Search

Synonyms for ex acting
adj demanding

precise
onerous
stringent
harsh
imperious
strict
painstaking
rigorous

rigid
trying
taxing
burdensome
careful
critical
difficult
exigent

finicky
fussy
grievous
hard
hypercritical
oppressive
particular
persnickety

picky
severe
stern
tough
unsparing
weighty
by the book
nit-picking

Antonyms for ex acting

inaccurate
inexact
tolerant
lenient
careless

loose
easy
flexible
mild
soft

easy-going
yielding
giving
lending

Synonyms
verb demand, call for

extort
wrest
impose
extract
compel
claim
levy
force

oblige
pinch
challenge
gouge
bleed
assess
coerce
requisition

call
wrench
solicit
command
postulate
squeeze
wring
require

constrain
put on
insist upon
lean on
shake down

Antonyms

disapprove
release
let go

give
receive
free

answer

Synonyms
adj requiring great effort, ability

grandiose
energetic
visionary
arduous
demanding

bold
impressive
difficult
elaborate
exacting

formidable
hard
industrious
lofty
pretentious

severe
strenuous
challenging

Antonyms

facile
content
fulfilled

satisfied
unassuming
calm

easy
weak

Synonyms
adj hard-working

diligent
zealous
scrupulous
indefatigable
exacting
laborious

active
attentive
busy
constant
eager beaver
grinding

industrious
persevering
sedulous
steady
studious
unflagging

untiring
whiz
plugging

Antonyms

indifferent
lazy

lethargic
negligent

neglectful

Synonyms
adj severe in manner

stringent
somber
forbidding
rigid
exacting
sober
formal

ascetic
astringent
cold
earnest
grave
grim
hard

harsh
inexorable
inflexible
obdurate
rigorous
serious
solemn

stern
stiff
strict
unfeeling
unrelenting

Antonyms

meek
elaborate
encouraging
extravagant

indulgent
luxurious
flexible
bland

calm
gentle
mild
spending

Synonyms
adj troublesome

onerous
taxing
demanding
oppressive
difficult

disturbing
exacting
exigent
heavy
irksome

tough
trying
wearing
weighty
wearying

carking
crushing
superincumbent

Antonyms

trivial
helpful
easy

calm
aiding
helping

relieving
unburdensome

Synonyms
adj very critical

acrimonious
cantankerous
carping
censorious
contrary
crabby
cross

demanding
disparaging
exacting
fault-finding
finicky
hypercritical
irritable

peevish
perverse
petulant
sarcastic
severe
testy
touchy

nagging
overcritical
caviling
cavillous
deprecating
exceptive
nit-picking

Antonyms

commendatory
encouraging

flattering
laudatory

complimentary
praising

Synonyms
adj cautious; painstaking

precise
accurate
attentive
choosy
mindful
wary
scrupulous
meticulous
deliberate
thorough
judicious
thoughtful

discreet
circumspect
conscientious
vigilant
rigorous
prudent
leery
concerned
sober
alert
apprehensive
assiduous

chary
conservative
cool
exacting
fastidious
finicky
fussy
guarded
heedful
observant
particular
prim

protective
provident
punctilious
regardful
religious
shy
solicitous
solid
going to great lengths
playing safe
selfdisciplined

Antonyms

inaccurate
inexact
questionable
negligent
lax
heedless
inattentive
inconsiderate

foolish
incautious
indiscreet
rash
reckless
unscrupulous
idiotic
irrational

unwise
uncaring
unconcerned
false
careless
loose
thoughtless
uncareful

Synonyms
adj fussy, discriminating

selective
finicky
dainty
eclectic

exacting
fastidious
nice
particular

persnickety
picky
prissy
select

finical
overparticular

Antonyms

open
undemanding

unfastidious
unfussy

Synonyms
adj thorough, careful

meticulous
fastidious
painstaking
diligent
fussy
complete

exact
exacting
faithful
heedful
particular
punctilious

punctual
reliable
tough
hanging in
hanging tough
heart and soul into

playing safe
walking on eggs
minding p’s and q’s

Antonyms

indifferent
uncritical
inexact
irresponsible
unscrupulous

dishonest
immoral
unjust
careless
undemanding

uncareful
unconscientious
corrupt
vulgar

Synonyms
adj fault-finding, detracting

demanding
analytical
biting
captious
carping
censorious
choleric
critic
cutting
cynical
derogatory
diagnostic

discerning
discriminating
disparaging
exacting
finicky
fussy
hairsplitting
hypercritical
lowering
niggling
particular
penetrating

sarcastic
satirical
scolding
severe
sharp
trenchant
withering
nagging
overcritical
belittling
calumniatory
caviling

cavillous
censuring
condemning
demeaning
disapproving
exceptive
humbling
nit-picking
reproachful

