convert, hide, slough off, train, watch, mix, pass, cross, exchange, conform, gain, profit, assimilate, trade, acculturate, leave behind, pronounce, idolize, idealize, intermarry
cooperate, repair, supply, fix, assemble, renovate, negotiate, organize, stand together, compromise, congregate, adapt, coordinate, celebrate, communicate, set up, brainstorm, collaborate, tolerate, accommodate, debate, restore, support, circulate, chip in, co-create, schmooze, partake, socialize, meet (neighbors), forge (alliances), build (community), bring together, share (tools), host, draw up (a list of contact information), air (concerns), steward (common land), network, confer, welcome (newcomers), convene (meetings), commune, bandy about/around, invest in (the neighborhood), dialog, undertake, establish (commonality), cultivate (friendliness), envision, invite, greet, volunteer, come together, barbecue, landscape (a common space), plant (a community vegetable garden), introduce (oneself)
wave, gather, conform, abstain, keep an eye on, pay a visit, support, loan, behave, befriend, introduce, chat, knock off, meet (neighbors), host, invite, greet, congratulate, help, prepare, visit, share, pitch in, talk, babysit, look after, bandy, converse, welcome, pop by/over, chitchat, check (on/in on), redeem (oneself), respect (privacy), celebrate (traditions/differences), bolster (neighborhood spirit), entertain (neighbors), cultivate (friendship/flowers), bring (a housewarming gift), shoot the breeze, lend (tools/a hand), shovel (snow from a neighbor's driveway)
slash, commercialize, endow, collect, budget, fundraise, tax, table, enlist, estimate, allocate, repossess, capitalize, exempt, finance, fund, subsidize, bankroll, furnish, support, bank, deduct, loan, credit, sponsor, invest, borrow, write off, lend, pay back/down, repay, levy, patronize, pool, economize, fine, abate, pay off/out, pledge, guesstimate
squeeze, jam, strangle, choke, suffocate, press, cram, litter, plug, fill, swarm, rumble, proliferate, snarl, stake out, obliterate, crisscross, thread through, flood, spill, deluge, engulf, intrude, clog, obstruct, swamp, drown out, congest, crowd, block (the flow of traffic), glut (the streets with), infest, encroach, infringe, impinge, bustle
pull, force, tug, squeeze, bump, thrust, shove, push, maneuver, brush, dart, nudge, trample, spot, identify, shoulder, excuse oneself, sidestep, chart, apologize, grip (one's purse), budge, barge, shuffle, navigate (a crowd), zigzag, knock into/over, elbow, jostle, step on/over, infringe (on one's personal space), wade through (a crowd), bide (one's time), visualize, slip through/around
reach out, team up, cooperate, connect, assemble, organize, join, associate, set up, collaborate, plan, overcome, accept, bring together, invite, foster, ally, partner, bridge, empathize, build (relationships/tolerance), link, understand, forge (an alliance), put together (a joint venture), arrange, care
reach out, break down, rally, lead, enlarge, widen, expand, risk, hire, require, vary, broaden, forge (alliances), bring together, educate, ally, partner, raise (standards), bring (to the table), branch out, spread (awareness), take a stand, unite, assemble (parties for dialogue), dispel (stereotypes), address (discriminatory behavior), influence, garner (support), exert (pressure), diversify (the board of directors)
outfit, replace, split, inspect, overhaul, construct, convert, renovate, house, section off, front, demarcate, claim, divide, usurp, redefine, manage, service, rebuild, refurbish, update, enlist, restructure, steward, optimize, streamline, sponsor, insure, apportion, revamp, modernize, subdivide, foster, bridge (two sections of the city), tend to, levy on/upon, gentrify, cultivate (public space), terraform, channel
drum, apply, dance, gather, sing, chant, congregate, train, accentuate, celebrate, originate, practice, contextualize, commemorate, unite, play (games), prepare, pride, reach back, pass down/on, put (into practice), carry out (a tradition), perform (traditional music or dance), observe (one's holy days), unify, typify, venerate (ancestors), ritualize, mythologize, play (instruments), serve (ritual foods), rejoice
raise, embrace, shape, reinforce, rear, accentuate, observe, adhere, practice, encourage, inherit, donate, preserve, carry out (a tradition), live out, come home to one's roots, hand down, name (babies), teach (language/values), believe, worship, follow (customs), perform (ancient rituals), instill, narrate, respect, apprentice, entitle, dig in one's heels, disseminate (knowledge of customs), allow, give, love
