Bully

/ˈbʊli/

Synonyms for "bully" (471 found)

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Closest matches (95)

Noun(22 words)

troublemaker aggressor assaulter assholes beater blusters bonxie bosses brat bravo browbeating bruiser brute buffalo buffaloes buffalos bull bulldogging bulldogs bulls

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clubber cocksucker

Adjective(4 words)

abrasiveaggressive personbang-up browbeaten

ace-high admirable annoyer antaeus atlas awe bad badgererbang upbang-up battlerbeat downbeefbeef extractbeef teabelligerentbelted knightbickerer blackjack blade

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blatherskite bludgeon bluff bluffer blusterbluster and bluffbluster out ofblusterer boast bonzer boss bouillon bounce brag braggart bravo brawler break briareus brobdingnagian browbeat browbeater bucko bulldoze bulldozerbully beefbullyboy bullyragbut goodcadet capital carp castrate championcharles atlascharquichipped beefclamp down on

Verb(11 words)

aggress ballyrag blusteredboss aroundbossed browbeat browbeats buffaloed buffaloing bulldogged bullyrag

Strong matches (141)

coerce colossus combatant compel competitor contender contestant cool corking cow crackerjack cutthroat cyclops dandy daunt delicious demoralize desperado despotize devil

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disputant domineerdomineer overdragoondried beefducky duelist enforce enforcer enslave extort fab famousfancy manfanfaron fencer feuder fighterfighting cockfinefine and dandyfirst-rate foilsman galleon gamecock gasconade gear giant gladiator goliath goon gorilla great grindgrind downgroovyground beefgunman hamburger harass harasser harrierhatchet manheavy heckler hector hectorerhell raiserhell-raiser hellcat henpeck hercules herod hijack hood hoodlum hooligan hot hound huffhunky doryhunky-dory intimidate intimidator jam-up jerky jolly jouster

Noun(33 words)

coerce compel cowpunchers cows cyberbullies cyberbully despot domineers dragooning dragoonsdutch gemeenexcellent extortionist goons great harass harasser harridan haze hazes

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hazing hectoring hectors hero hooligan hornet hun hyena hyenas intimidate intimidating intimidator jerk

Verb(13 words)

coerce into agreementcoerce representationcowed cowing cudgelled domineered extorts harassed harasses harassing hector hectored intimidates

Adjective(7 words)

corking crackingcruel persondandy domineering great groovy

Related words (235)

junkjust dandykeenkeep downkeep underkiller knightlord it overmad dogmarvy mean menace militantmuscle mannag neat nifty nobby nudnik nudzh

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ok okay oppressout of sightout of this worldout-herod herodoverawe overbear overmaster override pander pastrami peachy peachy-keen persecute persecutor pest pesterer pick pimp plaguerplug uglyplug-ugly polyphemus powerhousepress heavy onprey pushpush aroundquarreler rage railroad rant ranter rave raver repress rideride override roughshod overrioter ripping rivalroast beefroister roisterer rollick rough rowdy ruffian ruffle rum sabreur sadistsailing vesselsalt beefsamson scrapper scrumptious scuffler shame shanghai slang slap-up smashing solidsomething elsespiffing spiffy splutter sputter squabbler stalwart steamroller storm streetfighterstrong armstrong manstrong-armstrong-arm manstrong-armer struggler stunning subjugate suet superior superman suppress swagger swaggerer swashbuckle swashbuckler swasher swell swingeing sword swordplayer swordsmansystematically terrorizetarzan tease teaser terrorizethe mightythe strongthreaten thug tilter titan torment tormentor torture toughtough guytower of strengthtrample downtrample upontread downtread upontussler twist tyrannizetyrannize overtyrant unmanuse violencevapor vaporer vessel victimizewalk all overwalk overweigh heavy onwizard worthy wrangler yacht

Adjective(13 words)

keen menacing neat niftynot badold overbearing peachy slap-up smashing solent swellugly ogre

Noun(56 words)

lad louts mafioso meanie meany mobster molestingmost sudden silenceogre ogres oppressor oppressorspeer forcedpick pimpportuguese ogropress punks pusher ragging

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Verb(9 words)

manhandled manhandlespush aroundstrong-arm swagger terrorized terrorizes tyrannized tyrannizes

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6 relation types

More general

28 entries

aggressor assailant assaulter attacker behavior blarney cajole coax coercion exclamation expression goon hood hoodlum interjection intimidate

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More specific

18 entries

bravo browbeat coerce compel cow cyberbully exceptional harass intimidatenice workoutstandingphysical bullypressschool bullystellartop notch

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Collocations

18 entries

bravobully awarenessbully behaviorbully effortbully for youbully gradebully jobbully presentationbully preventionbully prevention programbully projectbully victimbullying behaviorcyberbullygreat jobnice work

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Inflections

3 entries

bullied bullies bullying

Derivations

3 entries

bullying bullyish bullyism

similar

1 entries

good

Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

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Go and beat up that bully.

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He used to bully his friends.

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He just loves to bully people.

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Every playground has its bully.

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