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bully
noun as in domineering person
Weak matches
antagonizer, browbeater, coercer, hector, intimidator, tough
verb as in intimidate, push around
Strongest matches
bludgeon, browbeat, coerce, harass, hector, oppress, persecute, terrorize, threaten, torment, torture
Strong matches
bluster, buffalo, bulldoze, cow, domineer, dragoon, enforce, menace, overbear, showboat, swagger, tyrannize
Weak matches
despotize, lean on, ride roughshod, turn on the heat, walk heavy
Example Sentences
"I was definitely a loner at school", she says, explaining she was bullied.
It was, he believes, a banned XL bully dog.
The club investigated a bullying claim made against the former striker and he subsequently stepped down from his role as their under-18s coach.
So you have to stand up to a bully to make him realise you're not going to give things up for free.
Later the same month, Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong called the US a "bully" for imposing steep tariffs on India and other countries.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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