Synonyms for bull
ˈbʊlˌʃɪtbull

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1. bullnoun

   uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

   Synonyms:
   shit, fuzz, papal bull, pig, copper, strapper, bruiser, bull's eye, crap, bullshit, cop, horseshit, dogshit

   Antonyms:
   bear

2. bull, bruiser, strapper, Samsonnoun

   a large and strong and heavyset man

   "he was a bull of a man"; "a thick-skinned bruiser ready to give as good as he got"

   Synonyms:
   shit, fuzz, papal bull, pig, copper, strapper, bruiser, bull's eye, crap, bullshit, cop, horseshit, dogshit

   Antonyms:
   bear

3. bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, dogshitnoun

   obscene words for unacceptable behavior

   "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull"

   Synonyms:
   darn, cop, diddly-squat, diddly, cocksucker, dickhead, squat, hoot, diddlyshit, fuzz, dogshit, strapper, doodly-squat, bullshit, pig, diddly-shit, prick, shit, jack, son of a bitch, crap, tinker's damn, damn, shite, bastard, horseshit, turd, dirt, asshole, diddley, papal bull, bruiser, tinker's dam, diddlysquat, shucks, red cent, dump, copper, bull's eye, whoreson, poop

   Antonyms:
   bear

4. bullnoun

   a serious and ludicrous blunder

   "he made a bad bull of the assignment"

   Synonyms:
   shit, fuzz, papal bull, pig, copper, strapper, bruiser, bull's eye, crap, bullshit, cop, horseshit, dogshit

   Antonyms:
   bear

5. bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pignoun

   uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

   Synonyms:
   bull's eye, atomic number 29, slovenly person, hog, strapper, shit, copper color, papal bull, crap, copper, dogshit, blur, hair, tomentum, grunter, horseshit, pig, fuzz, bullshit, bruiser, slob, pig bed, sloven, cop, squealer

   Antonyms:
   bear

6. bullnoun

   an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later

   Synonyms:
   shit, fuzz, papal bull, pig, copper, strapper, bruiser, bull's eye, crap, bullshit, cop, horseshit, dogshit

   Antonyms:
   bear

7. Taurus, Bullnoun

   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus

   Synonyms:
   shit, fuzz, papal bull, pig, copper, strapper, bruiser, bull's eye, crap, bullshit, cop, horseshit, dogshit

   Antonyms:
   bear

8. Taurus, Taurus the Bull, Bullnoun

   the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20

   Synonyms:
   shit, fuzz, papal bull, pig, copper, strapper, bruiser, bull's eye, crap, bullshit, cop, horseshit, dogshit

   Antonyms:
   bear

9. bull's eye, bullnoun

   the center of a target

   Synonyms:
   bull's eye, strapper, crap, bell ringer, shit, papal bull, mark, copper, dogshit, home run, horseshit, pig, fuzz, bullshit, bruiser, cop

   Antonyms:
   bear

10. bull, papal bullnoun

    a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)

    Synonyms:
    shit, fuzz, papal bull, pig, copper, strapper, bruiser, bull's eye, crap, bullshit, cop, horseshit, dogshit

    Antonyms:
    bear

11. bullverb

    mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle

    Synonyms:
    shit, fuzz, papal bull, pig, copper, strapper, bruiser, bull's eye, crap, bullshit, cop, horseshit, dogshit

    Antonyms:
    bear

12. bull, bull throughverb

    push or force

    "He bulled through his demands"

    Synonyms:
    fake, bull through, talk through one's hat, bullshit

    Antonyms:
    bear

13. bullverb

    try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying

    Synonyms:
    fake, bull through, talk through one's hat, bullshit

    Antonyms:
    bear

14. talk through one's hat, bullshit, bull, fakeverb

    speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths

    "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"

    Synonyms:
    misrepresent, wangle, manipulate, fudge, cook, falsify, bull through, bullshit, forge, fake, counterfeit, talk through one's hat

    Antonyms:
    bear

15. bullverb

    advance in price

    "stocks were bulling"

    Synonyms:
    fake, bull through, talk through one's hat, bullshit

    Antonyms:
    bear

Matched Categories

1. • Astrology
   • Blunder
   • Cattle
   • Center
   • Edict
   • Investing
   • Investor
   • Man
   • Person
   • Policeman
   • Push
   • Rise
   • Sign
   • Speculate
   • Target

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1. bovine animal

   Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019  

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1. bullnoun

   Synonyms:
   male of bovine animals

2. bullnoun

   Synonyms:
   edict (issued by the pope), rescript

3. bullnoun

   Synonyms:
   blunder (involving a contradiction), gross mistake

4. bullnoun

   Synonyms:
   (Astron.) taurus

5. bullnoun

   Synonyms:
   horn-pout, mud-pout, cat-fish (pimelodus cattus)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bullnoun

   Synonyms:
   taurus, minotaur, apis

   Associated words:
   tauriform, taurine, bovine, bellow

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1. List of paraphrases for "bull":

   taurus, elephant, ngau, bulls, niu, ox, char, conn

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1. Ori Nir:

   The 'bull in the China shop' manner in which Netanyahu has handled this whole situation makes it very difficult for both the U.S. Jewish community and Congress to fully sympathize with him and his whole message.

2. Lena Lupari:

   I’m hooked on Red Bull, it’s like a Class A drug. Recently I started getting migraines and then black spots in my vision. My gran had the same symptoms, and within two years, she was dead.

3. Zhou Lin:

   It's a normal correction. I think the negative impact on the market could be just short-term as we see a lot of money continuing to flow into the stock market, the government will likely continue to ease monetary policy, so the bull market will continue.

4. Anna Acheng:

   He would maybe bring a bull which would be slaughtered for the people to eat. It would an occasion for merriment. since he surrendered, we can now forgive him for the atrocities he committed against our people because we are confident that he will never go back to the bush.

5. Saira Malik:

   It’s been a year of positive market returns, but it’s a bull market which has pretty defensive undertones.