Antonyms

laudatory
trivial

uncritical
unimportant

complimentary
praising

Synonyms
adj challenging, urgent

onerous
stringent
tough
taxing
hard
pressing
troublesome
exhausting

strict
critical
ambitious
exacting
trying
difficult
wearing
nagging

bothersome
clamorous
dictatorial
exigent
fussy
grievous
imperious
importunate

insistent
oppressive
querulous
weighty
backbreaker

Antonyms

trivial
inexact
tolerant
facile
uncertain

unimportant
easy
flexible
nice
yielding

mild
simple
undemanding
unchallenging

Synonyms
adj hard on someone; hard to do

troublesome
crucial
tough
problematic
arduous
onerous
demanding
severe
strenuous
ambitious
burdensome

laborious
painful
gargantuan
herculean
bothersome
exacting
formidable
galling
heavy
immense
intricate

irritating
labored
operose
problem
prohibitive
rigid
stiff
titanic
toilsome
trying
unyielding

uphill
wearisome
effortful
challenging
backbreaker
difficile
easier said than done
hard-won
no picnic
not easy
upstream

Antonyms

helpful
trivial
facile
effortless
manageable

uncomplicated
friendly
sociable
easy
nice

calm
free
plain
simple
straightforward

Synonyms
adj careful, painstaking

rigorous
strict
meticulous
scrupulous

exacting
demanding
conscientious
finicky

fussy
heedful
punctilious
punctual

severe
conscionable

Antonyms

lenient
inaccurate
incorrect
indefinite

inexact
unreliable
easy-going
careless

approximate
imprecise
uncareful

Synonyms
adj difficult, taxing

arduous
burdensome
demanding
exacting
grievous

hard
harsh
onerous
oppressive
rigorous

severe
stiff
strict
stringent
tough

weighty
superincumbent

Antonyms

usual
facile

ordinary
easy

unpressured

Synonyms
adj extravagant, excessive

unwarranted
enormous
inordinate
unreasonable
outrageous
unconscionable
steep

dear
exacting
expensive
extortionate
extreme
high
highway robbery

immoderate
out of sight
overmuch
preposterous
stiff
towering
undue

wasteful
pricey
absonant
overboard
up to here
over one’s head

Antonyms

warranted
sensible
inexpensive

reasonable
moderate
cheap

good
mild
low

Synonyms
adj very careful, meticulous

choosy
discriminating
squeamish
exacting
finicky
fussy
captious

critical
dainty
demanding
difficult
hypercritical
nice
particular

persnickety
picky
punctilious
queasy
finical
easily disgusted
fussbudgety

hard to please
nit-picky
overdelicate
overnice
stickling

Antonyms

uncritical
indifferent
uncouth

undemanding
unfussy
uncareful

indiscriminating

Synonyms
adj meticulous, particular

scrupulous
choosy
discriminating
squeamish
conscientious
finicky
careful

dainty
difficult
exact
exacting
fastidious
fretful
fuddy-duddy

heedful
painstaking
persnickety
picky
punctilious
punctual
querulous

finical
conscionable
hard to please
nit-picking
overfastidious
picky-picky
stickling

Antonyms

unscrupulous
uncritical

careless
undemanding

unfussy

Synonyms
adj difficult, exhausting

heavy
troublesome
tough
arduous
terrible
complicated
serious
rough
herculean
backbreaking
bothersome
burdensome

demanding
distressing
exacting
formidable
grinding
hairy
intricate
involved
irksome
knotty
labored
laborious

mean
merciless
murder
onerous
operose
rigorous
rugged
scabrous
severe
slavish
sticky
strenuous

tiring
toilsome
unsparing
uphill
wearing
wearisome
effortful
fatiguing
wearying
difficile
toilful
uphill battle

