Synonyms for terrorize
ˈtɛr əˌraɪzter·ror·ize

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1. terrorizeverb

   Synonyms:
   terrify, petrify

2. terrorizeverb

   Synonyms:
   hector, bully

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1. terrorize, terroriseverb

   coerce by violence or with threats

   Synonyms:
   terrorise, terrify

2. terrify, terrorize, terroriseverb

   fill with terror; frighten greatly

   Synonyms:
   terrorise, terrify

Matched Categories

1. • Coerce
   • Frighten

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1. List of paraphrases for "terrorize":

   terrorise, terrify, intimidate

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How to use terrorize in a sentence?

1. Jane Kim:

   The defendant here set out to terrorize people.

2. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   Is this a lot to ask for, to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine to save people? Is this too much to ask? A humanitarian no-fly zone, something that Ukraine—that Russia would not be able to terrorize our free cities?

3. David Becker:

   This is domestic terrorism, let's call it what it is, these are designed to terrorize these officials, whether they actually result in the violence that's promised or not. The human toll here is very real and it's something we've never seen before in American history. It's designed to make these officials lives unbearable and chase them out of office.

4. Los Angeles:

   We have a great country where people don't realize is that this progressive prosecutor movement has affected a lot of different areas of the United States, and so what happens is that, you know, it really can deteriorate our great country by allowing people to terrorize or hurt innocent people.

5. Edward R. Murrow:

   No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.