Sway

//sweɪ//

Synonyms for "sway" (360 found)

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direct direction directorship discipline dispensation dispose disposition distort divagate diverge divert dominance domination dominion draw over drop ebb and flow effect effectiveness eminence

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mastership mastery maximum might moment most motion move ne plus ultra new high nutate oblique oscillate outtalk overripe overrule oversight palm palms paramountcy

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pendulate personality persuade persuasion pitch pitch and plunge pitch and toss plunge political organization polity potency pound power predispose predominance prejudice prejudice against prejudice the issue preponderance prepossess presidency pressure prestige prevail prevail on prevail upon prevail with prevalence primacy procure prompt purchase raj rake range reach rear record reel regime regimen regnancy regulation reign repute resonate retreat ring the changes rise roll room rule rule over say scend scope seesaw seethe sell sell one on shake sheer shelve shift shuffle sidle skew slant slope slue soften up sovereignty spread stagger stretch strike string strings struggle stumble suasion subtle influence suggestion supervision supremacy swag sweep swerve swinging system of government talk talk into talk over talons teeter teeter totter teeter-totter tempt tend thrash about tilt tinge tip tone top spot topple topple down topple over toss toss and tumble toss and turn totter touch tower of pisa tumble turn twist undulate upper upper hand uprise urge vacillate vary veer vibrate volutation wag waggle wallop wallow wangle wangle into warp wave waver wax and wane wear down wear the crown weave weigh with weight welter whip hand wield the scepter win win over wobble work yaw zenith

Verb(5 words)

persuade play shake swing waver

Noun(4 words)

pull rock sweet flag tilt

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10 relation types

More general

11 entries

act upon displace influence lurch move move back and forth pitch pitching power powerfulness work

More specific

5 entries

librate oscillate stagger undulate vacillate

Synonyms

3 entries

carry rock swing

Related terms

2 entries

persuade shake

derived

6 entries

anti-sway bar asway hold sway sway bar sway-backed sway-bracing

etymologically related_to

1 entries

swey

has context

1 entries

nautical

is a

2 entries

inter agent status power

related to

31 entries

authority bind control direct dominion drawn england govern hampshire hand hoist incline influence lean mast motion

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similar

3 entries

carry rock shake

Translations

192 translations across 33 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

swaaie verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

πάλλω verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Armenian

1 entries

երերալ verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

yırğalanmaq verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Bulgarian

4 entries

власт noun (rule; dominion; control)
влияние noun (influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side)
люлеене noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
люлеене noun (a rocking or swinging motion)

Catalan

3 entries

balancejar verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
balandrejar-se verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
gronxar-se verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

搖擺 /摇摆 verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
搖晃 /摇晃 verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Czech

2 entries

naklonit verb (to be drawn to one side by weight or influence)
vychýlit verb (to be drawn to one side by weight or influence)

Danish

1 entries

svaje noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)

Dutch

2 entries

zwenken noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
zwaaien verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Esperanto

1 entries

balanci verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Faroese

2 entries

sveiggj noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
sveiggja verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Finnish

4 entries

hallinta noun (rule; dominion; control)
heilahdus noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
heiluminen noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
heilunta noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)

French

4 entries

autorité noun (influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side)
balancement noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
balancement noun (a rocking or swinging motion)
basculement noun (a rocking or swinging motion)

Galician

4 entries

abalo noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
balouco noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
vango noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
abalar verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

German

4 entries

Beeinflussung noun (influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side)
Beherrschung noun (rule; dominion; control)
Einfluss noun (influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side)
Gewicht noun (influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side)

Hungarian

4 entries

befolyás noun (rule; dominion; control)
hintázás noun (a rocking or swinging motion)
hullámzás noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
hullámzás noun (a rocking or swinging motion)

Ingrian

4 entries

horjua verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
häilyä verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
häylyä verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
löyhyttää verb (to cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward)

Irish

3 entries

ardréim noun (influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side)
ardréim noun (rule; dominion; control)
téigh i bhfeidhm ar verb (to influence or direct by power and authority)

Italian

4 entries

controllo noun (rule; dominion; control)
dominio noun (rule; dominion; control)
dondolio noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
fluttuazione noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)

Japanese

1 entries

揺れる verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Khmer

1 entries

យោល verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Latin

1 entries

vacillō verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Malay

1 entries

koiri verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Māori

4 entries

kōngangengange verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
ori verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
raumaewa verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
tīoioi verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

svai noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
svaie verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
svinge verb (to move or wield with the hand)

Polish

3 entries

władza noun (rule; dominion; control)
rządzić verb (to influence or direct by power and authority)
trząść verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Portuguese

1 entries

balançar verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Russian

4 entries

власть noun (rule; dominion; control)
кача́ние noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
кача́ние noun (a rocking or swinging motion)
кача́ть verb (to move or wield with the hand)

Slovak

2 entries

pohupovať sa verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
prevažovať verb (to be drawn to one side by weight or influence)

Spanish

4 entries

balanceo noun (the act of swaying; a swaying motion; a swing or sweep of a weapon)
influencia noun (influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side)
influjo noun (influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side)
poderío noun (influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side)

Swedish

1 entries

vaja verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Vietnamese

2 entries

đu verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)
đung đưa verb (to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock)

Sample sentences

31 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tall buildings may sway in a strong wind.

Source: tatoeba (19190)

Nothing could sway his conviction.

Source: tatoeba (286792)

In truth, a man who renders everyone their due because he fears the gallows, acts under the sway and compulsion of others, and cannot be called just. But a man who does the same from a knowledge of the true reason for laws and their necessity, acts from a firm purpose and of his own accord, and is therefore properly called just.

Source: tatoeba (410270)

Though he is no longer president, he still holds considerable sway among the political elite.

Source: tatoeba (587885)

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