monopolizing
Taking all control
Monopolizing is taking exclusive control of something, leaving none for others.
A company monopolizing a market eliminates competition.
A person monopolizing a conversation won't let anyone else speak.
Stop monopolizing the bathroom—other people need to get ready.
The word often carries a note of criticism, implying selfishness or excess.
Taking more than fair
- engrossingCompletely holding one's attention
- absorbingHolding attention completely
- consumingUsing up entirely
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
preoccupying · dominating · commanding · holding · riveting · fixating · gripping · demanding
Taking more than fair
- dominatingExercising supreme control
- interruptingBreaking in mid-speech
- steamrollingOverpowering through sheer force
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
lecturing · pontificating · filibustering · showboating · scene-stealing · one-upping
Exercising supreme control
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- dictatingSpeaking for recording
- commandeeringSeizing by force or authority
seizing · cornering · excluding · strangling · blocking · restricting · gatekeeping · centralizing
Excessive accumulation of goods
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
- corneringForcing into position
- depletingProgressively using up
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
grabbing · claiming · controlling · rationing · restricting · withholding · accumulating · amassing
Against corporate market dominance
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- mergerCorporate combination
collusion · conglomerate · duopoly · regulation · cornering · trust-busting · oligopoly · patent
hogging
Taking more than fair
- engrossingCompletely holding one's attention
- absorbingHolding attention completely
- consumingUsing up entirely
captivating · preoccupying · dominating · commanding · holding · riveting · fixating · gripping · demanding · occupying
hogging
Taking more than fair
- dominatingExercising supreme control
- interruptingBreaking in mid-speech
- steamrollingOverpowering through sheer force
grandstanding · lecturing · pontificating · filibustering · showboating · scene-stealing · one-upping
dominating
Exercising supreme control
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
- hoardingExcessive accumulation of goods
- dictatingSpeaking for recording
commandeering · seizing · cornering · excluding · strangling · blocking · restricting · gatekeeping · centralizing
hoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
- corneringForcing into position
- depletingProgressively using up
exhausting · grabbing · claiming · controlling · rationing · restricting · withholding · accumulating · amassing · sequestering
antitrust
Against corporate market dominance
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
merger · collusion · conglomerate · duopoly · regulation · cornering · trust-busting · oligopoly · patent · monoculture
- dominance tacticsbullying, commanding, controlling, dictating, domineering
- possessivenessjealousy, clinginess, control, hoarding, territorialism
- bad behaviorcheating, stealing, lying, greed, selfishness
- blockagesblockage, dam, clog, congestion, drain clog
- takeovertakeover, take over, seize power, seizure, coup d'etat
- interruptionsinterruption, cutting off, disruption, butting in, interjecting
monopolizingsharing
Dividing among others
distributing · dividing · dispersing · giving away · allocating
monopolizingsharing
Dividing among others
yielding · deferring · stepping back · taking turns · including
monopolizingsharing
Dividing among others
competing · diversifying · opening up · democratizing · deregulating
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