All bully synonyms
bulΒ·ly
B b noun bully
- oppressor β to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- rascal β a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- ruffian β a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully.
- tough β strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
- tease β to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- rowdy β a rough, disorderly person.
- bulldozer β A bulldozer is a large vehicle with a broad metal blade at the front, which is used for knocking down buildings or moving large amounts of earth.
- hector β Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- pest β a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest)
- annoy β If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- persecutor β to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- harrier β one of a breed of medium-sized hounds, used, usually in packs, in hunting.
- insolent β boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.
- browbeater β to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
- intimidator β to make timid; fill with fear.
- antagonizer β a person who antagonizes people, or provokes hostility: The leader was an antagonizer of the peasantry. Compare antagonist.
- coercer β to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document.
verb bully
- terrorize β to fill or overcome with terror.
- torture β the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
- bludgeon β To bludgeon someone means to hit them several times with a heavy object.
- coerce β If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to.
- harass β to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- torment β to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
- persecute β to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- threaten β to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
- oppress β to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- browbeat β If someone tries to browbeat you, they try to force you to do what they want.
- bulldoze β If people bulldoze something such as a building, they knock it down using a bulldozer.
- menace β something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- cow β A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows.
- bluster β If you say that someone is blustering, you mean that they are speaking aggressively but without authority, often because they are angry or offended.
- tyrannize β to exercise absolute power or control, especially cruelly or oppressively (often followed by over).
- swagger β to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
- domineer β Assert one's will over another in an arrogant way.
- dragoon β (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
- showboat β a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
- overbear β to bear over or down by weight or force: With his superior strength he easily overbore his opponent in the fight.
- buffalo β A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
- lean on β to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.