Thesaurus
Synonyms and Antonyms of hectoring
- the judge warned the attorney that hectoring the witness with aggressive questioning would not be allowed
affrighting, alarming (also alaruming), frightening, horrifying, scaring, shocking, spooking, startling, terrifying
menacing, terrorizing, threatening
badgering, harassing, hounding
bludgeoning, coercing, compelling, constraining, dragooning, forcing, making, obliging, pressing, pressuring, pushing around
demoralizing, psyching (out), unmanning, unnerving
discomposing, disconcerting, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, upsetting
Learn More about hectoring
-
Nglish: Translation of hectoring for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of hectoring for Arabic speakers
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up hectoring? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
