Synonyms for Bully:

adj.
• good
- Supereminent
- Superexcellent
- bullier
- firstclass
- rad
- super-eminent
- super-excellent
- tip top
- up to snuff
- reputable
• unmarred
- uninjured
n.
- frighten/scare the wits out of someone
- shake up
- Genghis Khan
• bulldoze
- bulldoze
• bully
- hooligan
• combatant
- adversary
- antagonist
- assailant
- combatant
- competitor
- contestant
- enemy
- foe
- gladiator
- man-at-arms
- mercenary
- militant
- opponent
- pugilist
- quarreler
- rioter
- rival
- soldier
- struggler
- swordsman
• disciplinarian
- Formalist
- drill sergeant
- enforcers
- formalists
- sergeant
- sergeants
- strict teacher
- sundowner
- sundowners
- teachers
• evildoer
- bad guy
- brute
- criminal
- crook
- cutthroat
- demon
- desperado
- fiend
- gunman
- law breaker
- monster
- ogre
- scoundrel
- snake
- terrorist
- thief
- vampire
- vandal
- viper
- vulture
- wrongdoer
• fighter
- person at arm
- person at arms
- person-at-arm
- servicepersons
• martinet
- Drillmaster
- drillmasters
- hard master
- slavedriver
• meanie
- cruel person
- meany
- nasty person
• miscreant
- male factor
- male factors
- male-factor
- male-factors
- out cast
- out casts
- out-cast
- out-casts
- re probate
- re-probate
- re-probates
• person
- bully
• punk
- rioters
• tyrant
- absolutist
- absolutists
v.
• badger
- gave business
- gave the business
- give business
- gives business
- gives the business
- giving business
- giving the business
- insisting on
- insists on
- works on
- wrought on
• boast
- attracted attention
- attracting attention
- attracts attention
- blew smoke
- blow one horn
- blow one own horn
- blow ones horn
- blow ones own horn
- blow own horn
- blowing smoke
- blows smoke
- cock a doodle doo
- cock a doodle dooed
- cock a doodle dooing
- cock a doodle doos
- cock-a-doodle-dooed
- cock-a-doodle-dooing
- congratulated oneself
- congratulates oneself
- congratulating oneself
- flattered oneself
- flattering oneself
- flatters oneself
- gave a good account of oneself
- gave a good account oneself
- gave good account of oneself
- gave good account oneself
- give a good account oneself
- give good account of oneself
- give good account oneself
- gives a good account of oneself
- gives a good account oneself
- gives good account of oneself
- gives good account oneself
- giving a good account of oneself
- giving a good account oneself
- giving good account of oneself
- giving good account oneself
- grand stand
- grand standing
- grand stands
- grand-standing
- grand-stands
- hugged oneself
- hugging oneself
- hugs oneself
- laid thick
- lay thick
- laying on thick
- laying thick
- lays on thick
- lays thick
- showboated
- sounded off
- sounding off
- sounds off
- talked big
- talking big
- talks big
• browbeat
- Over-bearing
- despotized
- despotizes
- despotizing
- leaned on
- leans on
- leant on
- lord over
- lorded it over
- lorded over
- lording it over
- lording over
- lords it over
- lords over
- over awe
- over awed
- over awes
- over awing
- over bear
- over bearing
- over bears
- over bore
- over born
- over borne
- over-awe
- over-awed
- over-awes
- over-awing
- over-bears
- over-bore
- over-born
- over-borne
- overbore
- overborn
- puts chill on
- puts heat on
- puts the chill on
- puts through the wringer
- puts through wringer
- putting chill on
- putting heat on
- putting the chill on
- putting through the wringer
- putting through wringer
• bullyrag
- mis treat
- mis treated
- mis treating
- mis treats
- mis-treat
- mis-treated
- mis-treats
• coerce
- be sets
- be setting
- be-set
- be-sets
- be-setting
- concusses
- high pressured
- high pressures
- high pressuring
- made an offer they can't refuse
- made an offer they cant refuse
- made offer they can't refuse
- made offer they cant refuse
- make an offer they cant refuse
- make offer they can't refuse
- make offer they cant refuse
- makes an offer they can't refuse
