Synonyms of bulldozing

bulldozing 1 of 2

noun

as in bullying

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bullying
• browbeating
• pressure
• coercion
• intimidation
• threat
• menace
• violence
• compulsion
• fear
• force
• terrorism
• terror
• constraint
• sword
• arm-twisting
• duress
• squeeze
• strength
• muscle
• squeeze play
• potency
• might
• stress
• willfulness
• hardheadedness
• strain
• self-will
• puissance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approval
• agreement
• consent
• permission
• reason
• persuasion
• convincing
• suasion

bulldozing

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verb

present participle of bulldoze

1

as in pushing

to force one's way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushing
• squeezing
• shoving
• jamming
• crashing
• elbowing
• pressing
• jostling
• boring
• shouldering
• muscling
• thrusting
• bulling
• ramming

2

as in intimidating

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

• intimidating
• bullying
• frightening
• scaring
• coercing
• browbeating
• startling
• cowing
• hectoring
• strong-arming
• bullyragging
• threatening
• shocking
• blackjacking
• harassing
• ballyragging
• picking on
• pressuring
• bogarting
• terrorizing
• forcing
• badgering
• blustering
• terrifying
• spooking
• horrifying
• bludgeoning
• hounding
• alarming
• menacing
• trash-talking
• dragooning
• disturbing
• obliging
• constraining
• affrighting
• upsetting
• pressing
• compelling
• demoralizing
• perturbing
• pushing around
• disconcerting
• unnerving
• unmanning
• distressing
• disquieting
• discomposing
• making
• psyching (out)
• alaruming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheering
• comforting
• soothing
• reassuring
• consoling
• encouraging
• convincing
• persuading
• solacing
• steeling
• emboldening
• heartening