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

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1. List of paraphrases for "intimidate":

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

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How to use intimidate in a sentence?

1. Samuel Johnson:

   Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult.

2. The Air Force:

   It's even worse when a child is put through it. our goal is not to intimidate, especially with a family that has been good stewards over the years.

3. Roe She:

   Every day that passes there are still more reports of new efforts not only to restrict access to abortion, but also to chill and intimidate women from seeking abortion and other reproductive health services even where they remain lawful.

4. 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.

5. State Antony Blinken:

   As China seeks to make sovereign land out of sandcastles and redraw maritime boundaries, it is eroding regional trust and undermining investor confidence, its behaviour threatens to set a new precedent whereby larger countries are free to intimidate smaller ones, and that provokes tensions, instability and can even lead to conflict.