Browbeat Synonyms and Antonyms

broubēt
To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bludgeon
  2. bulldoze
  3. bully
  4. cow
  5. hector
  6. intimidate
  7. coerce
  8. bullyrag
  9. depress
  10. dictate
  11. disconcert
  12. domineer
  13. dragoon
  14. menace
  15. frighten
  16. harass
  17. threaten
  18. henpeck
  19. strong-arm
  20. nag
  21. overawe
  22. scare
  23. subdue
  24. swashbuckle
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To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. intimidate

Words Related to Browbeat

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Browbeat Sentence Examples

  • He browbeat the judges on the bench, and kept many persons under arrest for indefinite periods without a trial.

  • Cesare's position was greatly shaken, and when he tried to browbeat the cardinals by means of Don Michelotto and his bravos, they refused to be intimidated; he had to leave Rome in September, trusting that the Spanish cardinals would elect a candidate friendly to his house.

  • Alexander, although he could not get Savonarola into his own hands, browbeat the Florentine government into condemning the reformer to death (May 23, 1498).

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