Antonyms

trivial
unimportant
facile
malleable
pliable
merciful
pleasant
disputable
inexact

questionable
uncertain
untrue
light
easy
happy
nice
flexible
pliant

soft
yielding
mild
simple
sensitive
sympathetic
doubtful

Synonyms
adj cruel, ruthless

bleak
tough
harsh
painful
grim
acrimonious
angry
antagonistic
austere
bitter
brutal
callous

cold
cold-blooded
dark
disagreeable
distressing
dour
exacting
grievous
hard-boiled
hostile
inclement
intemperate

intolerable
obdurate
perverse
pitiless
rigorous
rugged
severe
stern
strict
stringent
stubborn
thick-skinned

unfeeling
unjust
unkind
unpleasant
unrelenting
unsparing
unsympathetic
vengeful
rancorous
resentful
cold fish
hard as nails

Antonyms

pleasant
cheerful
kind
malleable
pliable
facile
merciful
disputable
inexact

questionable
uncertain
untrue
bright
nice
sunny
gentle
easy
flexible

pliant
soft
yielding
mild
simple
sensitive
sympathetic
doubtful

Synonyms
adj bossy, overbearing

haughty
dictatorial
high-handed
domineering
exacting
autocratic

arrogant
tyrannical
authoritative
commanding
compulsory
despotic

imperative
imperial
mandatory
obligatory
oppressive
overweening

peremptory
required
tyrannous
compulsatory

Antonyms

meek
democratic
fawning

helpless
obedient
servile

humble
subservient
weak

Synonyms
adj precise, neat, refined

trim
right
dainty
tidy
hairsplitting
particular
fine
minute
accurate
becoming
befitting
careful

choosy
conforming
correct
critical
cultured
decent
delicate
discerning
discriminating
distinguishing
exact
exacting

fastidious
finicky
fussy
genteel
meticulous
persnickety
picky
proper
respectable
rigorous
scrupulous
seemly

squeamish
strict
subtle
trivial
virtuous
well-bred
finespun
finical
finicking

Antonyms

sloppy
inexact
horrible
repulsive
unpleasant
disordered

unmannerly
rough
imprecise
coarse
undiscriminating
bad

disagreeable
nasty
unlikable
unrefined

Synonyms
adj difficult; requiring hard labor

distressing
intolerable
troublesome
excessive
harsh
oppressive
taxing
weighty
backbreaking
arduous
severe
demanding

exhausting
burdensome
strenuous
rigorous
cumbersome
laborious
grueling
painful
difficult
austere
exacting
exigent

formidable
galling
grave
grinding
hard
headache
heavy
irksome
merciless
overpowering
ponderous
pressing

responsible
serious
tiresome
tiring
toilsome
vexatious
fatiguing
crushing
embittering
overtaxing
plodding

Antonyms

helpful
trivial
facile
friendly
effortless
easy

nice
gentle
mild
calm
relieving
temperate

easy-going
simple
common
light

Synonyms
adj overwhelming, repressive

onerous
overbearing
dictatorial
unjust
inhuman
cruel
brutal
depressing
burdensome
heavy-handed

tyrannical
harsh
backbreaking
bleak
confining
demanding
despotic
discouraging
dismal
exacting

exigent
gloomy
grievous
grinding
headache
heavy
hefty
mean
severe
somber

taxing
tough
troublesome
weighty
dispiriting
depressive
disheartening
ironhanded
rough going
superincumbent

Antonyms

kind
easy
nice

gentle
calm
relieving

cool
mild
temperate

Synonyms
adj meticulous, thorough

diligent
earnest
scrupulous
conscientious
assiduous
strenuous
exacting

careful
by the numbers
exact
finicky
fussy
heedful
industrious

particular
persevering
persnickety
picky
punctilious
punctual
sedulous

stickler
thoroughgoing
by the book
conscionable
fussbudget
hard-working

Antonyms

lazy
lethargic
negligent
unconcerned
unscrupulous

half-baked
unenthusiastic
thoughtless
careless
uncareful

easy
half-done
unmindful
unthorough

Synonyms
adj finicky, demanding

stickler
rough
nice
tough
dainty

careful
choosy
critical
discriminating
exacting

fastidious
fussy
meticulous
persnickety
picky

finical
choicy
fussbudget
hard to please
nit-picking

Antonyms

indefinite
inexact
unimportant
usual
indifferent

nonchalant
easy
general
imprecise
common

ordinary
undemanding
undiscriminating

Synonyms
adj important; urgent

acute
insistent
crucial
demanding
compelling
vital
imperative
immediate

dire
serious
critical
distressing
instant
burning
requiring
exacting

crying
obliging
clamant
clamorous
exigent
importunate
life-and-death
claiming

constraining
forcing
heat-on
high-priority
hurry-up

Antonyms

unimportant
inessential
trivial

uncritical
optional
insignificant

dull

Synonyms
adj severe; exact

precise
uncompromising
onerous
stringent
harsh
scrupulous
meticulous
brutal
correct

