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Definitions

bully

[bool-ee] / ˈbʊl i /
NOUN
domineering person
Synonyms
STRONGEST
oppressor rascal
STRONG
annoyer bulldozer harrier persecutor pest rowdy ruffian tease tormenter
WEAK
antagonizer browbeater coercer hector intimidator tough
VERB
intimidate, push around
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bludgeon browbeat coerce harass hector oppress persecute terrorize threaten torment torture
STRONG
bluster buffalo bulldoze cow domineer dragoon enforce menace overbear showboat swagger tyrannize
WEAK
despotize lean on ride roughshod turn on the heat walk heavy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid alleviate help make happy please relieve
WEAK
leave alone

Example Sentences

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In fact he is the opposite — a domineering strongman who seeks to bully everyone around him into compliance.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

In fact he is the opposite — a domineering strongman who seeks to bully everyone around him into compliance.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Warren, now of Addlestone in Surrey, was the first person to be prosecuted under XL bully ban.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Andrew Jay Schwartzman, a public interest communications attorney, said Carr is using his bully pulpit at the FCC to intimidate “a timorous broadcasting industry.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

I know I sounded like some kind of drill sergeant bully, but I didn't care.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.