Synonyms of bulls

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noun (1)

plural of bull

as in decrees

an order publicly issued by an authority

the head office issued a bull banning the use of alcohol at all on-site social functions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decrees
• edicts
• rulings
• decisions
• directives
• proclamations
• resolutions
• fiats
• rescripts
• ukases
• announcements
• declarations
• opinions
• determinations
• diktats
• verdicts
• conclusions
• pronouncements
• diagnoses
• judgments
• dicta
• canons
• calls
• manifestos
• deliverances
• encyclicals

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noun (2)

plural of bull, slang

as in policemen

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level

the town's drug dealers and bulls were well acquainted with one another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• policemen
• cops
• officers
• constables
• sheriffs
• gendarmes
• lawmen
• coppers
• police officers
• police
• investigators
• bobbies
• shamuses
• inspectors
• troopers
• dicks
• detectives
• men
• sergeants
• patrolmen
• marshals
• policewomen
• flatfeet
• lieutenants
• fuzzes
• plainclothesmen
• peace officers
• constabularies
• operatives
• sleuths
• police forces
• sherlocks
• hawkshaws
• sleuthhounds
• captains
• gumshoes
• private detectives
• private investigators
• private eyes
• heat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of bull

as in pushes

to force one's way

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pushes
• squeezes
• muscles
• shoulders
• elbows
• jams
• bores
• presses
• shoves
• crashes
• rams
• jostles
• thrusts
• bulldozes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of bull, slang

as in boasts

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

• boasts
• brags
• crows
• blows
• displays
• vapors
• exhibits
• blows smoke
• vaunts
• swaggers
• gasconades
• prides
• harangues
• puffs
• gushes
• blusters
• parades
• glories
• exults
• exposes
• rejoices
• shows off
• flaunts
• maximizes
• brandishes
• magnifies
• glorifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizes
• discounts
• diminishes
• plays down
• underrates
• belittles
• shrugs off
• deprecates
• undervalues
• laughs off
• regrets
• laments
• pooh-poohs
• mourns
• bemoans

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bulls

Noun

Steep price drops on the prospect of peace have pushed many oil bulls to the sidelines, leaving them to hold small positions for very limited periods of time, several traders said. —Devika Krishna Kumar, Fortune, 6 June 2026

Alphabet bulls fought the down tape all day on Tuesday, taking the glass-half-full view of the company’s plans to sell a massive amount of stock to fund its artificial intelligence buildout. —Paulina Likos, CNBC, 2 June 2026

There is some good news for Quantinuum bulls. —Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

And then a track number is posted, precipitating a mad dash that runs somewhere between the running of the bulls in Pamplona and entering Wal-Mart on Black Friday in 1999. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 May 2026

The bulls came to town two years after the daily Fort Worth Herd cattle drive began on East Exchange Avenue. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026

All bulls, and many had racks that appeared to be in the record-book class. —Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026

Verb

Ashton Jeanty bulls in from 4-yards out. —Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025

But as retail investors push the market higher, and bulls cheer liquidity support and policy tailwinds, some experts are raising questions if the market is entering bubble territory. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025