- makes an offer they cant refuse
- makes offer they can't refuse
- makes offer they cant refuse
- making an offer they can't refuse
- making an offer they cant refuse
- making offer they can't refuse
- making offer they cant refuse
- puts squeeze on
- puts the squeeze on
- putting squeeze on
- putting the squeeze on
- re press
- re pressed
- re presses
- re pressing
- re strict
- re-press
- re-presses
- re-pressing
- re-strict
- strongarm
- twist one arm
- twist ones arm
- twisted arm
- twisted one arm
- twisted one's arm
- twisted ones arm
- twisting arm
- twisting one arm
- twisting one's arm
- twisting ones arm
- twists arm
- twists one arm
- twists one's arm
- twists ones arm
• compel
- cause
- galvanize
- mandate
- motivate
- propel
- spark
- stimulate
- stress
• control
- am saddle
- are in saddle
- are saddle
- art in saddle
- art saddle
- be saddle
- being in saddle
- being saddle
- call signals
- called signals
- called the signals
- calling signals
- calling the signals
- calls signals
- calls the signals
- heading up
- held purse strings
- held reins
- held sway over
- held the reins
- hold reins
- holding purse strings
- holding reins
- holding sway over
- holds purse strings
- holds reins
- holds sway over
- holds the reins
- is in saddle
- is saddle
- over look
- over looked
- over looks
- over saw
- over see
- over seeing
- over seen
- over sees
- over-look
- over-looking
- over-looks
- over-saw
- over-see
- over-seeing
- over-seen
- over-sees
- pre dominate
- pre dominated
- pre dominates
- pre dominating
- pre-dominate
- pre-dominated
- pre-dominates
- pre-dominating
- pushed buttons
- pushes buttons
- pushing buttons
- quarterbacked
- ran show
- ran the show
- ran things
- reigned over
- reigning over
- reigns over
- run show
- running show
- running the show
- runs show
- runs the show
- runs things
- sub jugate
- sub-jugate
- super intend
- super intended
- super intending
- super intends
- super vise
- super vised
- super vising
- super-intend
- super-intended
- super-intending
- super-intends
- super-vise
- super-vised
- was in saddle
- was saddle
- wast in saddle
- wast saddle
- were in saddle
- were saddle
- wert in saddle
- wert saddle
• cow
- buffaloing
- co wed
- co wing
- co-wed
- co-wing
- dis comfit
- dis comfits
- dis concert
- dis concerted
- dis concerting
- dis concerts
- dis hearten
- dis heartened
- dis heartening
- dis heartens
- dis may
- dis mayed
- dis maying
- dis mays
- dis-comfit
- dis-comfits
- dis-concert
- dis-concerted
- dis-concerting
- dis-concerts
- dis-hearten
- dis-heartened
- dis-heartening
- dis-heartens
- dis-may
- dis-mayed
- dis-maying
- dis-mays
- pushed around
- pushes around
- sub due
- sub dues
- sub-due
- sub-dues
- turn heat
- turn on heat
- turn the heat
- turned heat
- turned on heat
- turned on the heat
- turned the heat
- turning heat
- turning on heat
- turning on the heat
- turning the heat
- turns heat
- turns on heat
- turns on the heat
- turns the heat
- un nerve
- un nerved
- un nerves
- un nerving
- un-nerve
- un-nerves
- un-nerving
- walked heavy
- walking heavy
- walks heavy
• dare
- call bluff
- call one bluff
- call ones bluff
- dis regard
- dis regarded
- dis regarding
- dis regards
- dis-regard
- dis-regarded
- dis-regarding
- dis-regards
- faced off
- faces off
- facing off
- knock chip shoulder
- knocked chip off shoulder
- knocked chip shoulder
- knocking chip off shoulder
- knocking chip shoulder
- knocks chip off shoulder
- knocks chip shoulder
- made my day
- makes my day
- making my day
- mustered courage
- mustering courage
- musters courage
- out dare
- out dared
- out dares
- out daring
- out-dare
- out-dared
- out-dares
- out-daring
- outdared
- outdares
- outdaring
- run gauntlet
- squares off
- step over line
- stepped over line
- stepped over the line
- stepping over line
- stepping over the line
- steps over line
- steps over the line
