Synonyms for Turn on the heat:

• v.

  •bully (verb)
  • harass,
  • bludgeon,
  • bluster,
  • oppress,
  • threaten,
  • browbeat,
  • terrorize,
  • bulldoze,
  • menace,
  • domineer,
  • enforce,
  • swagger,
  • hector,
  • tyrannize,
  • torture,
  • coerce,
  • torment,
  • persecute.
  •compel (verb)
  • make,
  • concuss,
  • constrain,
  • restrain,
  • make necessary,
  • crack down,
  • urge,
  • drive,
  • oblige,
  • hustle,
  • impel,
  • squeeze,
  • necessitate,
  • put the arm on,
  • throw weight around,
  • exact,
  • put the chill on,
  • shotgun.
  •cow (verb)
  • disconcert,
  • embarrass,
  • frighten,
  • faze,
  • dismay,
  • awe,
  • dishearten,
  • abash,
  • appall,
  • daunt,
  • discomfit,
  • scare,
  • subdue,
  • rattle,
  • strong-arm,
  • unnerve.
  •prosecute (verb)
  • put away,
  • arraign,
  • summon,
  • pull up,
  • DO,
  • indict,
  • law,
  • prefer charges,
  • contest,
  • try,
  • sue.

• Other synonyms:

  •compel
  • put chill on,
  • shotgunning,
  • shotgunned,
  • concussing,
  • concussed,
  • Shotguns,
  • throwing weight around.

Antonyms for Turn on the heat:

• v.

  • bully
    make happy, help, relieve, aid, leave alone, alleviate, allow, delight, please, boost.
  • compel
    discourage, block, halt, impede, obstruct, delay, deter, stop, check, hinder, dissuade.
  • cow
    encourage, comfort, embolden, hearten, gladden, inspirit, calm, incite, soothe.
  • prosecute
    exonerate, cease, free, liberate, pardon.