Synonyms for Lean on:

• n.

  •
  • bypass,
  • change down,
  • back up,
  • box in,
  • block in,
  • carry,
  • buckle up,
  • bus,
  • car pool,
  • carve up.
  •
  • compel,
  • badger,
  • pester,
  • bulldoze,
  • force,
  • nag,
  • threaten,
  • drag into.
  •
  • turn on,
  • hinge on,
  • rely on.
  •count on (noun)
  • count.

• v.

  •bank on (verb)
  • venture,
  • assume,
  • wager.
  •browbeat (verb)
  • domineer,
  • bludgeon,
  • hector,
  • bluster,
  • frighten,
  • harass,
  • oppress,
  • tyrannize.
  •bully (verb)
  • swagger,
  • terrorize,
  • persecute,
  • torture,
  • torment.
  •castigate (verb)
  • beat,
  • cane,
  • chasten,
  • bawl out,
  • excoriate,
  • punish,
  • flog,
  • thrash,
  • lay out,
  • whip,
  • lash,
  • pummel,
  • chew out,
  • discipline,
  • reprimand,
  • penalize,
  • flay,
  • correct,
  • criticize,
  • berate,
  • scold,
  • drub,
  • scathe,
  • baste,
  • lambaste,
  • ream,
  • censure,
  • dress down,
  • blister,
  • come down on,
  • rate,
  • scarify,
  • scourge,
  • scorch.
  •chastise (verb)
  • lay into.
  •coerce (verb)
  • strong-arm,
  • repress,
  • beset,
  • constrain,
  • restrict,
  • make,
  • urge,
  • oblige,
  • impel,
  • suppress,
  • hinder.
  •count on/count upon (verb)
  • believe,
  • heed,
  • swear by,
  • score,
  • bargain for,
  • tab.
  •cow (verb)
  • abash,
  • embarrass,
  • unnerve,
  • disconcert,
  • dismay,
  • appall,
  • faze,
  • discomfit,
  • scare,
  • subdue,
  • daunt,
  • rattle,
  • dishearten,
  • awe.
  •depend (verb)
  • build upon,
  • turn to,
  • lay money on,
  • confide in,
  • bet bottom dollar on,
  • calculate on.
  •dissuade (verb)
  • exhort,
  • chicken out,
  • turn off,
  • counsel,
  • prick,
  • put off,
  • Disadvise,
  • disincline,
  • deprecate,
  • derail,
  • deter,
  • caution against,
  • advise against,
  • cry out against,
  • thwart,
  • discourage,
  • throw off,
  • throw cold water on,
  • persuade not to,
  • urge not to,
  • warn,
  • divert,
  • expostulate,
  • remonstrate,
  • prevent,
  • throw a wet blanket on.
  •drive (verb)
  • arouse,
  • egg on,
  • goad,
  • animate,
  • inspire,
  • prompt,
  • kick,
  • spur,
  • overwork,
  • stimulate,
  • overburden,
  • prod,
  • herd,
  • hurry,
  • ride herd on,
  • pound,
  • instigate,
  • hound,
  • hurl,
  • chase,
  • send,
  • induce,
  • rush,
  • actuate,
  • motivate,
  • provoke,
  • encourage,
  • hustle,
  • dog,
  • worry,
  • propel,
  • rouse,
  • shove,
  • shepherd.
  •enforce (verb)
  • effect,
  • implement,
  • emphasize,
  • execute,
  • apply,
  • administer,
  • dictate,
  • demand,
  • accomplish,
  • carry out,
  • commandeer,
  • perform,
  • fulfill,
  • require,
  • reinforce,
  • strain,
  • sanction,
  • discharge,
  • administrate,
  • incite,
  • support,
  • impose,
  • exert,
  • prosecute,
  • stress,
  • fortify,
  • expect,
  • wrest,
  • invoke.
  •exact (verb)
  • command,
  • challenge,
  • pinch,
  • wring,
  • postulate,
  • requisition,
  • bleed,
  • claim,
  • put on,
  • gouge,
  • extract,
  • levy,
  • wrench,
  • call,
  • assess,
  • solicit.
  •hurt (verb)
  • chafe,
  • put out,
  • distress,
  • martyr,
  • displease,
  • discommode,
  • aggrieve,
  • try,
  • grieve,
  • injure,
  • prejudice,
  • sting,
  • upset,
  • excruciate,
  • vitiate,
  • annoy,
  • put down,
  • abuse,
  • afflict,
  • sadden,
  • vex,
  • zing,
  • wound,
  • burn.
  •intimidate (verb)
  • chill,
  • terrify,
  • alarm,
  • bait,
  • ruffle,
  • disquiet,
  • spook,
  • bowl over,
  • dispirit,
  • ride.
  •maul (verb)
  • lacerate,
  • paw,
  • batter,
  • bash,
  • bang,
  • take care of,
  • mug,
  • let have it,
  • rough up,
  • muscle,
  • claw,
  • ill-treat,
  • flagellate,
  • paste,
  • pelt,
  • molest,
  • trample,
  • buffet,
  • put in the hospital,
  • skin,
  • wax,
  • knock around,
  • flail,
  • clean,
  • beat up,
  • break face,
  • handle roughly,
  • HIT,
  • maltreat,
  • knock about.
  •menace (verb)
  • peril,
  • lower,
  • compromise,
  • endanger,
  • overhang,
  • jeopardize,
  • risk,
  • loom,
  • imperil,
  • portend,
  • hazard.
  •press (verb)
  • entreat,
  • depress,
  • plead,
  • Importune,
  • sell,
  • sue,
  • beg,
  • enjoin,
  • come at,
  • petition,
  • implore,
  • plague,
  • weigh down,
  • besiege,
  • assail,
  • supplicate.
  •pressure (verb)
  • insist.
  •push (verb)
  • jolly,
  • kid,
  • bear down,
  • speed.
  •raid (verb)
  • plunder,
  • sweep,
  • strike,
  • inroad,
  • waste,
  • rob,
  • sack,
  • assault,
  • harry,
  • loot,
  • invade,
  • ransack,
  • slough,
  • knock off,
  • break in,
  • sally,
  • foray,
  • bombard,
  • bomb,
  • despoil,
  • maraud,
  • swoop,
  • rake,
  • charge,
  • pirate,
  • forage,
  • rifle,
  • overrun,
  • breach,
  • Spoliate,
  • blockade,
  • heat,
  • devastate,
  • storm,
  • shell.
  •rebuke (verb)
  • lecture,
  • lesson,
  • rip,
  • zap,
  • pay,
  • tell off,
  • chide,
  • reprehend,
  • reproach,
  • blame,
  • reprove,
  • fry,
  • oppose,
  • read,
  • admonish.
  •rely on (verb)
  • relies on.
  •squeeze (verb)
  • eke out.
  •talk out of (verb)
  • dissuade.
  •trust (verb)
  • presume,
  • take,
  • surmise,
  • place trust in,
  • accredit,
  • think likely,
  • be convinced,
  • have faith in,
  • hope,
  • take at face value,
  • imagine,
  • suppose.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • presuppose,
  • bank on,
  • trust to,
  • live off,
  • trust in,
  • ride on.
  •
  • hang on.
  •
  • depend on,
  • repose.
  •dissuade
  • Disinclining,
  • disinclines.
  •maul
  • Muscling,
  • paws,
  • Muscled,
  • Illtreat,
  • Mauled,
  • takes care of,
  • took care of.
  •trust
  • Hoped,
  • depended on,
  • trusted,
  • having faith in.
  •Other relevant words:
  • reckon,
  • stand on,
  • rest upon,
  • bear on,
  • bestride,
  • bear against,
  • expedite,
  • impress on,
  • impress upon,
  • impose on,
  • sway,
  • be based on,
  • be sure of,
  • be certain of,
  • abut on,
  • reckon upon,
  • put pressure on,
  • bear hard upon,
  • perch,
  • lie on,
  • depend upon,
  • prevail on,
  • bear upon,
  • stride,
  • bullyrag,
  • influence,
  • have confidence in,
  • bear down upon,
  • straddle,
  • abut,
  • recline,
  • apply pressure,
  • prevail upon,
  • Bestraddle,
  • impose upon,
  • persuade,
  • milk,
  • rely upon,
  • bank upon,
  • repose on,
  • bear down on,
  • place reliance on.

