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Synonyms for bullying
bul·ly·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
bullying, intimidationadjective
the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
Synonyms:
deterrence, intimidation, determentAntonyms:
submissiveblustery, bullyingadjective
noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others
Synonyms:
blustery, blusterous, blustering(a)Antonyms:
submissive
Dictionary of English Synonymes
bullyingadjective
Synonyms:
blustering, swaggering, vaporing, vaunting, hectoring, bluff, gruff, bearishbullyingnoun
Synonyms:
blustering, swaggering, bluster, fanfaronade
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
bullyingadjective
Synonyms:
hectoring, swaggering, blustering
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "bullying":
intimidation, harassment, hazing, intimidating, brutality, mobbing, enticement
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#9795 | harassment | |
#17807 | bullying | |
#24331 | intimidation | |
#27217 | brutality | |
#28829 | intimidating | |
#34514 | deterrence | |
#52681 | hazing | |
#83652 | blustery | |
#118970 | enticement | |
#147313 | mobbing |
How to use bullying in a sentence?
I really wanted to make sure it was at the school. So that way, those people who have been bullying could see something positive was coming from this and that they weren’t winning.
It’s super important to come together as women, i recently took a stand in our fight against misogyny… I challenged women to take off their makeup and to either post a video or make a selfie and nominate other women in their life to do the same. For me it’s not an anti-makeup sort of thing; I love wearing makeup… It’s a way for girls to celebrate who they are and be confident and to feel beautiful. With everything going on right now, there is so much cyber-bullying and for me it’s so powerful every time someone posts these pictures.
Fox 19 reported. Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for Williamson County Schools said bullying is not tolerated and that they would be investigating the incident. This type of behavior can never be tolerated at school. In addition to school discipline, WCS prosecutes delinquent behavior to the fullest extent of the law.
Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich:
It sounds like a case of a bullying type of situation.
It is clear to me that the workplace in Washington was unprofessional and unacceptable in numerous respects. Bullying, widespread disrespect toward colleagues, use of demeaning language, public embarrassment, and harassment. Moreover, for a prolonged period of time, the commanders had a woefully deficient H.R. function, particularly with respect to reporting practices and record-keeping.
Translations for bullying
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- التسلطArabic
- šikanaCzech
- Schikanieren, Schikane, Tyrannisieren, Piesackerei, Drangsalieren, Mobben, Piesacken, MobbingGerman
- νταηλίκιGreek
- ĉikanadoEsperanto
- hostigamiento, vejación, matonaje, acoso, matonismo, ultraje, mobbing, bullyingSpanish
- pakottaminen, kiusaaminenFinnish
- harcèlementFrench
- bulaíochtIrish
- burraidheachdScottish Gaelic
- eineltiIcelandic
- bullismoItalian
- בריונותHebrew
- いじめ, 嫌がらせJapanese
- ಬೆದರಿಸುವಿಕೆKannada
- 따돌림Korean
- застрашување, задевањеMacedonian
- znęcanie sięPolish
- bullyingPortuguese
- запугивание, травля, дедовщина, издевательство, задирание, буллингRussian
- mobbningSwedish
- கொடுமைப்படுத்துதல்Tamil
- zorbalıkTurkish
- بدمعاشUrdu
- 欺凌Chinese
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