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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
Liverpool slumped to a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat as Brentford bullied the defending champions in a 3-2 win on Saturday.
We can think of a few other bullies who could also use the opposite of the Obama approach.
The bullying goes on, and will surely get worse.
"My kids have been bullied at school so that's where it's uncalled for," Reed told AFP after shooting a six-under-par 66 in the second round of the Asian Tour's International Series Philippines.
People may view Gyokeres as something of a flat-track bully but he is going to score some important goals for Arsenal, and he gives them something they previously lacked up front.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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