Synonyms of browbeats

browbeats

verb

present tense third-person singular of browbeat

as in intimidates

to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats

they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intimidates
• bullies
• strong-arms
• frightens
• coerces
• scares
• startles
• bulldozes
• cows
• harasses
• hectors
• shocks
• threatens
• picks on
• bogarts
• blusters
• bullyrags
• pressures
• badgers
• terrorizes
• terrifies
• horrifies
• blackjacks
• spooks
• forces
• compels
• menaces
• obliges
• bludgeons
• affrights
• alarms
• demoralizes
• disturbs
• disconcerts
• constrains
• trash-talks
• disquiets
• perturbs
• unnerves
• presses
• unmans
• hounds
• upsets
• distresses
• discomposes
• pushes around
• makes
• dragoons
• psychs (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassures
• cheers
• comforts
• encourages
• soothes
• consoles
• convinces
• persuades
• solaces
• emboldens
• steels
• heartens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of browbeats

Scarface doesn’t just bark orders at his underlings but browbeats the whimpering Ventriloquist, giving him that warped double personality that made older characters like Two-Face so alluring. — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026