash, hit, smack, smite, whack, clobber, pummel, wallop, hammer, assault, blindside, sling, play with, flare (one's nostrils), tackle, strut, jump, mock, mimic, chase, steal, trap, corner, menace, threaten, swagger, squint, size up, target, waylay, fluster, shock, hold down, abuse, demand, berate, intimidate, scare, harass, ridicule, barge, spit, terrorize, terrify, persecute, humiliate, pick on, frighten, trip, disconcert, glower, pounce on, knock around, perpetrate, torment, hassle, instigate, loom over, harangue, victimize, bear down on, poke fun at, slam against (a wall), pump up (one's venom), twist (someone's arm), browbeat, e-bully
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Violence & Confrontation > De-escalating Someone's Anger
Violence & Confrontation > De-escalating Someone's Anger > Backing Off From a Fight
turn away/aside, skedaddle, draw back, yield, step back, excuse oneself, sidestep, withdraw, jump back, walk away, hold in/back, avert (a fight), avoid (someone's rage), back away/off/down, open and shut (one's mouth), lay down (one's arms), rein in (one's urge to fight), keep away, extricate (oneself), run away/off, pretend to agree, disavow
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Violence & Confrontation > De-escalating Someone's Anger > Talking One's Way Out of a Confrontation
negotiate, bargain, object, subdue, forestall, reason, win over, soften one's tone, assuage, de-escalate, stand up for, counter, charm, lower one's voice, sympathize, agree, appeal to, defuse, talk (one's way out of), threaten (to press charges), quiet one's voice, talk someone down, mirror (someone's desires/concerns), modulate (the voice), avert (an argument), join someone in their reality, disavow
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Violence & Confrontation > Defending Oneself Using Non-Violent Means
duck, secure, protect, bolt, fend off, subdue, check, block, flee, hold back/down, intercept, ward off, dodge, stave off, defend, back off/away, resist, rebuff, repel, shield, keep at bay, escape, guard, turn away, avert, pepper, run away, body block, head off, pepper-spray, back off/up, restrain (a hothead), turn someone in, bar (someone from entering), block (phone calls), lock (someone out), hold in check, keep in check, break free/off, cut off (contact), disarm (companions or opponents), drive back
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Violence & Confrontation > Disagreeing
challenge, deviate, oppose, debate, argue, dispute, contradict, diverge, depart, declare, contest, conflict, counterpose, assert, contend, disagree, take issue with, profess, dissent from, quarrel with, wrangle with, clash with, debate with, differ with, lock horns with
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Violence & Confrontation > Emotionally Charged Reactions to Someone's Anger
manipulate, duck, tense, flare (one's nostrils), stiffen, bristle, stammer, quiver, smolder, protest, object, scream, scramble, cower, tremble, shrink, interrupt, barge in, fluster, shout, yell, deny, oppose, snap back, dispute, pout, defend (oneself), decry, contradict, counter, seethe, cringe, flinch, wince, lambaste, jump back, burst (into tears), retaliate, rebuke, ream out, react, scoff at, chafe at, wave (one's arms)
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Violence & Confrontation > Expressing Anger
Violence & Confrontation > Expressing Anger > Confrontational Hand Gestures
flip the bird, flip off, give the middle finger, chin flick, raise (fist), slap (the bicep), give (the finger), make (fist), purse (fingers), encircle (middle finger), give (a thumb down)
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Violence & Confrontation > Expressing Anger > Non-Violent Expressions of Anger
jab, hammer, snap, protest, agitate, unleash, rend, attack, glare, explode, erupt, refuse to, harass, blow up, spit, revile, uncork, stir up, seethe, penalize, rupture, lash out, act out/up, exacerbate, storm, scowl, sneer, glower, accuse, flare up, antagonize, punish, foment, snort at, slam (the door), rampage (through the office), fly (into a rage), go wild/berserk, vituperate, rail against
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Violence & Confrontation > Expressing Anger > Provocation
