STEAMROLLER Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

steamroller

noun

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as in juggernaut

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Recent Examples of steamroller That work is considerable and the reason Parks said James is the right man at the right place at the right time to get SCC ahead of the AI steamroller. —

Brian Robin, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026 This is a personal dilemma for me, never having lost an ounce of my lifelong political combat against the reactionary steamroller. —

David Zane Mairowitz, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2025 O’Neill directs the steamroller of tragedy right at the characters and then — atypically, delightfully — diverts it. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2025 But Bohumila knows that what Marcela’s really telling her is how, even just for a little while, vodka and bad beer slow down the steamroller of a life laden with loneliness and desperation. —

Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for steamroller

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juggernaut

Noun

As for the other newcomers, Northern Illinois was a MAC juggernaut in the 2010s with quarterbacks Chandler Harnish and Jordan Lynch leading the way.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Designer and indie labels, from Miu Miu to Vivaia, are also finding their own ways in, as are juggernauts like Zara.

— Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 18 June 2026