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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bulled

Verb

Three plays later, Kareem Hunt bulled his way into the end zone and the Chiefs had tied the game. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025

Cathedral closed to 14-7 when Fa’alave-Johnson took a direct snap and bulled 16 yards into the end zone. — Bernie Wilson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025

Federal officers fired rubber bulled and used tear gas. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 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