jab, heckle, stir, agitate, badger, pester, menace, trigger, ignite, pressure, escalate, confront, foist, harass, rankle, spit, provoke, inflame, pick on, tick off, rouse, roil, aggravate, irritate, torment, plague, goad, needle, hassle, antagonize, instigate, rile, anger, incite, enrage, infuriate, pit (someone against someone else), drive (to distraction), harry, pick (a fight)
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Violence & Confrontation > Expressing Anger > Verbal Arguing
blast, pelt, hammer, unload, snap, fume, order, vent, sear, tear down, howl, mock, scream, fight, bellow, snarl, growl, bait, roar, exaggerate, insinuate, vilify, curse, shout, yell, demand, argue, rehash, berate, bicker, rankle, disparage, ridicule, swear, drown out, spit, insult, counter, incense, overstate, demonize, put down, blame, grill, deride, rave, bawl, lambaste, scorn, bruise, accuse, goad, chide, rebuke, ream out, dredge up, hash out, affront, cuss, foment, rail, zing, raise one's voice, edge in, snipe, damn, rant, stab (with snark), sling (insults), raise (one's voice), savage
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Violence & Confrontation > Expressing Anger > What Anger Does to the One Who Feels It
gnaw, smolder, complicate, distort, weaken, cloud, spoil, compound, rankle, exhaust, corrode, eat away at, molder, erode, nauseate, embolden, fester, brew, tire out, tie someone in knots, get one's blood up, muddy (one's judgment), suppurate
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Violence & Confrontation > Hand-to-Hand Combat & Fighting
Violence & Confrontation > Hand-to-Hand Combat & Fighting > Fighting Strategy
tackle, leap, dominate, submit, fend off, corner, attack, cover, distract, deceive, trick, bluff, fake, parry, dodge, intimidate, defend, debilitate, wear out/down, ball up (one's fist), hold off, bear down on, center (oneself), back away/off/down, dash (at one's opponent), make for, clench (one's fist), roll up (one's sleeves), brandish, body-block, chase down, spring at, feint, unbalance (one's opponent)
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Violence & Confrontation > Hand-to-Hand Combat & Fighting > Kicking & Trampling
pound, squash, crunch, flatten, press, crush, grind, pulverize, dig, jump, stomp, stamp, clomp, stampede, trample, tread, boot, trip, tramp, punt, tromp, dig in (with his heel)
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Violence & Confrontation > Hand-to-Hand Combat & Fighting > Restraining Someone by Forcible Means
jam, bind, wedge, lock, restrain, trap, ensnare, cinch, engulf, tie up/down, throttle, gag, pin down, shut up/in, hold down, silence, lash together, strap, hold in/back, handcuff, cuff, snap (handcuffs), tether (with a leash), entomb
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Violence & Confrontation > Hand-to-Hand Combat & Fighting > Suffocating & Choking Someone
squeeze, strangle, smother, choke, suffocate, envelop, asphyxiate, cover, subdue, muffle, engulf, throttle, hold down, strangulate, garrote, wring (one's neck)
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Violence & Confrontation > Hand-to-Hand Combat & Fighting > Violent Moves in Hand-to-Hand Fighting
seize, grasp, grab, clamp, force, yank, wrestle, punch, rip, scrape, beat, bang, jab, ram, zap, bash, maul, slug, thrash, hit, knock, slam, smack, pound, whomp, strike, whack, thwack, swipe, clobber, pummel, wallop, hammer, sideswipe, jam, strangle, choke, suffocate, press, gnash, chomp, thrust, shove, drive, sling, heave, lift, wrap, throw, hurl, buck, catapult, defenestrate, straddle, knuckle, shake, swing, topple, nail, bite, leap, claw, bat, catch, pounce, lunge, pin, gag, hold down, elbow, hook, lambaste, spar, scuffle, spring at, knee, deal (someone a blow)
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Violence & Confrontation > Handheld Weapons
Violence & Confrontation > Handheld Weapons > Guns
blast, load, shoot, fire, bombard, discharge, cock, aim, backfire, shell, kick back, snipe, misfire, brandish, take aim, open fire, pump full of lead, off, gun down
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Violence & Confrontation > Handheld Weapons > Knives
tear, chop, hack, sever, lop off, slash, butcher, eviscerate, disembowel, crosscut, rip, shave off, shear, scrape, skin, dice, score, nick, graze, jab, slice, dig, shred, whet, stab, slit, cut, incise, carve, sharpen, stick, pierce, puncture, scar, jag, scuff, spike, wield, plunge, hone, knife, sheathe (a knife), impale, lacerate, filet, riddle bash
