Synonyms of steamroller

Noun


1. juggernaut, steamroller, power, force

usage: a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way

2. steamroller, road roller, vehicle

usage: vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements

Verb


1. steamroller, steamroll, coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force

usage: bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"

2. steamroller, steamroll, go, proceed, move

usage: proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller"

3. steamroller, squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze

usage: crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the road"

4. steamroller, steamroll, overpower, overmaster, overwhelm

usage: overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition"

5. steamroll, steamroller, flatten

usage: make level or flat with a steamroller; "steamroll the roads"

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Definition and meaning of steamroller (Dictionary)