sway

sway

noun

Definition 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>

Synonyms impact, influence, mark, repercussion, sway

Related Words authority, clout, prestige, pull, weight; command, domination, dominion, mastery; consequence, importance, significance; sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy

Near Antonyms helplessness, impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness

2

the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly <outdated attitudes that still hold sway in some communities>

Synonyms authority, clout, credit, heft, in, juice [slang], leverage, pull, sway, weight

Related Words counterinfluence; command, dominance, dominion, mastery, predominance, reign, scepter, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy; consequence, eminence, importance, moment; impact, impress, impression, imprint, mark

Near Antonyms helplessness, impotence, impotency, powerlessness, weakness

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

Antonyms impotence, impotency, powerlessness