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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
He said doctors had a legal right to strike and should not be "bullied or coerced" into working.
“We don’t tell a man with one sperm cell that he can’t try. But for some reason, we can bully women and shame them and make them feel bad for even having hope.”
The survey comes a year after a separate Royal Navy investigation found women in the Submarine Service had suffered misogyny, bullying and other unacceptable behaviours.
Growing up as the youngest of seven siblings in Bessemer, his older brothers would teasingly bully him, the smallest physically with the worst temper.
In recent years, victims of bullying have spoken out in a #MeToo-style wave, accusing perpetrators of escaping accountability and demanding justice.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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