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sway
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of SWAY
1
the power to bring about a result on another <under the sway of euphoria, she offered to take us all out to dinner in celebration of her new job>
Related Words authority, clout, prestige, pull, weight; command, domination, dominion, mastery; consequence, importance, significance; sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy
2
the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly <outdated attitudes that still hold sway in some communities>
Related Words counterinfluence; command, dominance, dominion, mastery, predominance, reign, scepter, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy; consequence, eminence, importance, moment; impact, impress, impression, imprint, mark
3
the right or means to command or control others <a time when Rome held sway over a vast empire that stretched from Britain to the Near East>
Synonyms arm, authority, clutch, command, control, death grip, dominion, grip, hold, mastery, reign, rein(s), sway
Related Words clout, influence, leverage, pull, voice, weight; jurisdiction; direction, management; dominance, imperium, predominance, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy; prerogative, privilege, right; eminence, importance, moment
Near Antonyms helplessness, weakness
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