strict
burdensome
rigid
exacting
proper
accurate
ascetic
austere
bitter

definite
dogmatic
hard
inclement
inflexible
intemperate
nice
oppressive
punctilious

right
rugged
stern
stiff
ironhanded
unpermissive

Antonyms

inaccurate
inexact
questionable
negligent
tolerant
kind
incorrect
unsuitable

lenient
lax
false
imprecise
careless
flexible
easy
gentle

soft
wrong
improper
yielding
easy-going
loose
mild

Synonyms
adj difficult, rigorous

arduous
rough
tough
strenuous
demanding
exacting

formidable
hairy
hard
harsh
heavy
knotty

laborious
mean
murder
operose
stern
taxing

trying
uncompromising
uphill
heavy sledding
large order
no picnic

Antonyms

facile
level
courteous
tiny
easy
nice

even
flat
smooth
calm
gentle
mild

moderate
refined
sophisticated
small
weak

Synonyms
adj difficult, harsh

heavy
acute
drastic
stringent
tough
punishing
dangerous
violent
serious
fierce
sharp
bitter
intense

extreme
arduous
ascetic
austere
bleak
consequential
critical
dear
demanding
despotic
distressing
domineering
exacting

forbidding
grave
grim
grinding
hard
hefty
implacable
inclement
intemperate
mordant
oppressive
overbearing
pitiless

rigorous
rugged
sore
strenuous
taxing
toilsome
tyrannical
unpleasant
unrelenting
weighty
wicked
effortful

Antonyms

trivial
unimportant
stupid
kind
peaceful
friendly
willing
facile
light

easy
happy
slow
blunt
dull
calm
mild
gentle
nice

tender
moderate
bland
amenable
compromising
easy-going
temperate

Synonyms
adj nauseated; finicky

queasy
dizzy
fastidious
fussy
annoyed
captious
delicate

disgusted
exacting
hypercritical
mincing
particular
prim
prudish

puritanical
queer
scrupulous
shaky
sick
sickly
strait-laced

unsettled
upset
vertiginous
qualmish
sick to one’s stomach

Antonyms

uncritical
willing

undemanding
ready

unpicky

Synonyms
adj difficult

hard
tough
uphill

arduous
exacting
formidable

laborious
trying
fatiguing

Antonyms

facile
pliable
graceful
informal
easy

nice
flexible
pliant
soft
casual

calm
moderate
normal

Synonyms
adj authoritarian

stringent
tough
harsh
scrupulous
exacting
severe
rigid
stern
rigorous

draconian
austere
disciplinary
dour
firm
forbidding
grim
hard
hard-boiled

no-nonsense
oppressive
picky
prudish
punctilious
puritanical
set
square
straight

strait-laced
stuffy
unsparing
uptight
dead set
iron-fisted
stickling
unpermissive

Antonyms

tolerant
kind
facile
lenient
tractable
inaccurate

indefinite
uncertain
flexible
gentle
nice
easy

mild
soft
easy-going
amenable
yielding

Synonyms
adj rigid, tight

tough
harsh
stiff
forceful
binding
inflexible
demanding
strict
severe

exacting
rigorous
ironclad
draconian
acrimonious
by the numbers
compelling
confining
convincing

drawing
dyed-in-the-wool
hard
hard-nosed
picky
poignant
powerful
rough
set

valid
brick-wall
by the book
dead set on
iron-fisted
unpermissive

Antonyms

kind
facile
pliable
willing
lenient
inexact
tolerant

weak
gentle
nice
easy
mild
soft
flexible

pliant
calm
yielding
amenable
easy-going

Synonyms
adj clever, cunning

precise
detailed
intriguing
sly
skillful
shrewd
insidious

complex
analytical
artful
astute
crafty
deep
designing

devious
dexterous
exacting
foxy
keen
penetrating
perceptive

scheming
wily
analytic
guileful
ratiocinative

Antonyms

honest
noisy
unsubtle

forthright
open
simple

hard
harsh

Synonyms
adj burdensome

tedious
onerous
troublesome
demanding
disturbing
trying

wearing
punishing
tiring
exacting
difficult
exigent

grievous
heavy
oppressive
tough
wearisome
weighty

stressful
sapping
enervating

Antonyms

trivial
facile

easy
untroubling

Synonyms
adj difficult, troublesome

tricky
tense
rough
tough
precarious
close

arduous
critical
dangerous
distressing
disturbing
exacting

hazardous
near
perilous
punishing
sticky
ticklish

trying
worrisome
upsetting

Antonyms

untroubled
easy
calm
nice
definite

comfortable
free
loose
open
slack

unsealed
wide
giving
sober

Synonyms
adj irritating, exasperating

tedious
onerous
laborious
monotonous
tired
boring
tiring
exhausting
annoying
uninteresting
dull