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Violence & Confrontation > Handheld Weapons > Wielding a Blunt Object
hack, beat, club, lash, hit, slam, strike, clobber, batter, swing, bat, stick, wield, cudgel, truncheon, bludgeon, clout
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Violence & Confrontation > Hatred
Violence & Confrontation > Hatred > Hating Someone
tense up, stiffen, bristle, glare, spurn, revile, prickle, despise, loathe, hate, dislike, scorn, turn against, get one's blood up, tighten (lips/stomach), abhor, detest, rage
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Violence & Confrontation > Hatred > How Hatred Feels in the Person Who Generates It
rise, churn, poison, boil, spike, heat up, sour, pump up, embitter, fester, simmer, flare up, tighten (lips/stomach), blacken (one's mood)
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Violence & Confrontation > How Arguments Often Start
bore, hit, manipulate, lie, steal, assume, control, cheat, betray, fib, polarize, welsh, disrespect, frustrate, refuse to, deny, lose control, confront, harp, renege, carp, stab in the back, throw under the bus, badmouth, chomp at the bit, champ at the bit, aggravate, exasperate, nag, accuse, act out, antagonize, fudge (the truth), drink (too much), dispense with (civility), fail to (carry out responsibilities), break agreements, commit (adultery), go behind someone's back, forget (to call), sneak around, skip out on, shirk (responsibilities)
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Violence & Confrontation > Injuring Someone Using Violence
Violence & Confrontation > Injuring Someone Using Violence > Acts of Extreme Savagery
mangle, maim, mutilate, maul, crack open, carve, rend, run over, slit open, force open, slit (throat), dismember, behead, decapitate
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Violence & Confrontation > Injuring Someone Using Violence > How Blood Spills From a Wound or Cut
drop, pour, stain, bleed, spatter, splatter, spot, ink, dry, splash, ooze, drip, trickle, dribble, spurt, gush, flow, stream, spill, blind, cascade, pulse, pool, harden, bruise, coagulate, geyser, hemorrhage, clot, lose (consciousness/blood)
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Violence & Confrontation > Injuring Someone Using Violence > Physically Injuring Someone
tear, cleave, mangle, slash, maim, mutilate, rip, maul, crack, twist, snap, shred, crack open, pry, slit, split, cut, shatter, break, claw, rend, jag, burst, blind, open, bloody, cripple, hurt, rupture, splinter, hook, contort, injure, slit open, wound, punish, inflict, collar, gash, force open, bust informal), pitch (to the ground), low bridge (basketball specific), necktie, duel (chiefly historical)
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Violence & Confrontation > Opposition
Violence & Confrontation > Opposition > Jockeying
struggle, manipulate, maneuver, steer, play, fight, challenge, edge, scramble, size up, finagle, outwit, undermine, outdo, rival, compete, vie for, jockey, jostle, parley, ease, contend, stake one's claim
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Violence & Confrontation > Opposition > Opposing
slash, blindside, buck, stiffen, tackle, test, overpower, fight, foil, size up, block, polarize, target, subvert, thwart, prohibit, obstruct, reject, combat, outdo, compete, demand, vie for, confront, battle, dispute, refuse, contradict, override, contest, defy, stand one's ground, counter, rebuff, repel, counterpose, keep at bay, warn, soldier on, instigate, pit against, spar, drive back, hold out/up, turn on/against/down, choke off, play off/against
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Violence & Confrontation > Physical Abuse
Violence & Confrontation > Physical Abuse > Abuse of Animals
beat, strike, poke, prod, kick, test, agitate, tie up, fatten, confine, fight, cage, mistreat, leave, drop off, starve, drown, overcrowd, bet on, underfeed, maltreat, lock out/in, hit (against), conduct (research), overfeed, whip (horse), overwork
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Violence & Confrontation > Physical Abuse > Harsh Discipline & Abuse of Children (Other Than Sexual)
