monopolized
Held exclusive control
Monopolized is the past tense of monopolize, meaning to gain exclusive control over something.
A company that has monopolized a market has eliminated or absorbed its competitors.
The word extends beyond commerce: someone who has monopolized a conversation has dominated it, leaving others little chance to speak.
She monopolized his attention all evening.
Took more than fair
- commandeeredSeized for official use
- consumedFully used or eaten
- absorbedTook in fully
- captivatedWholly absorbed by something
engrossed · dominated · claimed · demanded · occupied · fixated · riveted · enthralled
Controlled or overpowered
- controlledKept within limits
- corneredUnable to flee
- commandeeredSeized for official use
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
hoarded · engrossed · appropriated · captured · consolidated · concentrated · centralized · accumulated
Price-fixing coalition
- trustConfidence in another
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- mergerCorporate combination
acquisition · consolidation · tycoon · magnate · baron · patent · exclusive · franchise
Collected and concealed
- stockpiledAccumulated reserve supplies
- corneredUnable to flee
- accumulatedGradually collected or gathered
- controlledKept within limits
rationed · scarce · supply · allocation · access · distribution · scarcity · exclusivity
Removed from participation
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- displacedShifted from proper location
- supplantedDisplaced by another
usurped · blocked · barred · precluded · disenfranchised
hogged
Took more than fair
- commandeeredSeized for official use
- consumedFully used or eaten
- absorbedTook in fully
captivated · engrossed · dominated · claimed · demanded · occupied · fixated · riveted · enthralled · preoccupied
dominated
Controlled or overpowered
- controlledKept within limits
- corneredUnable to flee
- commandeeredSeized for official use
seized · hoarded · engrossed · appropriated · captured · consolidated · concentrated · centralized · accumulated · amassed
cartel
Price-fixing coalition
- trustConfidence in another
- oligopolyFew firms dominate market
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
merger · acquisition · consolidation · tycoon · magnate · baron · patent · exclusive · franchise · subsidiary
hoarded
Collected and concealed
- stockpiledAccumulated reserve supplies
- corneredUnable to flee
- accumulatedGradually collected or gathered
controlled · rationed · scarce · supply · allocation · access · distribution · scarcity · exclusivity · restricted
sidelined
Removed from participation
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
- excludedShut out, denied entry
- displacedShifted from proper location
supplanted · usurped · blocked · barred · precluded · disenfranchised
- availabilityavailable, unavailable, sold out, in stock, out of stock
- unfairnessunfair, unjust, biased, unequal, inequitable
- boundbound, tied, restrained, confined, restricted
monopolizedshared
Held in common
distributed · dispersed · decentralized · divided · communal
monopolizedcompeted
Strove against others
deregulated · liberalized · opened up · diversified · fragmented
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