Synonyms for intimidate
ɪnˈtɪm ɪˌdeɪtin·tim·i·date

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1. intimidateverb

   Synonyms:
   abash, dishearten

2. intimidateverb

   To make timid or fearful; to inspire or affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.

   He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.

   Synonyms:
   abash, dishearten

3. intimidateverb

   To impress, amaze, excite or induce extraordinary affection in others toward oneself.

   Synonyms:
   abash, dishearten

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1. intimidate

   One is frightened by a cause of fear addressed directly and suddenly to the senses; he is intimidated by an apprehension of contingent consequences dependent on some act of his own to be done or forborne; the means of intimidation may act through the senses, or may appeal only to the intellect or the sensibilities. The sudden rush of an armed madman may frighten; the quiet leveling of a highwayman's pistol intimidates. A savage beast is intimidated by the keeper's whip. Employers may intimidate their employees from voting contrary to their will by threat of discharge; a mother may be intimidated through fear for her child. To browbeat or cow is to bring into a state of submissive fear; to daunt is to give pause or check to a violent, threatening, or even a brave spirit. To scare is to cause sudden, unnerving fear; to terrify is to awaken fear that is overwhelming. Compare ALARM.

   Synonyms:
   affright, alarm, appal, browbeat, cow, daunt, dismay, frighten, scare, terrify

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1. intimidate

   Synonyms:
   frighten, alarm, threaten, deter, dishearten, scare, appall, browbeat, cow

   Antonyms:
   encourage, inspirit, animate, reassure

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1. intimidateverb

   make timid or fearful

   "Her boss intimidates her"

   Synonyms:
   restrain

2. intimidate, restrainverb

   to compel or deter by or as if by threats

   Synonyms:
   restrict, bound, restrain, throttle, keep back, limit, constrain, trammel, hold back, confine, keep, encumber, hold, cumber

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1. • Discourage
   • Frighten

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1. intimidateverb

   Synonyms:
   frighten, affright, FRIGHT, alarm, scare, daunt, dismay, terrify, appall, put in fear

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "intimidate":

   intimidating, intimidation, bully, browbeat, frighten, terrorize, scare, terrorise

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1. Isadora Martin-Dye:

   The wedding industry is set up to intimidate brides and couples. It's set up to where they feel like they can't do it, i guess my whole thing was that I wanted to show that anybody on that day in that dress is the most beautiful person you've ever seen.

2. Ed Markey:

   Republicans can and should join us in addressing the real problems posed by Big Tech, instead, my Republican colleagues continue to feed a false narrative about anti-conservative bias meant to intimidate Big Tech so Big Tech will stand idly by and allow interference in our election again. Violence and hate speech online are real problems ; anti-conservative bias is not a problem. ... Big Tech's business model, which puts profits ahead of people, is a real problem ; anti-conservative bias is not a problem.

3. Igor Volsky:

   This administration has repeatedly worked to expand access to guns during a national pandemic and has encouraged folks to take up arms and intimidate their governors into reopening the government.

4. Lamar Smith:

   I don't know what we will find, we might find an intent to intimidate.

5. Roger Stone:

   Our text and email messages have to been seen in their totality to see the( sic) is no serious effort to intimidate or pressure Randy Credico to do anything, other than fess up to the truth.