trash, pry, degrade, wreck, mock, threaten, gawk, graffiti, exploit, slander, sabotage, curse, disturb, disrupt, blurt, shout, yell, abuse, intimidate, gossip, harass, slur, swear, debase, spit, blurt out, grab (one's testicles/someone's breasts), hit (the bottle), tramp on, vandalize, disfigure, terrorize, bully, provoke, inflame, insult, revile, deface, smear, spread (rumors), expose oneself, misspeak, rub salt in the wound
strengthen, lead, vet, revitalize, vitalize, encourage, possess, aggrandize, bring about, build (a following), build capacity, foster, merit, honor (a tradition), grace, appeal to (community), instill (confidence), warrant, ennoble, dignify (the office), elevate (standards), distinguish (oneself), implement (a good idea), scale up (a project), head, spearhead, engender, command (respect), inspire, rise (in stature), pass on (a legacy), naturalize
elevate, applaud, reward, name, observe, award, celebrate, admire, back, dub, support, grant, hail as, praise, honor, approve of, credit with, endorse, accord (respect), revere, entrust, commend, esteem, recognize, acknowledge, distinguish, venerate, commemorate, memorialize, pay tribute, extol (the virtues of), laud, congratulate, declare, appoint
twist, trigger, ignore, type, typecast, profile, stereotype, pigeonhole, misinterpret, underlie, gawk, distort, taint, depict, exaggerate, slander, disrespect, misunderstand, close off, justify, discount, subordinate, stigmatize, diminish, inculcate, despise, humiliate, ostracize, harbor (prejudice), pick on, loathe, hate, ghettoize, jump (to conclusions), dislike, dismiss, condescend to, pity, feel sorry for, look down on, disgust, discredit, overstate, fantasize, demonize, underestimate, indoctrinate, discriminate, put down
separate, bar, order, remove, suppress, condition, frisk, dominate, overlook, disregard, neglect, typecast, profile, stereotype, cover up, set apart, control, exploit, misrepresent, whitewash, conspire, target, impose, prohibit, forestall, impinge on/upon, censor, stifle, obstruct, deprive, undermine, destabilize, deny, ban, monopolize, oppress, mistreat, marginalize, relegate, disempower, discount, encroach, segregate, discriminate, rule, card, malign, redline, red-bait, favor (one group over another), disenfranchise, ignore (institutional inequality), dismiss (claims), blame, penalize, violate (civil rights), race bait
plug, devise, draw up, boycott, picket, rally, litigate, settle on, chant, agitate, congregate, arouse, promote, scheme, risk, subvert, pressure, hatch (a plan), mobilize, demand, confront, consult, campaign, sponsor, champion, repeal, reform, network, redress, empower, resist, disobey, petition, ally, put forward, rehearse (talking points), speak out, stand (up/together), lead (a march), lobby, author (a bill), propose (legislation), protest (police brutality), depose, direct (efforts), legislate, redistrict, pass (legislation), assemble (a team), camp out, hack away at
struggle, clash, maneuver, brave, stand together, protect, break free, fight, challenge, face, claim, polarize, risk, waylay, thwart, hinder, impede, prohibit, prevent, forestall, inhibit, frustrate, reject, deny, oppose, combat, demand, dispute, hunt down, resist, contest, push back/for, stand up for, stand one's ground, stand tall, accost, counter, rustle up, clamor, call for (change), harden, rebuff, uncork, repel, conflict, shield, buffer, repudiate, counterpose
negotiate, organize, rally, agitate, identify, promote, collaborate, assess, recruit, implement, diversify, confront, reform, bolster, bring together, foster, politicize, educate, pressure (officials), pursue (an agenda), determine, create (a campaign/community), address (grievances), build (consensus/collective power), conduct (power analysis), strategize (a housing campaign), stir up, petition, raise awareness, bring to the table, proposition
flatten, mill, smooth, install, replace, replicate, pave, upgrade, adopt, overlay, narrow, rebuild, perform, add, extend, modernize, repave, reconstruct (a street), retrofit (storm water infrastructure), pour (asphalt), widen (a street), undertake (a road diet), jack hammer, haul away (old materials), compact (concrete), sink (piers for a new bridge), relay, expand (a public transit line), implement (plans), research and apply (best practices from other cities), apply for (grant money from federal or state governments), issue bonds, allocate (funds)