- takes one on
- taking one on
- took one on
• discourage
- beating down
- beats down
- brake heart
- brake one heart
- brake one's heart
- brake ones heart
- break heart
- break one heart
- break ones heart
- breaking heart
- breaking one heart
- breaking one's heart
- breaking ones heart
- breaks heart
- breaks one heart
- breaks one's heart
- breaks ones heart
- broke heart
- broke one heart
- broke one's heart
- broke ones heart
- casts down
- de moralize
- de moralized
- de moralizes
- de moralizing
- de press
- de pressed
- de presses
- de pressing
- de-moralize
- de-moralized
- de-moralizes
- de-moralizing
- de-press
- de-pressed
- de-presses
- de-pressing
- dis courage
- dis courages
- dis tress
- dis tressed
- dis tresses
- dis-courage
- dis-courages
- dis-tress
- dis-tressed
- dis-tresses
- threw cold water on
- throwing cold water on
- throws cold water on
• domineer
- am the saddle
- are in the saddle
- are the saddle
- art in the saddle
- art the saddle
- be the saddle
- being in the saddle
- being the saddle
- in driver seat
- in drivers seat
- in the driver seat
- in the drivers seat
- inned driver's seat
- inned drivers seat
- inned the driver seat
- inned the driver's seat
- inned the drivers seat
- inning driver seat
- inning driver's seat
- inning the driver seat
- inning the drivers seat
- ins driver's seat
- ins the driver seat
- ins the drivers seat
- is in the saddle
- is the saddle
- keeping under thumb
- kept under thumb
- kicks around
- lead by nose
- leading by nose
- leading by the nose
- leads by nose
- leads by the nose
- pre vail
- pre vailed
- pre vailing
- pre vails
- pre-vail
- pre-vailed
- pre-vails
- pushes the buttons
- rule roost
- threw weight around
- throws weight around
- was in the saddle
- was the saddle
- wast in the saddle
- wast the saddle
- were in the saddle
- were the saddle
- wert in the saddle
• extort
- ex act
- ex acting
- ex acts
- ex tort
- ex torts
- ex tract
- ex-act
- ex-acted
- ex-acting
- ex-tort
- ex-torts
- ex-tract
- ex-tracts
- made pay through nose
- makes pay through nose
- making pay through nose
- pull one leg
- pull ones leg
- pulled leg
- pulled one leg
- pulled one's leg
- pulled ones leg
- pulling leg
- pulling one leg
- pulling ones leg
- pulls leg
- pulls one leg
- pulls one's leg
- pulls ones leg
- put arm on
- puts arm on
- puts screws to
- puts the arm on
- putting arm on
- putting screws to
- putting the arm on
- shakes down
- shaking down
- shook down
• exult
• goad
- ex cite
- ex cited
- ex cites
- ex citing
- ex-cite
- ex-cited
- ex-cites
- firing up
- in spirit
- in spirited
- in spiriting
- in-spirit
- in-spirited
- in-spiriting
- in-spirits
- keying up
- keys up
- puts to
- puts up to
- putting to
- putting up to
- siccing
• heckle
- chivies
- dissed
- disses
- shouted at
- shouting at
- shouts at
• henpeck
- be rate
- be rated
- be rates
- be rating
- be-rate
- be-rated
- be-rates
- be-rating
- gave a hard time
- gave hard time
- give hard time
- gives a hard time
- gives hard time
- giving a hard time
- giving hard time
• intimidate
- dis quiet
- dis quieted
- dis quieting
- dis quiets
- dis-quiet
- dis-quieted
- dis-quieting
- dis-quiets
- twist someone arm
- twist someones arm
- twisted someone arm
- twisted someone's arm
- twisted someones arm
- twisting someone arm
- twisting someone's arm
- twisting someones arm
- twists someone arm
- twists someone's arm
- twists someones arm
• menace
- bad eyed
- bad eyeing
- bad eyes
- bad eying
- bad-eyed
- bad-eyeing
- bad-eyes
- bad-eying
- badeye
- badeyed
- badeyeing
- badeyes
- badeying
- end anger
- end angered
- end angering
- end angers
- end-anger
- end-angering
- end-angers
- over hang
- over hangs
- over-hang
- over-hanging
- over-hangs
- scared hell out of
- scares hell out of
- scaring hell out of
- whipped around
- whipping around
- whips around
- whipt around
• threaten
- hint
Other synonyms:

