Synonyms for intimidate
ɪnˈtɪm ɪˌdeɪtin·tim·i·date

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1. intimidateverb

   Synonyms:
   abash, dishearten

2. intimidateverb

   To make timid or fearful; to inspire or affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.

   He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.

   Synonyms:
   abash, dishearten

3. intimidateverb

   To impress, amaze, excite or induce extraordinary affection in others toward oneself.

   Synonyms:
   abash, dishearten

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1. intimidate

   One is frightened by a cause of fear addressed directly and suddenly to the senses; he is intimidated by an apprehension of contingent consequences dependent on some act of his own to be done or forborne; the means of intimidation may act through the senses, or may appeal only to the intellect or the sensibilities. The sudden rush of an armed madman may frighten; the quiet leveling of a highwayman's pistol intimidates. A savage beast is intimidated by the keeper's whip. Employers may intimidate their employees from voting contrary to their will by threat of discharge; a mother may be intimidated through fear for her child. To browbeat or cow is to bring into a state of submissive fear; to daunt is to give pause or check to a violent, threatening, or even a brave spirit. To scare is to cause sudden, unnerving fear; to terrify is to awaken fear that is overwhelming. Compare ALARM.

   Synonyms:
   affright, alarm, appal, browbeat, cow, daunt, dismay, frighten, scare, terrify

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1. intimidate

   Synonyms:
   frighten, alarm, threaten, deter, dishearten, scare, appall, browbeat, cow

   Antonyms:
   encourage, inspirit, animate, reassure

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1. intimidateverb

   make timid or fearful

   "Her boss intimidates her"

   Synonyms:
   restrain

2. intimidate, restrainverb

   to compel or deter by or as if by threats

   Synonyms:
   restrict, bound, restrain, throttle, keep back, limit, constrain, trammel, hold back, confine, keep, encumber, hold, cumber

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1. • Discourage
   • Frighten

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1. intimidateverb

   Synonyms:
   frighten, affright, FRIGHT, alarm, scare, daunt, dismay, terrify, appall, put in fear

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1. List of paraphrases for "intimidate":

   intimidating, intimidation, bully, browbeat, frighten, terrorize, scare, terrorise

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How to use intimidate in a sentence?

1. Stacy Malone:

   It’s a tactic, this is definitely an attempt to silence her and an attempt to intimidate her.

2. Outgoing Democratic Virginia Gov.Terry McAuliffe:

   Listen, if this guy got in my space, you wan na get in my space, I’ve always said Chris, you punch me, I ’m going to punch back twice as hard. And it would n’t be hard to do it, but you know, this guy thinks he could intimidate everybody.It’s disgraceful. It’s embarrassing.

3. Mac Thornberry:

   They want to intimidate the Baltic states, Poland, Ukraine and Romania, country after country. And the question is, do you let the bully get away with that or do you stand up and say 'no, you can threaten, but we will not allow you to run over us,'.

4. Stephen Hall:

   SPS is disappointed by the Attorney General’s decision to use the power of his office to attack public education, this is an attempt to intimidate SPS, and while it will not prevail, it will unfortunately require considerable taxpayer resources to defend.

5. The Commerce Department:

   CNOOC acts as a bully for the People's Liberation Army to intimidate China's neighbors.