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as in bank onas in browbeatas in bullyas in castigateas in chastiseas in coerceas in count onas in count on/count uponas in cowas in dependas in dissuadeas in driveas in enforceas in exactas in hurtas in intimidateas in maulas in menaceas in pressas in pressureas in pushas in raidas in rebukeas in rely onas in squeezeas in trust
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lean on
verb as in bank on
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verb as in browbeat
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verb as in bully
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verb as in castigate
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- berate
- censure
- chastise
- criticize
- excoriate
- flog
- lambaste
- lash
- penalize
- pummel
- punish
- rebuke
- reprimand
- scold
- upbraid
Strong matches
- baste
- beat
- blister
- cane
- chasten
- correct
- discipline
- drub
- flay
- rail
- rate
- ream
- scarify
- scorch
- scourge
- thrash
- whip
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- bawl out
- chew out
- come down on
- drag over the coals
- dress down
- jump down one's throat
- lay out
- read the riot act
- scathe
- tongue-lash
verb as in chastise
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verb as in coerce
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- beset
- bulldoze
- concuss
- constrain
- cow
- dragoon
- drive
- force
- hinder
- impel
- make
- menace
- oblige
- pressurize
- push
- restrict
- threaten
- urge
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verb as in count on
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- aim for
- bargain for
- count upon
- expect from
- heed
- plan on
- reckon on
- rest on
- score
- stake on
- swear by
- tab
verb as in count on/count upon
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- aim for
- bank on
- bargain for
- believe
- believe in
- bet bottom dollar
- bet on
- expect from
- heed
- pin faith on
- place confidence in
- plan on
- reckon on
- rest on
- score
- stake on
- swear by
- tab
- take as gospel truth
- take for granted
- take on trust
- trust
verb as in cow
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- abash
- awe
- bluster
- buffalo
- bulldoze
- discomfit
- disconcert
- dismay
- dragoon
- enforce
- hector
- overawe
- scare
- showboat
Weak matches
verb as in depend
Weak matches
- bank on
- bet bottom dollar on
- bet on
- build upon
- calculate on
- confide in
- gamble on
- lay money on
- reckon on
- trust in
- turn to
verb as in dissuade
Strongest matches
Strong matches
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- advise against
- caution against
- chicken out
- cry out against
- disadvise
- persuade not to
- put off
- throw a wet blanket on
- throw cold water on
- throw off
- turn off
- urge not to
verb as in drive
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Strong matches
- actuate
- animate
- arouse
- bulldoze
- coerce
- compel
- constrain
- dog
- goad
- goose
- harass
- hasten
- hound
- hurl
- hurry
- hustle
- impel
- induce
- instigate
- kick
- nag
- oblige
- overburden
- overwork
- pound
- press
- pressure
- prod
- provoke
- railroad
- rouse
- shepherd
- shove
- steamroll
- worry
Weak matches
verb as in enforce
Strongest matches
Strong matches
- administrate
- coerce
- commandeer
- compel
- constrain
- demand
- dictate
- discharge
- dragoon
- drive
- effect
- emphasize
- exact
- execute
- exert
- expect
- extort
- fortify
- fulfill
- goad
- hound
- impel
- incite
- lash
- make
- necessitate
- oblige
- perform
- press
- spur
- strain
- stress
- strong-arm
- support
- urge
- whip
- wrest
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verb as in exact
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Strong matches
- assess
- bleed
- call
- challenge
- claim
- coerce
- command
- constrain
- force
- gouge
- levy
- oblige
- pinch
- postulate
- require
- requisition
- solicit
- squeeze
- wrench
- wring
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verb as in hurt
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Strong matches
- abuse
- afflict
- aggrieve
- burn
- chafe
- discomfit
- discommode
- displease
- distress
- excruciate
- faze
- grieve
- lambaste
- martyr
- martyrize
- prejudice
- torment
- torture
- try
- vex
- vitiate
- zing
Weak matches
- cut to the quick
- give no quarter
- go for jugular
- hit where one lives
- lay a bad trip on
- put down
- put out
- thumb nose at
- work over
verb as in intimidate
Strongest matches
