BULLY Synonyms
There are 22 hypernyms of the word bully. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BULLY
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hooligan | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow | ||||||||
rowdy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow adjective satellite • disturbing the public peace; loud and rough | ||||||||
ruffian | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow | ||||||||
tough | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not given to gentleness or sentimentality • physically toughened • resistant to cutting or chewing noun • someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing • an aggressive and violent young criminal • a cruel and brutal fellow adjective satellite • very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution • substantially made or constructed • violent and lawless • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') • unfortunate or hard to bear • making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | ||||||||
aggressor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who attacks • a confident assertive person who acts as instigator | ||||||||
antagonist | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who offers opposition • a muscle that relaxes while another contracts • a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug | ||||||||
brute | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruelly rapacious person • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement adjective satellite • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility | ||||||||
gangster | nounn | |||||||
noun • a criminal who is a member of gang | ||||||||
hoodlum | nounn | |||||||
noun • an aggressive and violent young criminal | ||||||||
mobster | nounn | |||||||
noun • a criminal who is a member of gang | ||||||||
oppressor | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures | ||||||||
persecutor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who torments | ||||||||
tormentor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who torments • a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings | ||||||||
troublemaker | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who deliberately stirs up trouble | ||||||||
tyrant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a cruel and oppressive dictator • in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it • any person who exercises power in a cruel way | ||||||||
villain | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately • the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction | ||||||||
intimidator | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • One who intimidates. | ||||||||
push around | verbv | |||||||
verb • be bossy towards | ||||||||
browbeat | verbv | |||||||
verb • be bossy towards • discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate | ||||||||
dashing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lively and spirited • marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners | ||||||||