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

Matched Categories

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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How to use bully in a sentence?

1. Foreign Minister Wang:

   We never pick a fight or bully others. But we have principles and guts. We will push back against any deliberate insult, resolutely defend our national honor and dignity, and we will refute all groundless slander with facts.

2. Carrie Ann:

   I still get bullied. Right about this time is when people start to bully me because of the way I judge people, i can't believe it still happens as adults.

3. Joe Biden:

   He's the bully that I knew my whole life. He's the bully that I've always stood up to.

4. Randy James:

   In some ways it's worse, with the rise of social media, you can be an anonymous bully. If you're not attractive, in many ways you're not going to be successful in society.

5. De Blasio:

   Don't back down in the face of a bully, confront him and take him on.