SIT ON Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

sit on

verb

Definition of sit on

as in to crack down (on)

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Recent Examples of sit on The Athletic has spoken with multiple people across League One and League Two who currently sit on working groups that are aiming to find a solution to endemic loss-making throughout the English pyramid. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 There were plenty of boulders to sit on, and even a chair someone hauled up for weary hikers. — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 According to cleaning expert Bree Uebergang, because stainless steel is nonporous, oil and moisture from your fingers sit on the surface, making marks especially noticeable. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 13 Aug. 2026 As the design pendulum continues to sit on the maximalist end of the spectrum, can’t-miss colors and whimsy prints have never been more in demand. — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sit on

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After peaceful demonstrations were put down with lethal force, many opponents of military rule took up arms, and large parts of the country are embroiled in conflict.

— Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
No algorithm is going to train a generation of kids to put down their white Monsters before a workout.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of put down

Verb

The majority also slapped down his global tariffs, finding that only Congress had the authority to impose them.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
In February, three of them—including, much to Trump’s fury, two of his own appointees—joined with the liberals to slap down his assertion of emergency power to impose tariffs.

— Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 26 June 2026

Definition of slap down

Verb

In 1842, the appellate court reduced the offense from a premeditated breach of duty to a negligent one, acquitted Ebel of founding a sect, and quashed his confinement.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Federal judges have quashed many of the subpoenas as illegitimate efforts to intimidate providers into ending care.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of quash

Verb

In these difficult and incendiary times, perspectives such as Poe’s are often silenced and forced to remain in the shadows.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
Response to ‘silencing’ claims As part of the suit, the city filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of silence

Verb

And Washington’s campaign against terrorism encouraged its allies to embrace intrusive forms of surveillance and repress potential opposition in the name of security.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
The chart surge comes after Bring Me the Horizon’s early catalog was recently repressed and reissued on vinyl as part of the band’s anniversary celebration surrounding two decades of Count Your Blessings.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of repress

Verb

Strait of Hormuz crossings remained uneventful over the past week as traffic remains subdued amid little progress in negotiations to reopen the vital oil conduit.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026
The tough-talking lawman said the 380-volt stun gloves would give Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents a useful tool to subdue detainees or protesters that resist their actions without opening fire on them.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of subdue

Verb

That combination, just like QIH, suppressed neuronal firing and stripped out a comparable share of synapses, but the mice came out of it with impaired fear memory.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
Factors that put people at a higher risk of severe infection include being older than 60, diabetes, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease and being on immune system suppressing medication.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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