Synonyms of clamp down

clamp down

verb

as in to rein (in)

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rein (in)
• turn back
• brake
• hold back
• check
• arrest
• stamp
• squash
• suppress
• squelch
• stunt
• suspend
• staunch
• stanch
• close (down)
• stay
• pause
• delay
• hinder
• stem
• block
• call
• impede
• dam
• obstruct
• cut off
• detain
• abolish
• destroy
• blockade
• abort
• shut off
• kill
• cut out
• ruin
• annul
• lay off
• scuttle
• dissolve
• hold
• snuff
• demolish
• pack (up or in)
• deactivate
• break off
• leave off
• break up
• kibosh
• desist (from)
• finish
• complete
• give over
• stop
• knock off
• end
• halt
• conclude
• cease
• can
• discontinue
• quit
• drop
• break

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• run on
• carry on
• keep up
• proceed
• follow through (with)
• advance
• progress
• stir
• drive
• propel
• actuate
• impel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clamp down

The lodgings were often concrete bunker-like structures left over from Franco’s dictatorship or big package resorts built before the government clamped down on development in the 1980s. —Julia Chaplin, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025

And these divisions between the generations are so apparent in this small town where the Gen Z characters really want to push for a more forward-thinking, more progressive society, whereas the older folk in town want to clamp down and keep things the same. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 May 2025

The Fed will raise rates to cool down an overheated economy and clamp down on inflation. —Susan Tompor, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025

So how did one end up clamping down on the man’s pelvis? —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025