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. Kanye West:

   It represented overcoming fear and doing what you felt, no matter what anyone said, liberals can't bully me ; news can't bully me ; the hip-hop community, they can't bully me. Because at that point, if I'm afraid to be me, I'm no longer Ye. That's what makes Ye. And I actually quite enjoy when people actually are mad at me about certain things.

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. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   When a resolute young fellow steps up to the great bully, the world, and takes him boldly by the beard, he is often surprised to find it comes off in his hand, and that it was only tied on to scare away the timid adventurers.

4. Jeb Bush:

   Putin's a bully. I'm learning about bullies now, i'm doing my own personal research on bullies, and what I believe about bullies is if you confront them and you're clear and consistent, they won't bully.

5. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   If you let a bully come in your front yard, he'll be on your porch the next day and the day after that he'll rape your wife in your own bed. (On appeasement)