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

With rain pouring down in Tampa, the Bucs leaned on their running game and bulldozed Atlanta for a franchise-record 324 rushing yards in a 16-0 victory. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

The band was jeered at during live appearances and some angry listeners even bulldozed over piles of their CDs. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

Jadan Baugh bulldozed 600 yards in four games, 11 touchdowns to boot. — Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

The crew had bulldozed a 70-foot swath through the Las Playas Intaglio, a 200-foot long earthen etching in the shape of a fish that was at least 6,500 years old. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026

While Ferns prop Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu was in the sin-bin for head contact that forced off Marlie Packer, England bulldozed New Zealand's seven-women scrum for Breach to score her 58th try. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Craft bounced off — and simply bulldozed — tacklers throughout the game, finishing with 68 yards rushing and a touchdown on 23 carries. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026

That move was largely popular, resonating with fans who did not want to see the club’s home of 133 years bulldozed, but Goodison could do with more investment. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The dead from Srebrenica were bulldozed into mass graves over four days in July 1995, some of them dug up and relocated to remote mountains so as to hide evidence of the killings. — Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026