reach out, repair, negotiate, compromise, modify, tone down, temper, improvise, yield, comply, tread lightly, accommodate, buck up, win over, compensate, revise, back off/away, cut (off), immerse, curb (excesses), soften (the tone), roll with, bring to, draw upon, befriend, oblige, appease, modulate, acculturate, mitigate, familiarize oneself, conciliate, pacify, placate, amend, man up
bust, loose, interfere, agitate, threaten, foil, taint, weaken, contaminate, divide, jeopardize, subvert, cut short, abort, shock, upset, undermine, spoil, cripple, mess up, destabilize, dash, undercut, turn on its head, blast apart, cut off (contact/supplies), break up/apart, discombobulate (humorous), sour, tip (the scales/the balance), shake up, chip away (at one's confidence), harm, flood with, drown out
defenestrate, get rid of, remove, destroy, sheathe, blot out, black out, obliterate, bury, obviate, preclude, render unnecessary, douse, extinguish, blacken, erase, purge, eradicate, annihilate, eliminate, abolish, expunge (from a record), stamp out, beat back, snuff out, put out (of one's mind), stub out, wipe out/from, white out, strike (out), put out (a fire/a life), cover one's tracks, exterminate
get rid of, bleed, milk, blow, dissipate, drain, void, waste, liquidate, phase out, expend, consume, dip into, vacate, gobble up, deplete (a supply), squander, exhaust, use up (supplies), run out of (water), empty, pour out/down the drain, dump (out), remove (contents), tip out, evacuate, clear (out), leach, go through, finish off, scrape bottom, burn through, fritter away, polish off
tweak, boost, refine, overhaul, convert, renovate, mature, turn into, transfigure, complement, modify, alter, enlarge, widen, amplify, expand, exchange, restore, refurbish, improve, diversify, customize, transform, mitigate, purify, cleanse, augment, extend, broaden, introduce, perfect, revamp, make better, add (value/detail), enhance, modernize, build on/up, enrich, ameliorate, deepen
tweak, bend, tinker, fine-tune, replace, refine, distill, reformulate, tailor, shape, compromise, adopt, adapt, adorn, embellish, invert, modify, alter, filter, distort, temper, expand, funnel, finesse, redirect, censor, exchange, rethink, correct, edit, develop, tip (the balance), rework, consolidate, customize, hone, revise, amend, turn on its head, reverse, reform, turn into/over, tune, renew, effect, affect, revert, expurgate, bowdlerize, branch out
crash, shed, sag, slack off, slacken, pop, lower, dive, slip, spiral, crumple, subside, collapse, sink, plummet, deteriorate, crumble, tumble, fall, fail, tank, bottom out, decline, depreciate, plunge, flag, drop (off), submerge, ease off, let fall, yield (to stronger forces), lack (vitality), give way, cave (in), free-fall, careen, nose-dive, decrease, dwindle, cut down, take a cut
chip away, slash, shave off, trim, flatten, contract, abrade, shed, whittle, chisel, lower, shrink, thin, reduce, narrow, divide, deduct, consume, apportion, skimp, scale back/down, economize, hemorrhage (money/staff), shorten, minimize, lessen, dwarf, prune, pare (down), diminish, cut (back/down), cut costs, slim down (the budget), abridge, stunt, truncate, take away, compact, restrict (growth), ratchet down, subtract, subdivide, miniaturize, foreshorten, rightsize
dislodge, divert, expel, rock, bar, topple, unseat, curb, foil, disperse, sabotage, tamper, revoke, abort, call off, bog down, hamper, clog, encumber, restrict, halt, stop, tip over, trip up, thwart, disturb, hinder, impede, derail, interrupt, intercept, delay, deter, throw off course, redirect, forestall, impinge on/upon, intervene, incapacitate, reach an impasse, detach, close (valve/business)
yank, sever, slash, hollow out, scoop out, extract, zap, extricate, dislodge, chuck, unload, toss, dump, fire, discard, dispose of, disgorge, strip, remove, knock down, hack off, erase, siphon off, hand over, spirit away, withdraw, sack, purge, skim off, eradicate, delete, expunge, tear down/apart, root out, shear off, split off, beat back (weeds), break apart/up, cut off/away, cast aside/off, rip out, bare, take away/out, slice off, shed (pounds), mow down, denude, throw (away/out), winnow out, wipe clean/out, buff out (scratches), scrape off/out, pull out/away, haul out/away
slash, scratch, scrap, toss (out), kill, black out, nix, retract, revoke, rescind, nullify, void, invalidate, undo, countermand, scuttle (a plan), overturn, negate, wipe out/clean, delete, cross out, veto, cancel (out), eliminate, reverse (a decision), abolish, contradict, override, do away with, obliterate (all traces of something)
shift, swing, compromise, switch, flip, adapt, alternate, alter, waver, oscillate, welsh, welch, deviate, vacillate, exchange, rethink, renege, amend, reverse, flip-flop, make a u-turn, flip (one's allegiance), reverse field, retract (an offer), switch around, toss aside, swap (positions), change (one's mind), vary (one's opinion), waffle, take turns, diverge, depart, stray, turn (away from), modify (one's stance), move between, break one's word/promise, make a one eighty
