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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
Unite said the Job&Talent recruitment agency workers had voted in favour of strike action "over bullying, harassment and the threat of blacklisting at the council's refuse department two weeks ago".
But because she’s telling the worst men what they want to hear, Stuckey has created space for herself to live out the usually male role of being the pompous bully who will brook no dissent.
"He was a bully. He was a narcissist and his temper would go from one to 100 in a matter of seconds," she said.
Garcia says his tactics are motivated by an allergy to bullies.
Pumas head coach Felipe Contepomi described the flanker as a "bully" after the match, stating there had been an incident in the tunnel between the pair.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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