force, beat, slap, lash, thrash, hit, belt, smack, strike, swat, whack, wallop, drag, shake, lock, confine, menace, beat down, abuse, mistreat, shame, disparage, starve, insult, hurt, torture, isolate, humiliate, cuff, infantilize, subject to, spank, backhand
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Violence & Confrontation > Physical Abuse > Kidnapping
pull, force, snatch, drag, chain, restrain, overpower, bait, ensnare, threaten, muffle, lure, gag, smuggle, kidnap, drug, tie down, keep track of, coax, lock (up), abduct, dope, roofie, cover (someone's mouth), lead away, hold gun (to head), entice (someone into a van), chloroform, knock (unconscious), jump tail
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Violence & Confrontation > Physical Abuse > Physically Abusive Actions Other Than Sexual Abuse
grab, force, mangle, beat, mash, club, bash, slap, lash, hit, smack, smite, whack, thwack, clobber, pummel, wallop, hammer, assault, strangle, muscle, chain, kick, strip, restrain, dominate, overpower, tear into, bear down, subdue, violate, pin down, abuse, subjugate, foist, scare, flay, strong-arm, flagellate, persecute, torture, penalize, pounce on, misuse, lock up, perpetrate, tyrannize, afflict, torment, punish, subject to, loom over, victimize, scathe
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Violence & Confrontation > Physical Abuse > Undergoing Abuse
suffer, bear, bleed, swallow, submit, stumble, cower, stagger, endure, put up with, stomach, undergo, cry out, cover (one's head), curl (into a fetal position), ball up (one's fist), call for (help), shut down (one's feelings), wait (for the abuse to end), take it, fear (one's perpetrator), listen (for a chance to escape)
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Violence & Confrontation > Putting Someone Down
Violence & Confrontation > Putting Someone Down > Blaming
point, frame, scold, charge, tear into, attack, insinuate, harp, chastise, berate, carp, throw under the bus, blame, reproach, pin blame on, lash out, accuse, proscribe, lay blame on, incriminate, rebuke, reprimand, lecture, ream out, fault, harangue, condemn, castigate, moralize, rant, find (fault)
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Violence & Confrontation > Putting Someone Down > Criticizing With a Substantive Complaint
hammer, unload, scold, pan, correct, critique, criticize, judge, chastise, berate, grumble, decry, discredit, belittle, deride, inveigh against, rebuke, ream out, air (a grievance), find fault, attack (with vitriolic language), take to task, rail against, savage
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Violence & Confrontation > Putting Someone Down > Denigrating
knock, trash, tear down, challenge, attack, slander, defame, vilify, marginalize, deflate, decry, disparage, slur, debase, insult, revile, smear, repudiate, trivialize, demean, discredit, demonize, put down, malign, belittle, denigrate, badmouth, dis, deride, inveigh against, rip apart, mar, deprecate, scoff at, disdain, snipe
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Violence & Confrontation > Putting Someone Down > Snark & Mockery
jab, bash, knock, sling, chafe, trash, stab, mock, imitate, wag, impersonate, tease, spout, caricature, exaggerate, decry, disparage, ridicule, insult, demean, dismiss, belittle, pooh-pooh, deride, ape, lambaste, scorn, snicker, snigger, make fun of, rebuke, scoff at, snort at, parody, snark, swipe at, roll (eyes), lampoon, spoof, satirize, deal (a blow)
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Violence & Confrontation > Putting Someone Down > Venting
bash, slam, hammer, abrade, unload, dump, trash, ventilate, vent, tear down, spout, backstab, chastise, berate, release, complain, grumble, gossip, put down, pick apart, inveigh against, tick off, air, rip apart, rebuke, ream out, take issue with, pour out, express (disdain), voice (complaints)
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Violence & Confrontation > Rape & Sex Trafficking
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force, push down, grope, strip, overpower, slip, threaten, pretend, distort, convince, persuade, pressure, hold down, take advantage of, abuse, coerce, foist, tempt, scare, blame, enter, frighten, insist, drug, goad, rape, push into a corner, lock the door, rip (clothes), touch (inappropriately), spike (with drugs), warp (judgment), smooth-talk, get into someone's pants, exploit (someone's innocence), get someone drunk, roofie (slang), force oneself upon, foist oneself upon