turn over, flip, invert, obviate, revoke, welsh, welch, nullify, invalidate, annul, tip over, upset, reject, turn around, capsize, overturn, turn upside down, turn on its head, flip-flop, veto, contradict, upend (order), revolutionize, repeal, disallow, overrule, make a u-turn, reverse (position/sequence/course), switch (positions), interchange, back out of (agreement), vacate
boost, brace, strengthen, protect, bulk up, enlarge, amplify, expand, ramp up, improve, inflate, support, step up, add, defend, reform, augment, enhance, juice up, jazz up, turbocharge, bump up, ratchet up, jack up, blow up, buff up, lift (weights), fortify, bolster, heighten, pump up, buttress, shore up, fatten (purse/cattle), toughen, firm up, build up
hollow out, squash, quash, thin, water down, beat down, weaken, endanger, jeopardize, encumber, impair, undermine, sap, suck out, incapacitate, exhaust, erode, blunt, drain (of vitality), enervate, starve, grind down, tax (one's reserves), hit someone hard, wind (one from exertion), tire someone out, debilitate, fatigue, wear out/down, devitalize, eat away, chip away at, weary, defang
lubricate, hydrate, stain, wet, saturate, infiltrate, bleed, wash, bathe, soak, drench, marinate, moisten, ooze, seep, leak, absorb, douse, suffuse, infuse, permeate, sponge, penetrate, dissolve, damp, dampen, enter, go in/through, mop, stream through, suck up, squeegee, soak up/into, steep (tea leaves)
wring, force, scoop, liquefy, atomize, dump, flounder, drop, power, lubricate, pour, hydrate, churn, etch, flush, fill, spray, wet, saturate, swallow, gulp, wash, soak, rinse, splash, dribble, douse, soak up, squirt, flood, spill, steep, drain, bail, irrigate, purify, dissolve, submerge, dampen, drink, scald, drizzle, wick, rile, draw (a bath), run (a bath), tread (water), wash up/away, sprinkle (water from a hose), water (a garden), water down (a sauce), generate (electricity), dilute
crash, roll, envelop, tip, curl, rock, rise, spray, suck, swallow, roar, fleck, gain momentum, moisten, engulf, sink, capsize, surge, swell, roil, peak, hurtle, eddy, ebb and flow, crest, salinate, come in and go out, ripple (the sand), stipple (the surface of the water), crash against, slam (the rocks)
smother, blot out, black out, obscure, fade, soften, turn down (a light), dim (a light), darken, lower (the lights), gray out, mute, subdue, reduce, blur, cast (a shadow), water down, diffuse, dissipate, filter, wane, die down, die out/away, tone down, block out (light), peter out, cloud over, pull the color out of
flash, bob, ripple, split, lower, flutter, blot out, black out, obscure, dot with, spot, fleck, streak, edge with, stripe, dapple, mottle, stipple, sputter, twinkle, fluctuate, spurt, sprinkle, glint, eclipse, draw the shades, block out, turn on and off, block (light), filter through, blotch, refract, splotch, spark, glance off, wink out, squirt
dip, hit, strike, liquefy, spread, wave, flash, bob, freeze, stab, pour, churn, flush, fill, spray, saturate, sear, dive, bleed, swim, splatter, blaze, lap, imbue, define, outline, drench, beautify, bleach, splash, mark, glisten, seep, cast a shadow, radiate, glitter, sparkle, glint, purl, gush, soak up, glare, light up, burst, slosh, squirt, swoosh, swirl, sluice, flare, break through, singe, beat down, flow, tint, flood, stream, spill, steep, wash over, gleam, spout, blind, bathe (in light), shine, reflect, emit, backlight, explode, slather, dazzle, suffuse, glimmer, shimmer, deluge, infuse, brighten, illumine, emanate, intensify, illuminate, permeate, silver
slap, hit, pound, pelt, pummel, hammer, assault, flatten, sling, bombard, freeze, drop, slacken, pour, wet, saturate, whirl, spatter, splatter, unleash, threaten, blot out, streak, soak, drench, rime (with frost), splash, moisten, darken, cloud over, puddle, subside, sprinkle, douse, gush, burst, stream, explode, intensify, rain, fog, hail, relent, wash away, damp, whip, shower, brew, drizzle, frost, buffet, rampage, splosh, steam up, ice up/over, mist, gain (force), sleet, lash (out), snow, downpour, blizzard, gutter
dig, trudge, clear, brave, hibernate, stomp, hole up, endure, shiver, stay home, weather, plow, slop through, turn up (thermostat), light (a fire), seal (one's boots), pour (antifreeze in the car), scrape (ice off of a vehicle), rub (hands together), bundle up, zip up, fasten (velcro), velcro, button (coat), layer (clothes), dress (warmly), shovel (snow), wait out, don (a raincoat), stuff (one's hands in pockets), thrust (hands in pockets), wrap (a scarf around one's neck), pull on/down/up, dry out (wet socks), hang up (wet clothes to dry), warm up (car/hands), thaw out, seek (warmth/shelter)
powder, hang, rise, sweep, trap, conceal, veil, coat, cover, blanket, bury, bond, rime (with frost), drift, sprinkle, brighten, whiten, melt, collapse, weigh down, fall, fail, consolidate, propagate, accumulate, white out, fracture, eddy, crest, frost, blizzard, dust (with snow), mound, pile, turn to (slush), reflect (sunlight), soften (the landscape), carpet, sheer