force, punch, beat, bind, hang, order, demolish, destroy, bait, corner, stalk, attack, capture, burn, scheme, conspire, connive, overwhelm, alarm, ruin, spoil, execute, abuse, intimidate, hunt down, eradicate, snuff out, deface, terrify, horrify, whip, flay, torch (a house), rupture (relations), strong-arm, pervert, lynch, flagellate, persecute, torture
direct, plan, consult, map, rewrite, reform, zone, set standards, impose (requirements), propose (regulations/policies), code, generate (consensus), perform (outreach), guide (development), update (policies/code), record (public input), document (conditions), develop (strategies), identify (goals and objectives), write policies, establish (procedures/standards), develop (an approvals process), convene (stakeholders), hold (a public meeting), meet with (investors/developers), revise (policy), research (census data/mode share), implement (plans/policies/procedures), hire (consultants), rightsize
inspect, supervise, license, tear down, demolish, protect, monitor, promote, restrict, tax, deny, ban, regulate, approve, enforce, require, fine, mitigate, reform, pass (laws/ordinances), impose (limits), prohibit (smoking/landfills), impose (conditions), limit (building heights/growth of bars), order (corrective action), preserve, landmark, conserve (open space/natural resources), issue (citations), approve with modifications, disapprove
clamp, clip, hammer, twist, screw, snap, fit, plug in, tack, rig, sew, stitch, staple, couple, interlock, harness, hook up, nail, hitch, tether, interlace, zip, tie, buckle, pin, join, patch, cobble together, bridge, link, lash together, mesh, strap, rope together, jam together, slide (into a slot), knit (together), hold together, slap together, fasten, entwine, knot together, interweave, interlink, catenate
wedge, rope off, bar, enclose, fend off, check, close, block, hamper, encumber, restrict, stop, thwart, hinder, impede, delay, deter, cut off, prohibit, prevent, obstruct, reject, ward off, table, sequester, resist, repel, shut out, isolate, get in the way, keep apart, keep at bay, blockade, cordon off, partition, barricade, hold apart/up, gate, lock up/away, quarantine, repulse, drive away
swallow, absorb, steep, infuse, sponge, draw, melt, funnel, reel in, draw in, consume, enter, suck up/in, ingest, devour, sop up, take up/in, inhale, soak up/in, marinate in, go in/through, blot up, subsume, saturate with
inject, thread, mate, imbue, blend, converge, interlace, meld, suffuse, infuse, coalesce, synthesize, cross, merge, consolidate, incorporate, assimilate, integrate, add, combine, fold in, dissolve, bring together, unite, unify, homogenize, amalgamate, cross-breed, marry, emulsify, commingle, desegregate
gouge, bore, drill, dig into, hammer, chew, gnaw, thrust, inject, insert, probe, poke, stab, cut, bite, infiltrate, breach, stick, furrow, pierce, puncture, prick, permeate, intrude, penetrate, enter, break into, embed, rupture, plow, spear, gash, impale, lacerate, slice into, skewer, bayonet, lance, perforate, interpenetrate, riddle (with holes)
sever, cleave, sunder, crack, separate, part, rive, snap, cut, loose, shatter, rend, section, gape, pop out, divide, bisect, cut in two, unzip, rip apart, fracture, splinter, split (off), come off/loose, break off/free/away, cut in half, disaggregate
lead, shine, persevere, persist, transform, rise above, understand, respect, forgive, reach out to, transcend (differences), foster (trust), value (everyone's contribution), hold in one's heart, show (the way forward), clear (the way for others), absolve (someone of guilt), distinguish (oneself as dedicated), mellow
touch, manipulate, broadcast, plug, deliver, convert, dictate, badger, transmit, advertise, promote, ignite, control, claim, convince, persuade, pressure, impinge on/upon, capitalize, argue, admonish, reel in, win over, draw in, appeal, peddle, circulate, disseminate, tout, save, prognosticate, stonewall, schmooze, bridge, influence, advocate, urge, goad, lecture, sermonize, explain, preach, evangelize, crusade, spread (the word of jesus/muhammad), stage (a tent meeting), reach (unbelievers), sway (unbelievers/infidels), proselytize, depict (a better life), moralize, encourage (regular attendance at church), make (disciples), inculcate (a fear of hell), islamicize, spread (fear), threaten (infidels with persecution)