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Violence & Confrontation > Rape & Sex Trafficking > Misleading Youth Into Depravity or the Sex Trade
lie, fabricate, bait, pretend, deceive, trick, dupe, scam, con, fake, misrepresent, mislead, delude, convince, persuade, fool, lure, sway, spoil, recruit, corrupt, rope in, foist, reel in, entice, influence, pervert, traffic, transport, victimize, promise, coax, pimp (slang), tempt (young girls with offers of education or jobs), falsify (documents), deprave, debauch, lead astray, take (across a border), confiscate (one's passport)
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Violence & Confrontation > Rape & Sex Trafficking > Rape
beat, slap, lash, hit, bind, grind, thrust, heave, grope, scratch, chain, strip, bite, grunt, dominate, overpower, arouse, tie, climax, violate, gag, penetrate, demand, plunge, spit, hurt, flagellate, surge, unzip, handcuff, impregnate, role-play, punish, copulate, defile, come, ejaculate, ravish, fornicate, blindfold, rape, molest, foist oneself upon, force oneself on, subject (someone to humiliation), screw (slang), fuck (obscene), bag (obscene), rail (obscene), nail (obscene), bang (obscene), ball (obscene), roll (slang), hump (obscene), knock up (slang), diddle (obscene)
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lie, overpower, threaten, pretend, cover up, exploit, gag, silence, take advantage of, abuse, demand, scare, shame, terrify, humiliate, enter, frighten, insist, inflict, promise, rape, molest, foist (oneself upon), force (oneself upon), rub against
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Violence & Confrontation > The Moment Violence Breaks Out
grab, wrestle, tussle, wrangle, struggle, grapple, clash, scrap, brace, tackle, challenge, threaten, arm, brawl, lock horns, skirmish, fall upon (one another), come to blows, scuffle, exchange blows, wrassle (informal – non-standard spelling of wrestle), rassle (non-standard spelling of wrestle), grab hold of, seize (someone's arm), draw weapons, feud, challenge (someone to a fight), descend into violence, call someone out, gird (for battle), throw fists
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smash, mutilate, shove, trash, paint, spray, wreck, shatter, tag, spatter, splatter, emblazon, mark, key (a car), graffiti, sabotage, ruin, vandalize, disfigure, deface, rampage, scrawl (graffiti), throw (a rock through the window), tip over (cows), set fire to, egg, tp, toilet paper, destroy (public property), desecrate (a religious building), upend (furniture), damage (private property), overturn (furniture)
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chop, hack, disembowel, amputate, beat, club, strangle, smother, choke, suffocate, drag, slice, stab, strip, asphyxiate, burn, hold down, cut (off), starve, disfigure, whip, flay, lynch, flagellate, humiliate, scald, waterboard, dismember, main, hang (on a hook/rack), stretch (on a rack), impale, scalp, deprive (of water or sleep), break (bones), remove (fingernails), tar and feather, ride the rail, pluck out, denail
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maim, assault, batter, shoot, stab, kill, attack, poison, rob, mug, bomb, kidnap, perpetrate, pimp, murder, rape, commit (murder), abduct, molest, knife, set fire to (a structure), commit (arson), abuse (animal/child/spouse)
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Violence & Confrontation > Violent Crimes, Torture & Persecution > Violent Persecution
hack, maim, butcher, beat, club, bash, strangle, smother, choke, suffocate, hang, stab, destroy, slaughter, asphyxiate, commandeer, loot, pillage, ransack, finish someone off, execute, liquidate, annihilate, eliminate, exterminate, mow down, whip, flay, lynch, flagellate, torture, cut down, dispatch, drown, assassinate, string up, dismember, murder, slay, martyr, massacre, bump off, feed to the fishes, commit genocide
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Violence & Confrontation > War > Aftermath of War
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abolish (slavery), lose (slaves), manumit, release (from bondage), emancipation proclamation, let go, liberate, set free, free, unchain, unshackle
