Synonyms of bull

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noun (1)

as in decree

an order publicly issued by an authority

the head office issued a bull banning the use of alcohol at all on-site social functions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decree
• edict
• ruling
• directive
• decision
• proclamation
• fiat
• resolution
• declaration
• announcement
• opinion
• diktat
• determination
• diagnosis
• verdict
• ukase
• judgment
• pronouncement
• rescript
• deliverance
• conclusion
• dictum
• manifesto
• call
• canon
• encyclical

bull

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noun (2)

ˈbu̇l 

slang

as in policeman

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level

the town's drug dealers and bulls were well acquainted with one another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• policeman
• cop
• officer
• constable
• sheriff
• copper
• gendarme
• bobby
• police officer
• lawman
• fuzz
• police
• dick
• flatfoot
• inspector
• investigator
• shamus
• detective
• trooper
• constabulary
• man
• patrolman
• marshal
• sergeant
• lieutenant
• policewoman
• police force
• sleuth
• peace officer
• operative
• sleuthhound
• sherlock
• hawkshaw
• captain
• private eye
• private detective
• plainclothesman
• gumshoe
• heat
• private investigator

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

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noun (3)

slang

1

as in rhetoric

boastful speech or writing

an interview filled with the usual bull about how seriously she takes the art of acting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• hot air
• rodomontade
• brag
• chatter
• gas
• bombast
• magniloquence
• rant
• gasconade
• braggadocio
• grandiloquence
• bluster
• fanfaronade
• wind
• cockalorum
• oratory
• pomposity
• rhapsody
• jawing
• babble
• prattle
• gabble
• turgidity
• verbosity
• drivel
• gibberish
• prating
• jabber
• bloviation
• windiness
• swagger
• egotism
• patter
• gibber
• yammering
• blab
• vaunt
• self-importance
• self-conceit

2

as in nonsense

language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense

a guy who's always trying to sell some sucker a line of bull

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nonsense
• nuts
• garbage
• stupidity
• drool
• rubbish
• blah
• silliness
• muck
• baloney
• jazz
• bunk
• crock
• beans
• absurdity
• craziness
• foolishness
• trash
• balderdash
• hogwash
• insanity
• hooey
• claptrap
• punk
• fudge
• rot
• twaddle
• madness
• malarkey
• guff
• poppycock
• blatherskite
• fiddle
• bosh
• absurdness
• trumpery
• flapdoodle
• bunkum
• bilge
• folderol
• hokum
• humbuggery
• tosh
• blither
• codswallop
• tommyrot
• blather
• piffle
• drivel
• blarney
• fiddlesticks
• folly
• nerts
• horsefeathers
• crapola
• hokeypokey
• taradiddle
• moonshine
• fiddle-faddle
• hoodoo
• humbug
• applesauce
• flannel
• senselessness
• idiocy
• slush
• gas
• foolery
• greek
• tomfoolery
• imbecility
• lunacy
• inanity
• monkey business
• kookiness
• inaneness
• asininity
• fatuity
• hot air
• witlessness
• rigmarole
• hocus-pocus
• monkeyshine(s)
• shenanigan(s)
• double-talk
• hoity-toity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rationality
• reasonableness
• sense
• common sense
• horse sense
• judgment
• sensibleness
• reasonability
• wisdom
• levelheadedness
• discernment

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verb (1)

as in to push

to force one's way

the beleaguered governor bulled through the crowd of reporters without answering a single question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• push
• squeeze
• muscle
• bore
• elbow
• shove
• shoulder
• jam
• press
• crash
• thrust
• jostle
• ram
• bulldoze

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verb (2)

slang

as in to brag

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess

no one bought all his bulling about how he had beaten the stock market

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brag
• boast
• blow
• crow
• display
• vapor
• swagger
• pride
• exhibit
• blow smoke
• vaunt
• gasconade
• parade
• bluster
• harangue
• glory
• gush
• puff
• expose
• show off
• maximize
• flaunt
• exult
• rejoice
• brandish
• glorify
• magnify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimize
• discount
• play down
• shrug off
• diminish
• belittle
• laugh off
• underrate
• deprecate
• undervalue
• regret
• lament
• pooh-pooh
• mourn
• bemoan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bull

Noun

In the episode prior, Sophie and Kristina clearly saw through my bulls — excuse of the Jason and Matt votes. —Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025

Most Lamborghinis are named after fighting bulls; only one is named after an exclamation that’s a borderline swear word in its native tongue. —Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025

Verb

Central took the second-half kick and marched 65 yards in 12 plays with running back Spencer Martin bulling in from five yards out to cut the lead to 31-22. —Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2025

Stevens gained a yard on his first attempt before bulling his way into the end zone. —Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025

Phrases Containing bull

• pit bull