Antonyms for Lean on:

• v.

  • browbeat
    boost, aid, help, assist, coax, compliment, leave alone, praise.
  • bully
    alleviate, allow, relieve, delight, please, make happy.
  • castigate
    forgive, surrender, approve, exonerate, protect, laud, reward, flatter, guard, lose.
  • chastise
    comfort, encourage, cheer, promote, inspirit.
  • coerce
    halt, discourage, dissuade, suppress, let go, free, release, stop, repress.
  • count on
    doubt.
  • count on/count upon
    distrust, disbelieve, not expect.
  • cow
    calm, embolden, soothe, gladden, incite, hearten.
  • dissuade
    persuade, talk into.
  • drive
    check, procrastinate, retard, hinder, prevent, curb, pull, depress, slow, wait, delay, rest, impede, dally.
  • enforce
    deter, disapprove, cease, give up, not finish, give, refuse, disregard, overlook, abandon, drop, forget, ignore, neglect, fail, miss, forego.
  • exact
    answer, receive.
  • hurt
    placate, remedy, heal, assuage, cure, respect, satisfy.
  • intimidate
    assure, reassure.
  • maul
    maintain, take care.
  • menace
    save.
  • push
    conceal, hide.
  • raid
    construct, build, improve.
  • squeeze
    expand, donate, uncompress.
  • trust
    abstain, hold, reject, keep, mistrust, know.

Homophones for Lean on:

• lennon, lame, lamium, lawn, lineman, limen, leiomyoma, linum, limo, leon, lemon, lemna, llama, loan, leone, linnean, loin, luna, limonium, limonene, loony, lamna, limey, lome, lolium, lane, llano, lamia, limn, lemony, lino, lamina, lenin, lin, lemma, lanai, lien, lean, loon, leonine, lye hominy, lan, lm, lem, lime, llm, lemmon, lawman, linnaean, lilium, loam, lumma, linin, looney, liman, lyon, lie-in, layman, linnaea, lie in, lena, lumen, liana, lohan, lam, lowan, laney, linen, lay in, lion, lima, lyonia, lone, loom, lama, loamy, linemen, luwian, line.