pull, collide, fly off, rotate, cycle, streak, drift, fluctuate, eclipse, trace, circle, spin, revolve, loop, spin off, pass, turn, span, wheel around, orbit, oscillate, gravitate, circumnavigate, expand, cluster, circuit, pulse, recede, accelerate, decelerate, transit, wobble, precess, occult, implode, rush
blast, fly off, discharge, spew, fume, fuse, sear, convert, rocket, surface, bond, diffuse, radiate, shine, emit, explode, emanate, spin off, gravitate, expand, rain, give off, beam, ignite, climax, elapse, collapse, implode, cloud, engulf, magnetize, coalesce, oxidize, aggregate, originate, fission, ionize, disperse, synthesize
struggle, thrust, poke, arc, shoot, ripple, drop, rise, rotate, stab, set, sear, die, climb, streak, fade, glisten, darken, wane, ebb, glow, lighten, radiate, glitter, glint, eclipse, flare, gleam, shine, emit, brighten, illuminate, burn, light, dim, pale, circle, revolve, loop, span, orbit, give off, appear (in the night sky), sink, vanish, disappear, spill (light), grow dim, shed (layers of gas), convert (rotational energy)
push, arc, settle, drop, rise, rotate, set, climb, bathe, fade, wax, wane, ebb, glow, lighten, eclipse, emit, brighten, light, pale, circle, revolve, orbit, sink, vanish, disappear, spill (light), grow dim, pull (on the tides), struggle (through clouds), peek (through clouds), reflect (the sun's light), illuminate (the night sky)
blast, compress, separate, fire, launch, shed, rise, decontaminate, land, rocket, soar, glide, tether, open, rendezvous, pressurize, depressurize, contaminate, decompress, shuttle, pilot, command, separate (fuel tanks), sample (air/rock), take off, count down, lift off, blast off, voyage, sway, steam off
gauge, measure, model, conjecture, speculate, theorize, study, investigate, observe, discover, trace, classify, record, study (celestial bodies), discover (pulsars), measure (distance/speed), analyze (data), detect (x-ray pulses), research, describe (phenomena in the sky), build (instruments that analyze phenomena in the sky), operate (observatory), scan (the sky), calculate, estimate, predict, compute, date, hypothesize, postulate, carbon-date, explore (space), examine (data)
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
generate, unlock, devise, draw up, clear, spawn, start, conceive, catalyze, conjure up, kindle, imagine, sketch, draft, form, invent, machinate, contrive, formulate, initiate, innovate, envision, uncork, fantasize, work up, itch, coin, dream up, invoke, give rise to, begin, shape (an idea), bring on/about, give birth to (something), free (one's imagination), tap into (one's creativity), set off/in motion, create (a new genre)
generate, engineer, build, model, devise, shape, construct, assemble, erect, strengthen, conceive, proportion, redesign, contour, design, form, fashion, produce, coalesce, funnel, invent, draw up (a plan), concoct, create, cultivate, firm up, activate, solidify, string together, bring to life, furnish (a prototype), lay (a foundation), re-form
launch, rise, generate, debut, galvanize, start, nurture, prompt, catalyze, crowdsource, crowdfund, form (a 501c3), orchestrate, venture, jump into, step up/forward, hire, create, unveil, initiate, found, co-create, set in motion, undertake, head, spearhead, usher in, forge ahead, ready, instigate, pioneer, institute, kick-start, kick off, embark, fire up, give birth to, jumpstart, set up/off/about, issue (a license/a permit), introduce (an app/product)
sever, smother, get rid of, dispose of, settle, wind up, finish, dismantle, remove, put out, destroy, paralyze, jettison, close, drain, erase, ditch, cancel, cut short, abort, stop, cut off, doom, put an end to, shut down, shutter, wipe out, eradicate, annihilate, eliminate, stamp out, exhaust, abridge, conclude, use up, terminate, complete, lock up, finalize, discontinue, take down/out, shorten (a trip), abandon (an effort), bring to a close, end, finish off/up, tie up (loose ends), padlock, batten the hatch, rub out, unsubscribe
chuck, finish, unseat, scuttle, close, sabotage, retract, abort, resign, annul, halt, squelch, prohibit, withdraw, put an end to, phase out, stamp out, truncate, conclude, cap, terminate, finalize, wrap up, end, draw to a close, cut short/off, put to rest, shut down (a business), complete (a contract/a term), mark (the last time)
yank, choke, wrap, contain, tie up, curb, jam (phone lines/website), squelch (an uprising), arrest (the progress/process), check, muffle, hold up, spirit away, hamper, restrict, thwart, hinder, deter, forestall, stifle, deprive, stymie, curtail, stall, limit, rein in, drown out, deny (access/admission)
sever, zap, sideswipe, jam, strangle, choke, knock over, plug, bar, upend, fence off/in, enclose, bolt, trap, cover, close, block, sabotage, clog, waylay, halt, stop, tip over, impede, derail, intercept, deflect, obstruct, detour, cripple, snag, stymie, hold back, detach, wipe out, capsize, overturn, stamp out, immobilize, congest, strap, blockade, cordon off, barricade, shut up/away, seal off, body block, dam, gate off, disable (a device), wall off, lock (up), avalanche
drive, supply, assemble, lead, plan, enlist, advise, predict, mobilize, mandate, grant, steward, foster, orient, muster, discuss, commit, clarify, elucidate, set (goals), engage (employees), promote (cooperation), make clear, attend to, define (goals), expedite (progress), generate (structure), designate (section leaders), empower (team members), build a team
figure out, brave, incubate, train, aim, outline, anticipate, observe, plot, rehearse, scheme, brainstorm, plan, risk, practice, figure in, set in motion, pledge, channel, prepare, set out to, take steps to, ready, foresee, put in place, commit, gear up, attend to, set (an intention), rustle up (information/funding), muster (courage/resources), determine (feasibility), psych oneself up, put in order, get ready, run through (a speech/the plan), set in place, adjust (one's expectations)