monopolizes
Takes it all
Monopolizes means to dominate or take exclusive control of something.
A company that monopolizes a market eliminates competition.
More commonly, the word describes claiming all of someone's time or attention: He monopolizes every conversation, The project monopolized her weekends for months.
The sense is usually critical—implying others are unfairly excluded.
Exerts supreme control
- controlsOperates or regulates
- cornersWhere edges converge
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- ownsHolds legal title
hoards · possesses · grips · seizes · captures · locks up · takes over · holds
Exerts supreme control
- interruptsBreaks another's speech
- steamrollsOverpowers with brute force
- talks overSpeaks over someone else
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
pontificates · grandstands · hogs · overtakes · silences · drowns out · overrides · commandeers
Exerts supreme control
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
- absorbsTakes in fully
- consumesTakes in completely
occupies · engrosses · rivets · fixates · holds · demands · captures · draws
Hidden valuable caches
- controlsOperates or regulates
- depletesUses until gone
- exhaustsCompletely uses up
- consumesTakes in completely
corners · stockpiles · withholds · restricts · rations · allocates · gatekeeps · sequesters
Where edges converge
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
pricing · shares · industry · sector · barriers · exclusivity · predatory · market share
dominates
Exerts supreme control
owns · hoards · possesses · grips · seizes · captures · locks up · takes over · holds · secures
dominates
Exerts supreme control
- interruptsBreaks another's speech
- steamrollsOverpowers with brute force
- talks overSpeaks over someone else
lectures · pontificates · grandstands · hogs · overtakes · silences · drowns out · overrides · commandeers · railroads
dominates
Exerts supreme control
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- captivatesHolds rapt attention
- absorbsTakes in fully
consumes · occupies · engrosses · rivets · fixates · holds · demands · captures · draws · steals
hoards
Hidden valuable caches
consumes · corners · stockpiles · withholds · restricts · rations · allocates · gatekeeps · sequesters · commandeers
corners
Where edges converge
- dominatesExerts supreme control
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
competition · pricing · shares · industry · sector · barriers · exclusivity · predatory · market share · conglomerate
monopolizesrelinquishes
Voluntarily gives up control
surrenders · cedes · yields · releases · liberalizes
monopolizesshares
Units of company ownership
distributes · allocates · parcels out · divides · spreads
monopolizesincludes
Contains as component
welcomes · steps back · defers · listens · takes turns
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