bulldozes
Demolishes without subtlety
Bulldozes means to push, clear, or flatten with overwhelming force.
A bulldozer clears land by shoving earth and debris aside; the verb extends this to any forceful clearing or demolition.
Figuratively, to bulldoze is to coerce or push through by sheer pressure, ignoring objections: She bulldozed the proposal through the committee.
He bulldozed past their concerns.
Defeats through greater strength
- steamrollsOverpowers with brute force
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- tramplesCrushes by stepping
- crushesCompresses with force
pushes through · forces · plows through · overwhelms · intimidates · overrides · coerces · strong-arms
Destroys completely
- flattensMakes level or even
- demolishesTears down completely
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
- wrecksDestroys completely
clears · destroys · knocks down · tears down · excavates · rubble · debris · construction
overpowers
Defeats through greater strength
- steamrollsOverpowers with brute force
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- tramplesCrushes by stepping
crushes · pushes through · forces · plows through · overwhelms · intimidates · overrides · coerces · strong-arms · railroads
razes
Destroys completely
- flattensMakes level or even
- demolishesTears down completely
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
wrecks · clears · destroys · knocks down · tears down · excavates · rubble · debris · construction · site
pushes
Applies force outward
shifts · plows · scrapes · removes · debris · snow · dirt · earth · vegetation · brush
bulldozesacquiesces
Agrees without protest
yields · defers · accommodates · respects · heeds