arduous
burdensome
demanding
difficult
drag
dragging
exacting
flat
hard
heavy
hefty

humdrum
irksome
oppressive
strenuous
too much
tough
trying
vexatious
wearing
wearisome
yawn

fatiguing
unrelieved
wearying
ho-hum
a bit much
boresome
drudging
enervative
jading
nowhere
uncool

Antonyms

exciting
interesting
trivial
lively

eventful
facile
fun
stimulating

easy
light
active
nice

Synonyms
adj obstinate, rough

harsh
stiff
resolute
hard
terrible
strict
severe
desperate
stern
fierce
narrow
hard-nosed

firm
savage
adamant
refractory
arbitrary
callous
confirmed
cruel
drastic
exacting
ferocious
fixed

hard-boiled
hard-line
headstrong
immutable
inflexible
intractable
merciless
obdurate
pugnacious
ruthless
stubborn
taut

unalterable
unbending
uncompromising
uncontrollable
unforgiving
unmanageable
unyielding
vicious
violent
hard-bitten
hard-shelled
ruffianly

Antonyms

peaceful
kind
pliable
facile
uncertain
lenient
tolerant
supple
fragile

unstable
vulnerable
wobbly
controllable
easy
gentle
mild
soft
nice

flexible
pliant
calm
yielding
amenable
easy-going
delicate
weak
tender

Synonyms
adj difficult, laborious

troublesome
stiff
hard
arduous
onerous
demanding
severe
strenuous
heavy
uphill

handful
mean
backbreaking
baffling
burdensome
exacting
exigent
grievous
hairy
intractable

intricate
irksome
knotty
labored
oppressive
perplexing
puzzling
taxing
thorny
toilsome

trying
unyielding
weighty
wicked
effortful
exhausting
resisting
no piece of cake

Antonyms

pliable
facile
trivial
fragile
unstable
vulnerable
wobbly

kind
controllable
easy
nice
flexible
pliant
soft

calm
mild
delicate
weak
gentle
tender

Synonyms
adj difficult, bothersome

tricky
troublesome
taxing
upsetting
arduous
demanding
strenuous
irritating

fatiguing
exacting
rough
annoying
exigent
hard
irksome
onerous

oppressive
pestilent
provocative
severe
sticky
tight
tiresome
tough

wearisome
weighty
stressful
vexing
exasperating
aggravating

Antonyms

facile
easy

mild
moderate

unstressful

Synonyms
adj hard-hearted, numb

apathetic
asleep
brutal
callous
cantankerous
churlish
cold
cold-blooded
cold-hearted
crotchety
cruel
exacting

hard
hardened
heartless
icy
inanimate
inhuman
insensate
insensible
insensitive
merciless
obdurate
pitiless

ruthless
senseless
severe
stony
surly
thick-skinned
tough
uncaring
unemotional
unkind
unsympathetic
benumbed

uncompassionate
cold fish
anesthetized
deadened
feelingless
iron-hearted
sensationless
unamiable
uncordial

Antonyms

loving
caring

concerned
feeling

sensitive

Synonyms
adj troublesome, difficult

onerous
backbreaking
burdensome
demanding

exacting
exigent
grievous
oppressive

taxing
tough
worrisome
worrying

crushing
superincumbent

Antonyms

inconsequential
trivial
unimportant
facile

light
small
thin
unsubstantial

easy
solvable

Synonyms
adj oppressive

avaricious
corrupt

exacting
greedy

rapacious
severe

bloodsucking

Synonyms
adj strict

absolute
binding
carved in stone
compulsory
conclusive

decisive
exacting
final
inflexible
irrevocable

mandatory
set
unalterable
unbending
written

dictated
set in concrete

Synonyms
adj engaging attention

absorbing
interesting
exacting
engaging

engrossing
requiring
exciting
drawing

monopolizing
focusing
utilizing
attracting

concentrated upon
concerned with

Antonyms

boring
unexciting
repulsive

gone
unstimulating
leaving

removing

Synonyms
adj needing

demanding
pressing
compelling

exacting
dire
immediate

urgent
necessitating
forcing

involving
calling for

Antonyms

trivial

Synonyms
adj exhausting

demanding

exacting

taxing

Synonyms
adj critical

analytical
biting
captious
carping
censorious
choleric
critic
cutting
cynical
demanding
derogatory
diagnostic

