| Main Entry: |
intimidate |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
frighten, threaten |
Synonyms: |
alarm, appall,
awe,
badger,
bait, bludgeon,
bluster, bowl over, browbeat, buffalo, bulldoze,
bully,
chill,
coerce,
compel,
constrain,
cow*,
daunt,
dishearten,
dismay, dispirit,
disquiet, dragoon,
enforce,
force, hound, lean on,
oblige, overawe, push around,
ride*, ruffle,
scare, showboat, spook, strong-arm,
subdue, terrify, terrorize, twist someone's arm
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Antonyms: |
assist, encourage, help
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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