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Synonyms for bully
ˈbʊl ibul·ly
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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 donebullynoun
A hired thug.
Synonyms:
push around, ride roughshod over, henchman, thugbullynoun
A prostitute’s minder; a pimp.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
bully
Synonyms:
swashbuckler, swaggerer, braggadocio
Princeton's WordNet
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, thugAntonyms:
badbullyadjective
a hired thug
Synonyms:
yobbo, tough, roughneck, hooligan, yob, ruffian, rowdy, yoboAntonyms:
badbang-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:
badstrong-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, ballyragAntonyms:
badbrowbeat, 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, cockAntonyms:
bad
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
bullynoun
Synonyms:
blusterer, swaggerer, vaporer, hector, fire-eater, hotspur, mock herobullyverb
Synonyms:
browbeat, overbear, treat insolently
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1209 | super | |
#1353 | excellent | |
#2152 | cock | |
#3079 | raw | |
#4253 | gross | |
#4924 | tough | |
#5312 | punk | |
#5740 | hood | |
#7377 | superb | |
#14459 | bravo | |
#15458 | splendid | |
#16587 | pimp | |
#18365 | hector | |
#19151 | marvelous | |
#19988 | thug | |
#20516 | bully | |
#22870 | strut | |
#23477 | brute | |
#29587 | marvellous | |
#30518 | ponce | |
#30993 | tyrant | |
#34901 | ruffle | |
#37463 | intimidate | |
#39046 | rowdy | |
#47189 | goon | |
#57008 | swash | |
#63124 | yakuza | |
#64843 | swagger | |
#66039 | hooligan | |
#74726 | yob | |
#77910 | hoodlum | |
#83246 | henchman | |
#88167 | bluster | |
#96200 | ruffian | |
#101917 | swashbuckler | |
#111189 | prance | |
#124018 | roughneck | |
#164069 | yobbo | |
#186203 | braggadocio | |
#198456 | sashay | |
#207297 | browbeat | |
#236136 | toughie | |
#256940 | yobo |
How to use bully in a sentence?
Well, if partial sanctions and seven out of 300 banks is the best that the Western world can do to stop one single bully and murderer, then probably this is something wrong with this world.
It would be so sad [ if I quit because of ] the media and ‘ cancel culture ’ and all the annoying people sitting behind a screen wanting to bully people off the internet for no other reason than they’re bored with their own lives.
A bully is not reasonable - he is persuaded only by threats.
With teenage boys, the search for respect and recognition often results in exaggerated displays of dominating masculinity : the football hero, the first guy in the peer group who smokes, the playground bully, etc..
He's the bully that I knew my whole life. He's the bully that I've always stood up to.
Translations for bully
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- boelieAfrikaans
- مستأسدArabic
- побойник, главорез, първокласен, хулиган, заплашвам, тиранизирамBulgarian
- šikanovatCzech
- tyrannisere, herse med, mobbe, udmærket, fint, bølle, tyran, finDanish
- Bully, Tyrann, kujonieren, tyrannisieren, Rabauke, Schikaneur, einschüchtern, schikanieren, drangsalierenGerman
- ĉikani, ĉikanulo, braveEsperanto
- matón, abusador, intimidar, pendenciero, perdonavidas, tiranizar, bravucón, abusón, sicario, peleón, chulear, acosar, matasieteSpanish
- kiusaja, riiukukk, türanniseerima, türann, terroriseerimaEstonian
- گردن کلفتPersian
- kiusaaja, kiusata, pahoinpitelijäFinnish
- tyran, tourmenter, terroriser, maltraiter, brute, bravoFrench
- ansmachtaí, ansmachtaighIrish
- maoidh, maoidhear, burraidh, pulaidhScottish Gaelic
- בריוןHebrew
- megfélemlítHungarian
- կռվարարArmenian
- menggertakIndonesian
- bullo, spaccone, arrogante, smargiasso, prepotenteItalian
- 苛める, 苛め, 苛めっ子Japanese
- 곯리다Korean
- corruptor, saevusLatin
- tītarakura, hawaiMāori
- заплашува, тиранизира, силеџија, насилник, застрашуваMacedonian
- wreedaard, pestkop, treiteren, treiteraar, pesten, jennen, bullebakDutch
- intimidar, oprimir, atormentar, tiranizar, valente, rufião, valentão, bravo, bulir, aterrorizar, maltratarPortuguese
- tiran, intimidaRomanian
- громила, хулиган, запугивать, застращать, тиранизировать, задрать, терроризировать, задира, забияка, тиран, запугать, стращать, задиратьRussian
- mobbare, mobbaSwedish
- புல்லிTamil
- zorbaTurkish
- хуліганUkrainian
- đầu gấuVietnamese
- פאַרטשעפּעןYiddish
- 欺負Chinese
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