discerning
discriminating
disparaging
exacting
faultfinding
finicky
fussy
hairsplitting
hypercritical
lowering
nagging
niggling

particular
penetrating
sarcastic
satirical
scolding
severe
sharp
trenchant
withering
belittling
calumniatory
caviling

cavillous
censuring
condemning
demeaning
disapproving
exceptive
humbling
nit-picking
reproachful

Synonyms
verb assign fee,

evaluate
levy
impose

fix
exact
rate

tax
value
demand

amount charge

Antonyms

give

Synonyms
verb intimidating for money

extort
coerce
badger
ransom

force
demand
compel
milk

shake
threaten
squeeze
exact

bleed
hold to ransom
put the shake on
shake down

Antonyms

give

save

Synonyms
verb demand or announce action

appoint
claim
require
declare
charge
ask

summon
order
decree
elect
challenge
ordain

proclaim
entreat
requisition
command
solicit
postulate

exact
appeal to
pray to
set apart

Antonyms

deny
disclaim
conceal
listen

refrain
ignore
dismiss
answer

cancel
stop
receive

Synonyms
verb dispute, question

try
claim
confront
defy
impose
denounce
assert
demand
test
require
call for
impugn

brave
vindicate
inquire
tax
cross
impeach
summon
accost
investigate
arouse
reclaim
query

provoke
exact
stimulate
dare
beard
face the music
throw down the gauntlet
ask for
call out
face down
face off
fly in the face of

hang in
insist upon
invite competition
make a point of
make a stand
object to
search out
stand up to
stick it out

Antonyms

deny
dodge
ignore

calm
answer
agreement

decision
victory

Synonyms
verb demand, maintain property or right

hold
challenge
defend
insist
call for
assert
collect
need
take

ask
believe
allege
declare
knock
hit
uphold
vindicate
advance

require
pretend
pronounce
adduce
requisition
solicit
postulate
profess
exact

justify
pick up
pop the question
have dibs on something
hit up
hold out for
lay claim to
stake out

Antonyms

disbelieve
forsake
desert
deny
reject

repudiate
conceal
hide
disclaim
abandon

quit
stop
answer
give
question

Synonyms
verb demand

authorize
appoint
require
direct
call for
tell
prohibit
set
forbid
enjoin
instruct
inflict
dictate
beckon

proclaim
check
grant
debar
compel
charge
call
restrain
cite
enact
oblige
bid
warn
interdict

exact
adjure
inhibit
task
bar
impose
ordain
summon
requisition
subpoena
ban
order
rule out
ordinate

call on
call the signals
call upon
force upon
give directions
give orders
lay down the law
mark out
put foot down
send for
take charge
take lead

Antonyms

reject
permit
hinder
conceal
aid
assist
liberate
refuse
veto

prevent
disallow
contradict
countermand
revoke
allow
approve
ask
help

stop
free
cancel
oppose
recall
reverse
follow

Synonyms
verb rule, have power

manage
wield
direct
determine
supervise
dominate
control
coach
force
subdue
influence
administer
coerce

curb
dictate
regulate
prevail
check
lead
compel
repress
tyrannize
charge
restrain
conduct
override

sway
hinder
head
run
superintend
prescribe
stop
reign
boss
conquer
govern
exact
officiate

domineer
guide
push
constrain
oppress
predominate
take over
overbear
exercise power
have authority
hold office
preside over
reign over

Antonyms

surrender
release
aid
assist
liberate
permit
comply
consent
obey
retreat
contradict
countermand

revoke
mismanage
abandon
give up
let go
yield
start
neglect
leave alone
encourage
help
lose

allow
follow
free
leave
advance
serve
submit
oppose
recall
reverse

Synonyms
verb force to act

urge
oblige
necessitate
impel
constrain
exact

enforce
bulldoze
make
drive
coerce
restrain

squeeze
hustle
dragoon
concuss
crack down
make necessary

put the arm on
put the chill on
shotgun
throw weight around
turn on the heat

Antonyms

dissuade
block
delay
deter

hinder
impede
obstruct
leave alone

discourage
halt
stop
check

Synonyms
verb ask strongly for something

urge
force
claim
question
require
request
stipulate
expect
challenge
press
appeal
order
tax
necessitate

importune
interrogate
coerce
enjoin
apply
badger
nag
pray
arrogate
pester
compel
implore
charge
solicit

postulate
cite
petition
hit
besiege
oblige
bid
direct
abuse
exact
constrain
knock
beseech
beg

summon
entreat
inquire
requisition
command
supplicate
dun
counterclaim
clamor for
hit up
impetrate
insist on
sue for
whistle for

