'Swayed' definitions:
Definition of 'Swayed'
From: GCIDE
- Sway \Sway\ (sw[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaying.] [OE. sweyen, Icel. sveigja, akin to E. swing; cf. D. zwaaijen to wield, swing. See Swing, and cf. Swag, v. i.]
- 1. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to sway the scepter. [1913 Webster]
- As sparkles from the anvil rise, When heavy hammers on the wedge are swayed. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To influence or direct by power and authority; by persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to guide. [1913 Webster]
- The will of man is by his reason swayed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- She could not sway her house. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- This was the race To sway the world, and land and sea subdue. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed by wind; judgment swayed by passion. [1913 Webster]
- As bowls run true by being made On purpose false, and to be swayed. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
- Let not temporal and little advantages sway you against a more durable interest. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Naut.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To bias; rule; govern; direct; influence; swing; move; wave; wield. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Swayed'
From: GCIDE
- Swayed \Swayed\, a. Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a horse. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'swayed'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antiblack,
- biased,
- chauvinistic,
- colored,
- doctrinaire,
- dogmatic,
- influenced,
- interested,
- involved,
- jaundiced,
- know-nothing,
- nonobjective,
- one-sided,
- opinionated,
- partial,
- partisan,
- prejudiced,
- prepossessed,
- racist,
- sexist,
- superpatriotic,
- twisted,
- ultranationalist,
- undetached,
- undispassionate,
- unneutral,
- warped,
- xenophobic