bully

Synonyms

blackjack, browbeat, bulldoze, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, strong-arm;

Near Antonyms

cheer, comfort, console, reassure, solace, soothe;

embolden, encourage, hearten, steel;

convince, persuade;

Related Words

bluster;

affright, alarm (also alarum), frighten, horrify, scare, shock, spook, startle, terrify;

menace, terrorize, threaten;

badger, harass, hound;

bludgeon, coerce, compel, constrain, dragoon, force, make, oblige, press, pressure, push around;

demoralize, psych (out), unman, unnerve;

discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, upset;

Phrases

pick on;

Synonyms

A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, brave, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, dandy, divine, dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, immense, jim-dandy, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, peachy, prime, prize, prizewinning, quality, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, topflight, unsurpassed, wonderful;

Antonyms

atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched;

Near Antonyms

bad, inferior, low-grade, substandard, unsatisfactory;

mediocre, middling, second-class, second-rate;

Related Words

acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK (or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerable;

better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine;

classical, standard, traditional;

Phrases

out of this world, too much;