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sway
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- pronunciation:
- sweI
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
sways, swaying, swayed |
definition 1: |
to swing back and forth or from side to side; rock.
She swayed in time to the music.- synonyms:
- rock
- similar words:
- oscillate, reel, roll, swing, totter, vacillate, waver, wobble, yaw
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definition 2: |
to move or incline to one side or direction; veer; lean.
The tree swayed in the fierce wind.- similar words:
- lean, list, rock, slant, swerve, tilt, tip, veer, yaw
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definition 3: |
to be attracted in sympathy or opinion.
He's swaying toward the other party's policies.- synonyms:
- lean
- similar words:
- bend, incline, move
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definition 4: |
to hesitate in a decision or opinion; waver.
- synonyms:
- vacillate, waver
- similar words:
- equivocate, fluctuate, halt, hem, hem and haw, hesitate, stagger, waffle, wobble
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related words: |
cant, dance, lurch, pitch, quake, quaver, shake, teeter, topple, toss, turn |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to cause to swing back and forth or from side to side.
- synonyms:
- swing
- similar words:
- push, rock, roll, shake
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definition 2: |
to cause to move or incline to one side or direction.
- similar words:
- incline, lean, tilt, tip, yaw
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definition 3: |
to cause to hesitate in or change a decision or opinion.
Her speech swayed them to change their vote.- synonyms:
- cause, induce, influence
- similar words:
- argue, bend, budge, convince, motivate, move, persuade, prompt, swing
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definition 4: |
to exercise influence over (a person, emotions, opinions, or the like).
Their feelings were powerfully swayed by the speech.- synonyms:
- influence
- similar words:
- argue, carry, crowd, govern, guide, lobby, move, rock, stir, swing, touch
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definition 5: |
to divert or deflect (someone or something) from the original direction taken.
- synonyms:
- divert
- similar words:
- deflect, dissuade, distract
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related words: |
actuate, affect, bias, color, control, induce, prejudice, prevail, sell, shake, swing, warp, win, work |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
an act or instance of swaying.
- similar words:
- influence, rock, shake, swing
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definition 2: |
sovereignty or authority; dominating influence; control.
The vice president holds sway over many aspects of the business.- synonyms:
- authority, control, dominance, power
- similar words:
- influence, say
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related words: |
carry, grasp, hold, influence, magnetism, mastery, pitch, pull, weight |
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derivations: |
swayable (adj.), swayingly (adv.), swayer (n.) |
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