Synonyms for bully
ˈbʊl ibul·ly

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1. bullyverb

   Well done!

   She's finally leaving her abusive husband bully for her!

   Synonyms:
   ride roughshod over, super, marvellous, superb, top-notch, splendid, hector, browbeat, intimidate, marvelous, excellent, bravo, well done

2. bullynoun

   A hired thug.

   Synonyms:
   push around, ride roughshod over, henchman, thug

3. bullynoun

   A prostitute’s minder; a pimp.

   Synonyms:
   pimp, ponce

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1. bully

   Synonyms:
   swashbuckler, swaggerer, braggadocio

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1. bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbonoun

   a cruel and brutal fellow

   Synonyms:
   yobo, hoodlum, toughie, rowdy, hood, hooligan, goon, yobbo, yob, strong-armer, tough, roughneck, ruffian, street fighter, punk, thug

   Antonyms:
   bad

2. bullyadjective

   a hired thug

   Synonyms:
   yobbo, tough, roughneck, hooligan, yob, ruffian, rowdy, yobo

   Antonyms:
   bad

3. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashingverb

   very good

   "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

   Antonyms:
   bad

4. strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push aroundverb

   be bossy towards

   "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"

   Synonyms:
   hector, strong-arm, push around, boss around, bullyrag, swagger, browbeat, ballyrag

   Antonyms:
   bad

5. browbeat, bully, swaggerverb

   discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

   Synonyms:
   ballyrag, tittup, sashay, swash, swagger, boss around, strong-arm, push around, bullyrag, hector, prance, strut, bluster, ruffle, browbeat, cock

   Antonyms:
   bad

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1. • Intimidate

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1. bullynoun

   Synonyms:
   blusterer, swaggerer, vaporer, hector, fire-eater, hotspur, mock hero

2. bullyverb

   Synonyms:
   browbeat, overbear, treat insolently

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1. bullyadjective

   Synonyms:
   (Slang) jolly, jovial, fine, excellent, good

2. bullynoun

   Synonyms:
   blusterer, swaggerer, roisterer, rowdy, rough

3. bullyverb

   Synonyms:
   browbeat, overbear, swagger, bluster, intimidate

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1. List of paraphrases for "bully":

   tyrant, intimidate, gross, yakuza, thug, brute, raw

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1. Julia Slingsby:

   Russia’s latest move into the Arctic is the fruit of the Obama administration’s failed energy policies. Obama has sent a clear signal to the world -- which Russia has correctly interpreted -- that our nation is choosing weakness when it comes to energy development, instead of letting Russia bully us, America should be exerting our energy power by developing our resources on multiple fronts. A strong American presence in the Arctic means a safer Arctic.

2. Puerto Rico:

   If the bully gets close, I'll punch the bully in the mouth, it would be a mistake to confuse courtesy with courage.

3. Chris Rock:

   On one hand, I’m a black man who’s like, ‘F--- the police.’ On the other hand, I own property, so when my house gets broken into I’m not calling the Crips, he jokes. Midway through his set, Rock says bullies are needed. That’s how Trump became president, we got rid of bullies. A real bully showed up and nobody knew how to handle him.

4. Link Starbureiy:

   I'm an oneiric bully; I made my dreams come true.

5. Horatio Mihet:

   I would expect something like this to happen in Communist Romania – where I went to elementary school – but cops don’t bully 7-year-olds who want to talk about Jesus in the Land of the Free.