Synonyms of bulldozed

bulldozed

verb

past tense of bulldoze

1

as in pushed

to force one's way

bulldozed through the crowd at the arena, urgently trying to find the bathroom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushed
• squeezed
• shoved
• jammed
• crashed
• pressed
• jostled
• elbowed
• bored
• muscled
• shouldered
• bulled
• rammed
• thrust

2

as in intimidated

to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats

one of those gatherings at which high-pressure sales reps try to bulldoze naive people into buying time-shares

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intimidated
• bullied
• frightened
• scared
• cowed
• startled
• coerced
• browbeat
• shocked
• badgered
• threatened
• picked on
• hectored
• harassed
• strong-armed
• bullyragged
• blackjacked
• bogarted
• pressured
• terrorized
• forced
• horrified
• terrified
• spooked
• blustered
• alarmed
• menaced
• hounded
• bludgeoned
• disturbed
• compelled
• constrained
• obliged
• dragooned
• trash-talked
• upset
• pressed
• demoralized
• pushed around
• perturbed
• affrighted
• unnerved
• distressed
• disconcerted
• disquieted
• made
• unmanned
• discomposed
• psyched (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheered
• comforted
• reassured
• consoled
• soothed
• encouraged
• emboldened
• convinced
• persuaded
• heartened
• steeled
• solaced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bulldozed

The highlight of the lottery pick battle was when Lendeborg bulldozed Boozer in transition before flipping in a feathery floater for two points in the first half. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

More than 500 homes and businesses in the historically Black neighborhood of Parramore were taken through eminent domain and bulldozed to build the interstate. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026

The mound, which had been bulldozed but painstakingly reconstructed, was eventually destroyed again for residential construction. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

The track is in bankruptcy proceedings to be sold to either continue as a race track or to be bulldozed in favor of real estate development. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Photos posted online now show a wide path bulldozed right through the middle of it. — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 20 June 2026

The military has bulldozed or demolished wide swaths of the zone, and the area, where most of Gaza’s agricultural land lies, is inaccessible to Palestinians. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

The anecdote reflects the nature of royal properties at large, which are altered but rarely bulldozed and rebuilt, causing their rooms to battle the needs of current residents and the echoes of past tenants. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 June 2026

But Breakker bulldozed the 60-year-old Heyman through the barricade. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026