boost, lift, elevate, power, cure, answer, soothe, center, illumine, captivate, enthrall, calm, astonish, amaze, sweeten, glorify, redeem, appease, purify, cleanse, renew, wash away, grace, channel, help, cherish, consecrate, enchant, delight, rouse, cheer, uplift, marvel, mollify, absolve, vindicate, heal, ease, forgive, give birth to, lighten (one's load)
drive, boost, lift, elevate, power, strengthen, benefit from, soothe, center, illumine, calm, erase, encourage, serve, sweeten, assure, assuage, appease, pacify, renew, fortify, build (community), help, gratify, delight, charm, rouse, hearten, cheer, uplift, mollify, ease, alleviate, reassure, minister to, promise, lighten (one's load), mellow
put out, listen, imbue, emanate, warm up, prop up, value, persevere, support, lend, befriend, stand up for, empathize, send out, look out for, buoy, stick up for, stand behind, side with, sympathize, back (someone), reach out to, ameliorate (suffering), help out, take someone's side, spend time with, consider (someone else's needs), invite (someone to do something), radiate (love/kindness), pour (love), show respect, rise (above), make oneself available
build, construct, assist, beautify, explore, mentor, support, serve, contribute, proffer, volunteer, come together, share, clean up, hand out, provide, give back, fulfill, pitch in, teach, engage in, tutor, offer (help), participate, put forward/up, donate (services), help (out), pass on (skills), hit the streets, collect (canned goods), supply (homeless people with clothes), offer (companionship), lend a hand, build community
count, gather, chant, congregate, decorate, observe, smudge, draw, deny, pray, smear, ritualize, feast, fast, dress up, explain, hide (easter eggs), hunt (for easter eggs), color (easter eggs), dye (easter eggs), sing (traditional songs/hymns), recite (prayers), recount (the meaning of the holiday), hardboil (easter eggs), break one's fast, give up (for lent), attend (services), string (lights), light (candles/lanterns), burn (incense), don (yamaka/traditional clothing), prepare (the table), cook (traditional food), celebrate (a religious holiday), set out (ritual objects), set out (haggadahs for passover), read (from haggadahs), hide (afikomen), break (matzah), seat (participants at passover table), retell (story of easter/passover), open (door), spin (dreidel), sing (prayers), snuff out (candles), blow (the shofar), gather (to break one's fast)
organize, lead, evoke, announce, advise, encourage, stir up, interpret, consecrate, visit, bless, uplift, mediate, sermonize, minister to, invoke, counsel, pastor, read (the bible), don (garments), drape (the stole), preach, officiate (at weddings/baptisms), perform (weddings), evangelize, deliver a sermon, address (congregation), administer (communion), give (communion), pray over, lead in prayer, hear (confession), grant (forgiveness/penance), confer (blessings on), pronounce (man and wife), recite (religious passages), say the last rites, robe
strike, dong, deliver, process, drone, chant, kindle, deify, sprinkle, douse, collect, announce, celebrate, ring, designate, chastise, admonish, pray, submerge, praise, pronounce, play (instruments), testify, sanction, consecrate, hold forth, bless, caution, regale, exonerate, absolve, pardon, heal, rebuke, sermonize, baptize, forgive, hammer home, preach, toll (bells), sing (hymns), chime (bells), light (candles/incense), anoint, ordain, sanctify, glorify (the lord), take (communion), exorcise, lay hands upon, robe
rub, kneel, rise, oil, gather, chant, congregate, throng, smudge, circle, celebrate, glorify, partake, pray, cleanse, commune, praise, worship, testify, tithe, confess, wed, recite, forgive, sing (hymns), bow down, turn to (god), prostrate oneself, cross (oneself), enshrine, divine, fellowship, genuflect, attend (service), take communion, supplicate, speak in tongues
model, lead, catalyze, kindle, represent, ignite, justify, demonstrate, pump up, empower, validate, matter, embolden, warrant (attention), affirm (goodness in the world), set an example, reveal (an uncomfortable truth), wake someone up, prove (the value of something), encourage (deep thinking), set high standards, earn (respect), win (trust/accolades), merit (respect), enlighten
forfeit, purge, sacrifice, purify, cleanse, redress, flagellate, rectify, make good, beg (forgiveness), fast, confess, plead (forgiveness), make amends, put right, confess (sin or guilt), express (remorse), atone for (guilt or sin), do penance, surrender (to a higher power), return to (god), do penance for, redeem oneself, expiate, compensate for, make restitution for, make reparation for
