Synonyms of clamping down (on)

clamping down (on)

verb

present participle of clamp down (on)

as in sitting on

to put a stop to (something) by the use of force

the need to clamp down on petty crime in the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sitting on
• quelling
• suppressing
• subduing
• cracking down (on)
• slapping down
• repressing
• putting down
• crushing
• silencing
• snuffing (out)
• quashing
• squashing
• stifling
• destroying
• overcoming
• extinguishing
• wiping out
• putting out
• squelching
• quenching
• throttling
• demolishing
• rubbing out
• wrecking
• wasting
• devastating
• ruining
• strangling
• smothering
• decimating
• dousing
• dominating
• dowsing
• exterminating
• smashing
• obliterating
• conquering
• annihilating
• subjugating
• overwhelming
• vanquishing
• overpowering
• desolating
• nuking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helping
• supporting
• assisting
• aiding
• backing
• whipping (up)
• propping up
• abetting
• stirring
• provoking
• inciting
• promoting
• encouraging
• advancing
• fostering
• furthering
• cultivating
• forwarding
• fomenting
• nurturing
• instigating
• nourishing