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. Michael Miller:

   Something has shifted, the raids ... were intimidation, not investigation.

2. Jill Stein:

   We thought that where requests were made that violated basic constitutional protections, that wasn't a good idea, not for anybody, and we did not want to be part of setting a precedent that intrudes further on our civil liberties, legitimate concerns about interference in our election should not be twisted into a campaign of censorship, war-mongering and political intimidation against opposition to the bipartisan establishment.

3. The Wisconsin Republican:

   This is not the way our justice system ought to work, judges shouldn’t be threatened. Juries shouldn’t be threatened. There shouldn’t be intimidation.

4. Green Party candidate Jill Stein:

   We will not give in to intimidation.

5. Rob Hentschel:

   Board Vice Chair Ron Clous did not break any rules or laws in what Board Vice Chair Ron Clous did, the claims of intimidation are greatly exaggerated. The speaker has been a regular commenter for over 2 years who has often criticized but always been welcomed by the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners.