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Definitions

browbeat

[brou-beet] / ˈbraʊˌbit /
VERB
castigate, nag
Synonyms
STRONGEST
badger bully coerce harass hector intimidate lean on oppress
STRONG
bludgeon bluster bulldoze cow domineer dragoon frighten overawe overbear threaten tyrannize
WEAK
despotize lord it over put heat on put the chill on put through the wringer
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist help leave alone
WEAK
boost coax compliment praise

Example Sentences

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But when things started to get "really crazy", she browbeat her parents into coming with her.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

Spektor said that despite the Biden administration’s attempt to cajole, rather than browbeat, developing nations into supporting its global priorities, they would probably remain wary.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2023

“Attorney General Garland is my constituent, and I don’t browbeat my constituents,” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 12, 2022

"We've got to stop the coercion. We've got to stop trying to browbeat people."

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2021

I took Master Hemme’s hair from the student and recognized him as Basil, the boy Hemme had browbeat yesterday.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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