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Synonyms for "wield" in English

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wield:
- manage; handle; wield; maintain; exert

English

Detailed Synonyms for wield in English

wield:

wield verb

wield

– handle effectively ¹
to manage; to handle; wield
– handle effectively ¹
- manage verb (manages, managed, managing)
  - The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well¹
- handle verb (handles, handled, handling)
- wield verb
  - The burglar wielded an axe¹
wield

– have and exercise ¹
to maintain; to exert; wield
– have and exercise ¹
- maintain verb (maintains, maintained, maintaining)
- exert verb (exerts, exerted, exerting)
- wield verb
  - wield power and authority¹

Alternate Synonyms for "wield":

exert; maintain; have; have got; hold
handle; manipulate

Related Definitions for "wield":

handle effectively¹
- The burglar wielded an axe¹
have and exercise¹
- wield power and authority¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University