Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun steamroller

2 senses of steamroller

Sense 1
juggernaut, steamroller -- (a massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way)
       => power, force -- (one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil")

Sense 2
steamroller, road roller -- (vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements)
       => vehicle -- (a conveyance that transports people or objects)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb steamroller

5 senses of steamroller

Sense 1
steamroller, steamroll -- (bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat")
       => coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force -- (to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information")

Sense 2
steamroller, steamroll -- (proceed with great force; "The new teacher tends to steamroller")
       => go, proceed, move -- (follow a procedure or take a course; "We should go farther in this matter"; "She went through a lot of trouble"; "go about the world in a certain manner"; "Messages must go through diplomatic channels")

Sense 3
steamroller -- (crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the road")
       => squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze -- (to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon")

Sense 4
steamroller, steamroll -- (overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition")
       => overpower, overmaster, overwhelm -- (overcome by superior force)

Sense 5
steamroll, steamroller -- (make level or flat with a steamroller; "steamroll the roads")
       => flatten -- (make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises")