Synonyms for intimidation
in·tim·i·da·tion

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1. bullying, intimidationnoun

   the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something

   Synonyms:
   deterrence, bullying, determent

2. intimidationnoun

   the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.

   Synonyms:
   deterrence, bullying, determent

3. intimidationnoun

   the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid

   Synonyms:
   deterrence, bullying, determent

4. determent, deterrence, intimidationnoun

   a communication that makes you afraid to try something

   Synonyms:
   deterrence, bullying, disincentive, determent

Matched Categories

1. • Discouragement
   • Fearfulness

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1. intimidationnoun

   Synonyms:
   intimidating

2. intimidationnoun

   Synonyms:
   fear, terror, terrorism, reign of terror

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1. List of paraphrases for "intimidation":

   bullying, intimidate, harassment, threat

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How to use intimidation in a sentence?

1. Mohamed Hashem:

   Security forces believe in beating the citizen until they reach an agreement; they believe in fear and intimidation.

2. Denise Katz-Prober:

   Recently just last year at Tufts University, [Students for Justice in Palestine] led a similar campaign of intimidation against a Zionist Jewish student there in an attempt to kick him out of student government.

3. State Department:

   Numerous reports of the police using excessive force, obstruction and dispersal of opposition rallies, and intimidation and arrest of journalists have contributed to an electoral climate of fear and intimidation, and raise questions about the fairness of the process.

4. Carlos Turcios:

   It is unacceptable that the ISD is not holding the co-chair accountable for her actions, she doxxed parents and financially impacted one of the parents' businesses. What type of leadership is the committee and FWISD showing to its students? That bullying and intimidation are OK? That it's fine to leave voicemails harassing parents if they disagree with you?

5. Mayor Tim Keller:

   We need action from the state legislature, up toand including state constitutional amendmentsif necessary, to give local communities including Albuquerque the power to proactively stop this kind of escalation, intimidation, and violence.