Synonyms of the word browbeat


BROWBEATBALLYRAG - BLARNEY - BULLY - BULLYRAG - CAJOLE - COAX - HECTOR - INTIMIDATE - INVEIGLE - PALAVER - STRONG-ARM - SWAGGER - SWEET-TALK - WHEEDLE

browbeat

  • v. (transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

ballyrag

  • v. (transitive) To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.

blarney

  • n. Mindless chatter.
  • n. Ability to talk constantly.
  • n. Persuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk; flattery.
  • v. To beguile with flattery.

bully

  • n. A person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power.
  • n. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an…
  • n. A hired thug.
  • n. A prostitute’s minder; a pimp.
  • n. (uncountable) Bully beef.
  • n. (obsolete) A brisk, dashing fellow.
  • n. The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
  • n. A small freshwater fish.
  • n. (obsolete or dialectal, Ireland and Northern England) An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade.
  • n. (dialectal) A companion; mate. (male or female).
  • n. (obsolete) darling, sweetheart. (male or female).
  • v. (transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
  • v. (transitive) To act aggressively towards.
  • adj. (US, slang) Very good; excellent.
  • adj. (slang) Jovial and blustering; dashing.
  • interj. (often followed by for) Well done!

bullyrag

  • v. (transitive) To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.

cajole

  • v. (transitive and intransitive) To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially…

coax

  • v. (obsolete) To fondle, kid, pet, tease.
  • v. To wheedle, persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
  • v. To carefully manipulate into a particular desired state, situation or position.
  • n. (obsolete) A simpleton; a dupe.
  • n. Shortened form of coaxial cable.

hector

  • n. A bully; a blustering, turbulent, noisy fellow.
  • v. (transitive) To intimidate or dominate in a blustering way.
  • v. (intransitive) To behave like a bully; swagger.

intimidate

  • v. (transitive) To make timid or fearful; to inspire or affect with fear; to deter, especially by threats…

inveigle

  • v. (transitive) To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
  • v. (transitive) To obtain through guile or cunning.

palaver

  • n. (Africa) A village council meeting, a folkmoot.
  • n. Talk, especially unnecessary talk, fuss.
  • n. A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate, a moot.
  • n. (informal) Disagreement.
  • v. To discuss with much talk.

strong-arm

  • adj. Bullying; extortionate.
  • adj. (usually figuratively) Coercive, employing force.
  • v. To bully; to intimidate.
  • v. (often figuratively) To coerce, to muscle.

swagger

  • v. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
  • v. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.
  • n. Confidence, pride.
  • n. A bold or arrogant strut.
  • n. A prideful boasting or bragging.
  • n. (Australia, historical) Synonym of swagman.

sweet-talk

  • v. To flatter.
  • v. To persuade using flattery.

wheedle

  • v. To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
  • v. To obtain by flattery, guile, or trickery.

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