•

make

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fine

•

quality

•

force

Other relevant words:

• bang-up

bang up

• boast

• brute

meanie

• control

• dominate

order about

• domineer

• first class

excellent

• heckle

• malcontent

troublemaker

• terrorize

• threaten

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• Other relevant words (transitive noun):

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Equivalence
- Noun, singular or mass
  intimidate.
- Verb, past tense
  intimidate.
- Verb, base form
  intimidate.
Forward Entailment
- Noun, singular or mass
  hoodlum, thug.
Independent
- Noun, singular or mass
  brute, plague.
- Verb, base form
  coerce, compel, frighten, scare.
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- Noun, singular or mass
  tyrant.

What are the hypernyms for Bully?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

hypernyms for bully (as nouns)
- person
  skinhead, muscleman, bullyboy, tough guy, plug-ugly, muscle, skin.

What are the hyponyms for Bully?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for bully (as nouns)
- person
  aggressor, punk, thug, assaulter, attacker, strong-armer, goon, hood, assailant, tough, hoodlum, toughie.

What are the opposite words for bully?

The antonyms for the word "bully" include defender, guardian, protector, and supporter. These words indicate the opposite of bullying, which is protection and support in times of need. Defenders are individuals who stand up for someone who is being bullied or attacked. Guardians provide shelter and care for others, ensuring that they are safe and secure. Protectors also serve this purpose, keeping people out of harm's way. Lastly, supporters offer encouragement and assistance, helping those who may be struggling or feeling discouraged. Using these antonyms in place of the word "bully" can promote a positive and inclusive atmosphere that fosters kindness, support, and respect for one another.

What are the antonyms for Bully?

adj.
• noun
- atrocious
- awful
- execrable
- inferior
- lousy
- low-grade
- mediocre
- middling
- pathetic
- poor
- rotten
- second-rate
- substandard
- terrible
- unsatisfactory
- vile
- wretched
n.
• noun
- angel
- dove
- sheep
v.
• attempt to coax; flatter
- cajole
• cajole
- Entrapped
- Jollies
- Maneuvered
- Snowed
- Snowing
- Soaped
- Soaping
- argue in to
- argue into
- argued in to
- argued into
- argues in to
- argues into
- be guile
- be guiles
- be-guile
- be-guiles
- de coy
- de coyed
- de coying
- de coys
- de lude
- de ludes
- de-coy
- de-coyed
- de-coying
- de-coys
- de-lude
- de-ludes
- entices
- gat around
- gat next to
- get around
- get next to
- gets around
- gets next to
- getting around
- getting next to
- got next to
- gotten around
- gotten next to
- hand a line
- hand line
- handed a line
- handed line
- handing a line
- handing line
- hands a line
- hands line
- in duce
- in duces
- in-duce
- in-duces
- jollied
- jollying
- laid it on thick
- laid it thick
- laid on thick
- laid thick
- lay it on thick
- lay it thick
- lay on thick
- lay thick
- laying it on thick
- laying it thick
- laying on thick
- laying thick
- lays it on thick
- lays it thick
- lays on thick
- lays thick
- made to
- made up to
- make to
- makes up to
- making to
- making up to
- mis lead
- mis leading
- mis leads
- mis-lead
- mis-leading
- mis-leads
- play to
- play up to
- played to
- played up to
- playing to
- playing up to
- plays to
- plays up to
- rub right way
- rub the right way
- rubbed right way
- rubbed the right way
- rubbing right way
- rubbing the right way
- rubs right way
- rubs the right way
- soft soaped
- soft soaping
- soft-soap
- soft-soaped
- soft-soaping
- soft-soaps
- softsoap
- softsoaped
- softsoaping
- softsoaps
- spread it on
- spread on
- spreading it on
- spreading on
- spreads it on
- spreads on
- suck to
- suck up to
- sucked to
- sucked up to
- sucking to
- sucks to
- sweeten up
- sweetened up
- sweetening up
- sweetens up
- sweettalk
- work on
- work over
- worked on
- worked over
- working on
- working over
- works on
- works over
- wrought on
- wrought over
• intimidate, push around
- aid
- alleviate
- allow
- boost
- delight
- help
- leave alone
- make happy
- please
- relieve
• noun
- blandish
- wheedle
Other relevant words:

coax
spoil

Usage examples for Bully

"It looks bully," shouted an enthusiastic freshman, with a sweep of his arm which was intended to include the whole room.

"Marjorie Dean High School Freshman"

Pauline Lester

bully for Jack Sheldon!

"The Hilltop Boys on Lost Island"

Cyril Burleigh

It was possible to bully Mrs. Claybourne, I observed with satisfaction.

"I Walked in Arden"

Jack Crawford

Famous quotes with Bully

I do not at all have the mind of a bully... in my mind bullies are intolerant of contrary opinion, domineering and rather cowardly. I would hope that none of those terms could be fairly used in describing me.

Conrad Black
My parents were laborers so we lived on South Park, which was a low-income region of Seattle. You had a choice - you either joined or formed a gang or you let others bully you.

Jack Bowman
I think President Obama has used the bully pulpit as a way to attack capitalism.

Jeb Bush
I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt.

Robert Cormier
But contrary to what some people seem to think, I was never a bully. I was just a hard man.

Roger Daltrey

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Synonyms for Bully:

adj.

n.

v.

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