Strong matches
- badger
- bait
- bludgeon
- bluster
- browbeat
- buffalo
- bulldoze
- chill
- compel
- cow
- dispirit
- disquiet
- dragoon
- enforce
- force
- hound
- oblige
- overawe
- ride
- ruffle
- spook
- strong-arm
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verb as in maul
Strongest matches
Strong matches
- bang
- bash
- batter
- beat
- buffet
- claw
- clean
- flagellate
- flail
- hit
- hurt
- ill-treat
- lash
- maltreat
- muscle
- paste
- paw
- pelt
- pound
- skin
- wax
- whip
Weak matches
- break face
- handle roughly
- knock about
- knock around
- let have it
- put in the hospital
- take care of
- work over
verb as in menace
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Strong matches
- alarm
- browbeat
- bully
- chill
- compromise
- hazard
- impend
- loom
- lower
- overhang
- peril
- portend
- risk
- scare
- spook
- torment
Weak matches
verb as in press
Strongest matches
Strong matches
- afflict
- beg
- beset
- besiege
- buttonhole
- compel
- constrain
- depress
- disquiet
- enjoin
- entreat
- exhort
- harass
- implore
- importune
- oppress
- plague
- plead
- pressurize
- railroad
- sadden
- sell
- supplicate
- torment
- vex
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verb as in pressure
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verb as in push
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- browbeat
- bulldoze
- coerce
- constrain
- dragoon
- expedite
- goad
- goose
- hurry
- impel
- influence
- inspire
- jolly
- kid
- motivate
- oblige
- persuade
- prod
- railroad
- squeeze
- steamroll
- strong-arm
Weak matches
- bear down
- egg on
- exert influence
- fire up
- go to town on
- key up
- overpress
- pour it on
- push around
- put the screws to
- put up to
- sell on
- speed up
- turn on
verb as in raid
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Strong matches
- assail
- breach
- charge
- despoil
- devastate
- forage
- foray
- harry
- heat
- inroad
- maraud
- pirate
- rake
- rifle
- sack
- sally
- shell
- slough
- strike
- sweep
- torpedo
- waste
Weak matches
- break in
- descend on
- fall upon
- fire on
- knock off
- knock over
- lean against
- march on
- sally forth
- spoliate
- tip over
verb as in rebuke
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- bawl out
- call on the carpet
- carp on
- chew out
- climb all over
- dress down
- jump down one's throat
- jump on
- lay into
- sit on
- sound off
- take to task
- tear apart
- tell off
- tick off
verb as in rely on
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- bet bottom dollar on
- bet on
- build upon
- calculate on
- confide in
- gamble on
- lay money on
- reckon on
- trust in
verb as in squeeze
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verb as in trust
Strongest matches
Strong matches
Weak matches
- bank on
- be convinced
- bet bottom dollar on
- bet on
- build on
- calculate on
- confide in
- gamble on
- have faith in
- lay money on
- place confidence in
- place trust in
- reckon on
- rely upon
- swear by
- take at face value
- think likely
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Well, there is a weak lean-on-somebody sort of woman, who will love any man who will feed and shelter her—she doesn't count.
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Words related to lean on are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word lean on. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.
verb_as in depend upon_
- assume
- be sure about
- believe in
- bet on
- build on
- count on
- gamble on
- lean on
- look to
- reckon on
- rely on
- stake
- trust
- venture
- wager
verb_as in depend upon_
- assume
- be sure about
- believe in
- bet on
- build on
- count on
- gamble on
- lean on
- look to
- reckon on
- rely on
- stake
- trust
- venture
- wager
verb_as in depend upon_
- assume
- be sure about
- believe in
- bet on
- build on
- count on
- gamble on
- lean on
- look to
- reckon on
- rely on
- stake
- trust
- venture
- wager
verb_as in depend upon_
- assume
- be sure about
- believe in
- bet on
- build on
- count on
- gamble on
- lean on
- look to
- reckon on
- rely on
- stake
- trust
- venture
- wager
verb_as in castigate, nag_
- badger
- bludgeon
- bluster
- bulldoze
- bully
- coerce
- cow
- despotize
- domineer
- dragoon
- frighten
- harass
- hector
- intimidate
- lean on
- lord it over
- oppress
- overawe
- overbear
- put heat on
- put the chill on
- put through the wringer
- threaten
- tyrannize
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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