Synonyms of bulled

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verb (1)

past tense of bull

as in pushed

to force one's way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

bulled

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verb (2)

past tense of bull, slang

as in bragged

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

• bragged
• boasted
• swaggered
• blew
• crowed
• displayed
• exhibited
• vaunted
• blew smoke
• blustered
• harangued
• vapored
• prided
• gasconaded
• exposed
• puffed
• paraded
• gushed
• gloried
• brandished
• exulted
• flaunted
• rejoiced
• maximized
• showed off
• magnified
• glorified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belittled
• minimized
• diminished
• poohed
• undervalued
• discounted
• played down
• laughed off
• underrated
• deprecated
• regretted
• shrugged off
• lamented
• mourned
• pooh-poohed
• bemoaned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bulled

Verb

In fact, after an incompletion Denegal ran around the right side and bulled his way for a nine-yard gain. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025

Defensively, the 49ers were down to only a few healthy starters before kickoff, and one of them, cornerback Deommodore Lenoir, got bulled over at one point by Raiders rookie Ashton Jeanty. —Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025