Intimidate

/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

Synonyms for "intimidate" (217 found)

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Closest matches (44)

abash admonish alarm awe badger baitbe imminentbeat downblackjack bludgeon bluff blusterbluster and bluffbluster out ofbounce brag break browbeat bulldoze bully

Noun(13 words)

affrays battering bioattack blackmail bludgeoning bludgeons bosses browbeating buffalo buffaloes buffalos bulldogs bullies

Verb(10 words)

aggress badgered ballyrag blackmails bludgeoned browbeat browbeats buffaloed buffaloing bullied

Adjective(1 words)

browbeaten

Strong matches (65)

Verb(13 words)

bullycoerce into agreementcow cowed cowing daunt daunted daunts deter discourage dragooned frightens hectored

Noun(12 words)

bullying coercing cows cyberbullies cyberbully dragooning dragoonsfeeling anxiousforce conceptfrights hectoring hectors

bullyrag castrate caution chivyclamp down oncoerce comminate compel constrain cowcry out againstdaunt demoralize denounce despotize dismay disquiet dissuade domineerdomineer over

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dragoon enforce enslave expostulate face force forebode frightenfrighten offgasconade get grindgrind downharass hector henpeck hijack horrify hound

Adjective(1 words)

daunting

Related words (108)

huffkeep downkeep underkid out ofleanlook threateninglord it overlour lower menace oblige oppressout-herod herodoverawe overbear overmaster override petrify pickpress heavy on

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pressure prey push rage railroad rant rave remonstrate repress rideride override roughshod overroister rollick rufflesaber rattlingscare shanghai slang splutter sputter steamroller stormstrong armstrong-arm subjugate suppress swagger swashbucklesystematically terrorizetalk out ofterrify terrorize threaten thundertrample downtrample upontread downtread upontyrannizetyrannize overunman unnerve unpersuadeuse violenceutter threats againstvaporwalk all overwalk overwarnweigh heavy on

Verb(18 words)

humiliates inhibit manhandled manhandles menaced overawed overawes overawing terrifies terrorise terrorized terrorizes threatened threatens tyrannizes undermine unnerve unnerves

Noun(16 words)

lord menacesmore stammeringmost sudden silencepressurizing psyche psychs punks scares shamingsocially pressuredterrorizing threat threatening thumbscrew thumbscrews

Adjective(3 words)

menacing overbearing pressurized

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5 relation types

More general

8 entries

affright control discourage fright frighten influence power scare

More specific

3 entries

bullying coercion threat

Collocations

5 entries

economic intimidationintimidation tacticslegal intimidationpolitical intimidationpsychological intimidation

Inflections

4 entries

intimidated intimidates intimidatingpresent_participle? no

Derivations

4 entries

intimidating intimidatingly intimidation intimidator

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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It's no use trying to intimidate me.

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You can't intimidate us.

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You intimidate Tom.

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Don't try to intimidate me.

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