Antonyms

deny
disclaim
reply
exonerate
release
compliment

praise
grant
supply
answer
leave alone
please

give
free
offer
present

Synonyms
verb draw out

extort
wrest
wring
obtain
bring out
evoke
extract
evolve

derive
rattle
exact
bite
milk
fetch
bring
evince

shake
squeeze
cause
educe
badger
bring to light
arm-twist
bring forth

call forth
give rise to
put muscle on
put the arm on
shake down

Antonyms

placate
soothe
hide

repress
give
cover

keep
supress

Synonyms
verb put a rule, plan in force

prosecute
accomplish
invoke
require
impose
administer
reinforce
sanction
apply
implement
carry out
exert
wrest
commandeer

necessitate
coerce
fortify
expect
dictate
hound
whip
perform
spur
make
compel
goad
emphasize
lash

urge
oblige
effect
demand
press
discharge
exact
constrain
extort
execute
strain
fulfill
drive
impel

stress
administrate
strong-arm
support
incite
egg on
dragoon
crack down
force upon
insist on
lean on
put into effect
put screws to

Antonyms

cease
refuse
dissuade
prevent
disapprove
delay
deter
ignore
release
repress

disregard
forego
halt
stop
leave alone
discourage
lose
fail
check
forget

neglect
give
let go
miss
abandon
drop
give up
overlook
not finish

Synonyms
verb want, wish

require
call for

demand
exact

count on
insist on

look for
rely upon

Synonyms
verb cheat; blackmail

extract
wrest
exact
coerce
elicit
wring
gouge
force
soak

fleece
get
pinch
skin
milk
obtain
ice
educe
evince

stick
wrench
clip
demand
sting
squeeze
bully
bleed
secure

hold up
make pay through nose
put screws to
put the arm on
shake down
pull one’s leg

Antonyms

surrender
forfeit
loosen

let go
yield
give

offer
lose
unfasten

Synonyms
verb physically remove, draw out

cull
extort
derive
distill
separate
wrest
exact
glean
reap
obtain

pluck
siphon
pry
elicit
extricate
withdraw
squeeze
wring
pull
gather

extirpate
secure
get
tear
express
garner
evoke
uproot
eradicate
yank

select
take
bring out
eke out
pick up
avulse
catheterize
evulse
press out
weed out

Antonyms

disperse
misunderstand
refuse
reject
insert
give

divide
spread
plant
help
lose
fail

fix
stop
add
put in
edit in

Synonyms
verb penalize in monetary way

punish
levy
confiscate
extort
seize

alienate
tax
dock
mulct
amerce

exact
sequestrate
sconce
hit with
make pay

pay through the nose
slap with
throw book at

Antonyms

release
award

reimburse
reward

give
compensate

Synonyms
verb obligate to do something

urge
charge
move
oblige
require
impose
compel
drive
restrict
pressure
drag
limit
inflict
demand

press
cause
order
make
wrest
necessitate
insist
coerce
enjoin
apply
exact
fix
constrain
draft

overcome
impress
blackmail
burden
wring
extort
bind
choke
contract
impel
command
obtrude
occasion
strong-arm

enforce
bear down
sandbag
pressurize
conscript
dragoon
concuss
shotgun
bear hard on
bring pressure to bear upon
pin down
put screws to
put squeeze on

Antonyms

dissuade
release
disallow
prevent
permit
aid
surrender

discourage
free
stop
check
halt
let go
leave alone

forget
allow
give
neglect
help
yield

Synonyms
verb set, dictate

appoint
levy
force
institute
require
introduce
order
foist
charge
place
promulgate
inflict

demand
put
establish
enforce
presume
visit
trespass
enjoin
intrude
wreck
fix
compel

wreak
lade
oblige
prescribe
decree
lay
burden
exact
saddle
wish
ordain
infringe

command
encroach
obtrude
constrain
horn in
lay down
force upon
lay down the law
move in on
put foot down
read riot act
take advantage

