Intimidate synonyms and antonyms

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threaten (related)
To cause (someone) to feel that his or her power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished:
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scare
To fill with fear or terror; esp., to frighten suddenly or startle; terrify
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help (antonym)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
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assist (antonym)
(Sports) To make a pass that leads directly towards scoring.
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abash
To make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert
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menace
To constitute a threat to; endanger:
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overawe
To overcome or subdue by inspiring awe
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dominate
To exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
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bludgeon
To overcome, often by intimidation or coercion.
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coerce
To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against his will.
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daunt
Daunt is defined as to intimidate someone.
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denounce
To denounce is defined as to take a public stand against something and make clear you don't like or are condemning it.
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dishearten
To deprive of courage or enthusiasm; discourage; depress; daunt
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faze
To disrupt the composure of; disconcert.
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hector
(Intransitive) To behave like a bully; swagger.
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ride
To ride is defined as to sit in or on something and move from one place to another.
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swagger
To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
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terrify
To fill with terror; make deeply afraid:
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terrorize
To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.
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encourage (antonym)
To foster, give help or patronage
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bullyrag
To taunt someone
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strong-arm
To use physical force or violence upon, esp. in robbing
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over (related)
Again; another time; repeated(ly)
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restrain
To hold back or keep in check; control:
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cow
To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of. Found primarily in the passive voice.
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browbeat
To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully.
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badger
To badger is to annoy, pester or get on someone's nerves.
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bulldoze
(UK) To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over".
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dragoon
To compel by violent measures or threats; coerce.
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bully
To behave like a bully
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frighten
To force (away, out, or off) or bring (into a specified condition) by making afraid
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harass (related)
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embarrass (related)
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victimise (related)
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ostracise (related)
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victimize (related)
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harrassed (related)
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offend (related)
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frustrate (related)
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humiliate (related)
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Intimidate Sentence Examples

  • He wasn't the first to use that tactic to intimidate her.

  • These dedicated individuals are comprised of males and females with a goal of making the Trojan fans as loud as possible to intimidate their opponents and create an atmosphere of support for Trojan Warriors.

  • Usually the color matches the rest of the team, but it doesn't necessarily have to; some goalies like to have their own particular colorful design on their jersey, often to intimidate the other team.

  • However, this should not intimidate beginners.

  • Because gypsies who worked as fortune-tellers for non-gypsies played up their "exotic" dress to impress and intimidate customers, it is assumed that this is how they dressed at all times, when that was not actually the case.

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