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The natural thing for him is to give full sway to impulses that are so violent as to overbear his powers.

He was angry, but he would never more attempt to overbear me with grand threats.

I have through my whole life interfered to protect, not overbear, the sufferer; and I must do so now.

The meer Agreableness must not overbear us, without distinguishing upon the Quality, and the Means.

Vine variable in vigor, productive, healthy, often inclined to overbear.

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On this page you'll find 344 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to overbear, such as: badger, bully, coerce, harass, hector, and intimidate.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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