Synonyms of cowed

cowed 1 of 2

adjective

as in intimidated

Related Words

• intimidated
• browbeaten
• oppressed
• crushed
• bullied
• hectored
• downtrodden
• persecuted
• abused
• tyrannized
• maltreated
• dispirited
• abject
• mistreated
• disheartened
• despairing
• downcast
• hopeless

cowed

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verb

past tense of cow

as in bullied

to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats

a sharp glare cowed the child into being quiet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intimidated
• bullied
• frightened
• startled
• scared
• coerced
• browbeat
• bulldozed
• shocked
• badgered
• hectored
• harassed
• strong-armed
• picked on
• terrified
• threatened
• horrified
• bullyragged
• alarmed
• blackjacked
• spooked
• pressured
• bogarted
• terrorized
• blustered
• affrighted
• menaced
• forced
• compelled
• hounded
• disturbed
• obliged
• unnerved
• constrained
• dragooned
• disconcerted
• demoralized
• disquieted
• bludgeoned
• perturbed
• trash-talked
• upset
• pressed
• distressed
• pushed around
• discomposed
• unmanned
• made
• psyched (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassured
• comforted
• cheered
• consoled
• soothed
• encouraged
• emboldened
• convinced
• heartened
• persuaded
• solaced
• steeled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cowed

Verb

Far from being cowed, the backlash spurred Curott to advocate for Wiccan and pagan rights. — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Having already weathered so many attacks aimed at diminishing its power, the remaining Iranian leadership, which learned to tolerate hardship in the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, is unlikely to be cowed by further aggression. — James F. Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026

Jordan, who escapes relatively unscathed, is at once cowed and traumatized yet committed to vengeance. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

What stood out was his confidence; Bouaddi was never cowed up against the experienced pairing of Bruno Guimaraes and Casemiro. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Refusing to be cowed, Sartre responded to Aron with his own book on Marx, the nine-hundred-page Critique of Dialectical Reason, in 1960. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Instead, several of Kendall’s key allies are cowed by Logan’s intimidating presence — even Roman buckles under the pressure — and the media titan declares victory. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

Producers have been cowed internally after the show has been undermined by a media company that has consistently refused to stand up for it in public. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 June 2026

Still, the stereotype of the Spirit customer was not of a traveller cowed by a need to be thrifty. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026