BULLIED Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in intimidated

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verb

past tense of bully

as in abused

to inflict physical or emotional harm upon the kindergarten teacher explained why it was wrong to bully classmates

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as in frightened

to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats the manager was fired for bullying employees

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James McAvoy recalls his first day on the set of Band of Brothers and says a co-star bullied him. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 The psychiatrist also highlighted how Latino youth are being bullied due to their ethnic background. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 His stepmom said Nungaray had been bullied throughout high school and was hesitant to speak up. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2026 His descriptions of being bullied in high school for his sexuality resemble plotlines from Very Special Episodes of TV, and his relationship with his ailing father is similarly generic. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 Yes, Stark has painted, or, more accurately, anodized, powder-coated, and otherwise bullied into submission just about everything to black. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026 Newcastle were not only beaten, but they were also bullied and battered into submission — physically overpowered and outplayed in every facet. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 What Changing Schools Fixes Amy Mosset, MPCC, RPC, a counselor and founder of Interactive Counselling, starts with what a move to a new school reliably accomplishes for a kid who is being bullied. — Ash Jurberg, Parents, 13 Sep. 2026 So much about the two circumstances is different, many of them instituted by Key because of losses like the one to Pitt (though that makes getting bullied by Colorado only more perplexing). — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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Romania's Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism accused Andrew Tate of having sex with two minors and alleged that Tristan Tate helped his brother and intimidated victims.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
The biggest hurdle, though, is simply believing the Elle Woods who learns to prove her doubters wrong at 16 would be so intimidated when faced with doing it again at 22.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 June 2026

Definition of intimidated

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The charges come with additional special allegations, around the victim’s vulnerability and that Tapia abused a trustworthy position.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Early American corporate charters, after all, were granted for limited public purposes and could be revoked when abused.

— Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of abused

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Douglas admitted that his father’s behavior left him and brother Joel frightened.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
At the very start of the pandemic, while most Americans were hunkered down, frightened for their lives and worried about job loss, RealPage hosted a virtual pep talk for landlords.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of frightened

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Hundreds of thousands of women were tried, tortured, and executed for witchcraft in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
According to Bilal and his brother Judy, neither Ahmed nor anyone else in his family had ever been arrested or tortured by the regime.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of tortured

Adjective

Roosevelt’s patrician upbringing, as well as ties to her husband’s career, led to certain frictions between the two, with Murray consistently urging the First Lady to act on behalf of Black Americans and other oppressed peoples.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
All of us artists could stand to be more like Mark, willing to speak out for oppressed people everywhere, even when powerful people try to bully us into silence.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of oppressed

Adjective

At times during the inquiry hearings, the nurses were almost browbeaten into accepting the inquiry’s premise.

— Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Audiences who endured the Miramax era have been browbeaten to believe that the best picture Oscar should go to a period piece that chokes out a sob from audiences.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026

Definition of browbeaten

Adjective

Each red tin is packed with layers of white and dark chocolate perfumed with peppermint oil and topped with crushed peppermint candies.

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Burgess’ young niece Zoey (Aimee Laurence) suffers a crushed liver in the explosion and desperately needs a transplant.

— Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2026

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