seek, explore, contemplate, yearn for, long for, meditate, pray, petition, search, look for, summon, implore, forgive, invoke, practice (mindfulness), devote, supplicate, entreat, quest, ask (for guidance/forgiveness), call on, go on retreat, retreat from, appeal to (god), question (one's life), ask around, read (spiritual books), study (bible/koran/torah), attend (retreat/religious study group), renounce
elevate, settle, clear, overlook, reframe, let go, reconcile, rethink, mend, come around, excuse, redress, acknowledge, waive, exonerate, absolve, pardon, vindicate, patch up, forgive, grant (forgiveness), open to (someone), look over (someone's faults), ease up, clear (one's name), repair (a relationship), soften (toward someone), allow (others their shortcomings), restart (a relationship)
fix, compromise, sort out, manage to, reconcile, correct, mend, resolve, amend, redress, rectify, make up for, remedy, make good, aspire to, reassure, patch up, track down, settle (a dispute), appeal to, set right, right (a wrong), compensate (for), make amends, repair (a ruptured relationship), right a wrong, straighten someone out, find a solution to, behave with awareness, put right, redeem (one's trustworthiness), regain someone's trust
brush aside, cooperate, contain, finesse, accept, tolerate, field, self-censor, accommodate, smile, exercise (restraint), rephrase, de-escalate, allow, validate, acquiesce, blunt (one's own reactivity), step into (the role of peace-builder), squelch (one's own reactivity), lighten (the atmosphere), humor (someone), collect (oneself), restore (peace), appeal to (one's wiser self), refuse to (engage/quarrel), redirect one's efforts (to create a warm atmosphere), mirror (someone's concerns), take the heat, exercise restraint
Spirituality, Religion & Goodness > Softening One's Stance Toward Someone > Softening Toward Someone
breathe, release, open up, diminish, greet, empathize, loosen up, thaw, unwind, back off, show compassion, soften (one's stance), relax (one's judgments), wish (someone well), view someone (in a better light), see someone (with fresh eyes), appreciate (someone's good qualities), concern oneself with (another's well-being), ease up/off, temper (one's judgments with understanding), lighten (up), throw open (one's arms), open (one's heart/a door), initiate (contact), extend oneself, face someone, take in (someone's good qualities), warm up toward (someone), mellow
kneel, bow (one's head), sing, chant, ruminate, curb, daven, cross, contemplate, give up, submit to, abstain, turn to, discipline, meditate, pray, cleanse, praise, petition, flagellate, worship, consecrate, send out, bless, beg (forgiveness), imbibe, fast, tithe, uncover, recite, invoke, vow, take (communion), go on retreat, take (communion/vows), recite (vows/aspirations), cultivate (compassion), dedicate (oneself to service), serve (the poor), commune with, intone, be baptized, read (the bible/koran/torah), assume (garb/habits), study (spiritual texts), enter (a convent), declare (oneself a devotee), adhere to, practice meditation, reign in, remove (shoes/hats), attend (church/synagogue/mosque), fold (hands), atone, memorize (sacred texts), circumambulate (a buddhist temple)
expel, align, attribute, witness, sublimate, lapse, purge, revere, venerate, believe, rectify, obey, invoke, blaspheme, exorcise, enshrine, divine, submit to (a figure not currently alive), sin, accept (jesus), commune with (a deity), cleanse (one's spirit/sins), bargain with god, desecrate, reincarnate, be born again
hug, embrace, unlock, rescue, soothe, pamper, indulge, lighten, calm, warm up, accept, open up, come around, relent, befriend, appease, amend, allay, bridge, love, dignify, send out, slake, amuse, mollify, acquiesce, feel, back down, disarm, ease, relieve, lullaby, comfort, dote, coddle, console, spare, lull into, rock (to sleep), offer condolences, show compassion for, put one's arm around, reach out to, walk in another's shoes
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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
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
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
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)
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)
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