Antonyms

prevent
disorder
aid

displace
remove
forget

overlook
neglect
help

Synonyms
verb impose something

levy
expose
exact
wreak
extort
force

give
visit
require
deliver
administer
command

dispense
strike
apply
subject
bring upon
deal out

force upon
give it to
lay down the law
mete out
stick it to

Antonyms

withhold
hold

keep
take

Synonyms
verb assess, impose

collect
exact
raise
extort
set

wrest
gather
tax
summon
charge

call
demand
place
wring
put on

call up
lay on

Antonyms

exonerate
disapprove

veto
give

displace
remove

Synonyms
verb want something

desire
require
lack
call for
demand
claim
miss
hunger
wish
covet
necessitate

thirst
hanker
lust
crave
long
pine
exact
yearn
do without
be deficient
be deprived

be down and out
be hard up
be in need of
be in want
be inadequate
be needy
be poor
be short
be without
die for
drive for

feel a dearth of
feel the necessity for
feel the pinch
go hungry
have occasion for
have occasion to
have use for
hurt for
suffer privation
yen for

Antonyms

dislike
hate
abjure

despise
have
give

not want
do not want

Synonyms
verb ask, demand; necessitate

oblige
compel
request
call for
involve
instruct
obligate
take

demand
cause
order
expect
claim
beseech
entail
bid

direct
beg
constrain
crave
requisition
command
solicit
enjoin

postulate
exact
challenge
assert oneself
call upon
insist upon
look for
push for

Antonyms

let off
reply
disallow
dislike

stop
give
offer
answer

have
not want

Synonyms
verb ask for; apply for something needed

claim
buy
require
request

solicit
demand
challenge
postulate

exact
order
call for
put dibs on

put in for

Antonyms

reply

answer

give

Synonyms
verb pressure

cheat
pinch
squeeze
extort
ream
extract

force
do
wrest
bilk
chisel
oppress

wring
coerce
wrench
constrain
exact
bleed

defraud
pressurize
hold a knife to
put screws to
shake down

Antonyms

give
let go

help
unscrew

untwist

Synonyms
verb abduct; take by force

confiscate
commandeer
force
capture
arrest
apprehend
annex
pick up
occupy
ambush
take
catch
hijack

kidnap
grab
overrun
impound
incorporate
secure
subdue
overwhelm
nail
hook
appropriate
nab
arrogate

bust
snag
overpower
overcome
wrench
pounce
get
lift
conquer
gain
usurp
snare
exact

throttle
clutch
bag
trap
grasp
claw
take over
carry off
spirit away
take by storm
take captive
take possession of

Antonyms

surrender
release
misunderstand
forfeit
loosen
liberate
give in

give
offer
let go
yield
free
lose
drop

give up
unfasten
fail
miss
pass
be immune

Synonyms
verb plead for; try to sell

drum up
require
canvass
ask
promote
seek
claim
bum
importune
sponge
accost
crave
proposition
cadge

go
apply
peddle
mooch
inquire
seduce
pray
question
implore
call
bespeak
postulate
query
approach

petition
hustle
touch
resort
demand
panhandle
hawk
exact
desire
beseech
drum
challenge
request
beg

entreat
turn
requisition
tout
supplicate
refer
steer
come on to
hit on
hit up
pass the hat
sue for
whistle for

Antonyms

reply
avoid
dodge
ignore
conceal

disapprove
refuse
reject
answer
stop

give
offer
not want

Synonyms
verb levy charge on property, income

assess
impose
enact
extract

rate
charge
demand
exact

tithe
charge duty
demand toll
exact tribute

lay an impost
require contribution

Antonyms

exonerate
release

give
unburden

Synonyms
verb jerk, force violently

wrest
tweak
distort
rip
bend
dislocate
wring

sprain
yank
dislodge
pull
pervert
rend
screw

tear
pinch
compel
coerce
contort
twist
strain

drag
exact
squeeze
extract
tug

Antonyms

deter
straighten

leave alone
untwist

idle
give

Synonyms
verb twist, contort

extort
draw out
wrest
wrench
squeeze
extract

screw
gouge
force
strain
pinch
throttle

compress
choke
hurt
exact
turn
coerce

push
pain
strangle
pry
shake down

Antonyms

calm
placate
soothe
release
aid

assist
assuage
help
let go
give

free
please
leave alone
untwist

Synonyms
verb snatch

extort
seize
wring
exact

wrench
usurp
extract
wrestle

force
rend
take
squeeze

falsify

Antonyms

give