Synonyms of bulls

bulls 1 of 4

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
• announcements
• declarations
• ukases
• opinions
• determinations
• judgements
• verdicts
• diktats
• conclusions
• pronouncements
• diagnoses
• judgments
• manifestos
• dicta
• manifestoes
• canons
• dictums
• calls
• deliverances
• encyclicals

bulls

2 of 4

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
• inspectors
• shamuses
• troopers
• dicks
• detectives
• sergeants
• men
• patrolmen
• marshals
• policewomen
• marshalls
• flatfeet
• lieutenants
• fuzzes
• plainclothesmen
• constabularies
• peace officers
• operatives
• sleuths
• police forces
• sherlocks
• hawkshaws
• sleuthhounds
• captains
• gumshoes
• private detectives
• private investigators
• private eyes
• heat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilians

bulls

3 of 4

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

bulls

4 of 4

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
• poohs
• belittles
• deprecates
• shrugs off
• undervalues
• laughs off
• regrets
• laments
• pooh-poohs
• mourns
• bemoans

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bulls

Noun

Ives is one of the bigger Tesla bulls on Wall Street. —Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025

Male bulls can weigh around 700 pounds and are approximately five feet high at the shoulder, while females weigh around 500 pounds and are shorter. —Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025

Meanwhile, the looming debt crisis has been seized on by bitcoin price bulls who are predicting it will turbo-charge bitcoin. —Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Common species in South Florida include bulls, lemon sharks, tiger sharks, black tips and Caribbean reef sharks. —David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025

For Nvidia bulls, there was still plenty of reason for optimism. —Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025

How about riding bulls, racing on donkeys or wearing chaps to class? —Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025

The San Fermín Festival in Pamplona is known for its Running of the Bulls, where live bulls are set free through the narrow city streets for people to run ahead of. —Nina Aquino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025

Lamborghini traditionally names its cars after renowned bulls, a tradition that began in 1966 with the debut of Miura. —Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025