BALLYRAGS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

bullyrags

verb

variants also ballyrags

present tense third-person singular of bullyrag

as in intimidates

to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats anonymous trolls on the website tried to bullyrag him into backing down

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Opponents say the ambiguous law only intimidates people from using the flag in art, protests or other forms of expression, and could violate constitutional freedom of speech.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Any passenger who assaults, threatens, intimidates or interferes with airline crew members can lead to penalties of up to $43,658 per violation, according to the FAA.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 3 May 2026

Definition of intimidates

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Williams called Valkyries fans bullies in an Instagram Live stream earlier this week, and by Friday night, Chase Center had the receipts.

— Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
Sweden’s Hien had no idea how to stop Brobbey’s darting runs when looking to connect with crosses from out wide and the striker routinely bullies bigger boys before either scoring or creating for others.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Definition of bullies

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The company will need to regain customers' trust, just as other restaurants like McDonald's, Wendy's and Chipotle have had to in the past after health scares.

— Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
As horror franchises evolve across installments, there’s a natural tendency for the creatives behind them to overthink things and get a bit too lost in the sauce of mythos and worldbuilding and topping themselves with bigger, juicier scares.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 July 2026

Definition of scares

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