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expel, oust, topple, concede, bear, submit, surrender, lose (territory), waive (rights), yield (control), pillage, abdicate, damage, endure, resign oneself, displace, grant, cater to, capitulate, dread, forgo, cede, relinquish, rape, balkanize, dislocate, transfer (power)
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force, mash, blast, strike, clobber, pelt, pummel, assault, drive, unload, shoot, fire, bombard, encircle, signal, level, pop, smoke, synchronize, strip, dismantle, sear, invade, troop, charge, rumble, chase, throng, unleash, trap, bear down, advance, scout, converge, riddle, flare, singe, explode, burn, commandeer, raid, run amok, combat, levy, mow down, fan out, storm, assail, march, bivouac, torch, besiege, deploy, whiz, snipe, rampage, roll through/into (tanks), hit (a target), set off (a bomb), chunk, barrage, convoy, dynamite, redeploy
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Violence & Confrontation > War > Attacking During War > Bombs
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dump, spray, unleash, poison, contaminate, release, adulterate, infect, fumigate, agent orange, immolate
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seize, grasp, force, snatch, evict, expel, power, order, degrade, demolish, strut, overrun, crow, slaughter, unseat, dominate, overtake, overpower, strain, capture, obliterate, swagger, beat down, occupy, engulf, control, violate, bribe, subvert, loot, raid, rout, ransack, deprive, defeat, overcome, deny, gain, regain, sack, conquer, displace, oppress, subjugate, coerce, intimidate, purge, compel, boast, line up, overturn, eradicate, annihilate, eliminate, debase, starve, bully, provoke, revile, demean, humiliate, salute, reduce to, exact, exile, brag, glory in, revel in, emasculate, triumph, surmount, overthrow, disarm, decree, drive out, throw out, banish, spare, impel, ravish, hoist (the flag), install (new government), vanquish, resettle (refugees)
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Violence & Confrontation > War > Defending Territory During War
discharge, hunker down, split, break, brave, protect, dig in, elude, trap, surrender, black out, flare, intensify, circle, reconnoiter, trick, target, endanger, waylay, derail, cut off, undermine, disable, combat, hold out/on, endure, field, withstand, escalate, fortify, counter, rebuff, alert, snipe, brace for, stand their ground, volley, regain (territory), recapture, sentinel, turn back (invaders)
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negotiate, flank, witness, risk, gamble, imperil, hazard, chance, document, defend, fear, guard, escort, convoy, airdrop (food), distribute (medical supplies/food), accompany, undergo (inspection at checkpoints)
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Violence & Confrontation > War > Politics Of War
oust, topple, infiltrate, weaken, claim, vilify, sabotage, subvert, squelch, disrupt, undermine, wreak havoc, destabilize, plant, demonize, depose, denounce, quash (dissent), perpetrate, overthrow, militarize, put down (a rebellion), gather intelligence, underplay, balkanize
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Violence & Confrontation > War > Preparation for War
unload, load, maneuver, assemble, train, strategize, stake out, spy, draft, deceive, scheme, mastermind, plan, codify, levy, map, amass, ferry, encamp, transport, arm, suit up, near (the front line), weaponize (space), drill (troops), churn out (weaponry), declare war, devise (battle plan), coerce (allies to go to war), conscript, airdrop, discipline (the troops), cipher, decipher (enemy code), militarize
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Violence & Confrontation > War > Spoils of War
dislodge, subject, unseat, occupy, pillage, plunder, ransack, sack, subjugate, humiliate, depose, disarm, confiscate, drive out, rape, gain (territory), absorb (surrounding territory)
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Violence & Confrontation > War > Surrender in War
stoop, retreat, yield, serve, capitulate, deign, escape, bow, give up/in, run away, turn back, back away/down, parley, throw one's hands in the air, grovel, concede defeat, raise the white flag, lay down one's arms, put one's hands up
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