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to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
refusing to be intimidated by the manager's harsh stare, I demanded my money back
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Recent Examples of intimidated
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
These agents monitored and sometimes obstructed care to protesters, intimidated staff, seized protesters and took away the dead in body bags.
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Sarah El Deeb,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2026
The process of arranging dinner amused and intimidated me.
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Matthew Kassel,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
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Adjective
Many people feel too intimidated to join a facility where other exercisers can see them.
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Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
These agents monitored and sometimes obstructed care to protesters, intimidated staff, seized protesters and took away the dead in body bags.
—
Sarah El Deeb,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
Haaland plays with a chip on his shoulder and is intimidated by no one.
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Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
15 June 2026
The process of arranging dinner amused and intimidated me.
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Matthew Kassel,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimidated
Adjective
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Audiences who endured the Miramax era have been browbeaten to believe that the best picture Oscar should go to a period piece that chokes out a sob from audiences.
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Not to the extent that the user is necessarily being browbeaten.
Verb
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Because he was being completely bullied and demeaned and excused.
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In a pluralistic democracy of free citizens, true leadership cannot be bought, bullied, or beaten into people.
Adjective
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The Irish were the original oppressed people from the English Empire, and the original colony.
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The body pointed to the fact that Iran’s Farabi cinema body, which oversees the country’s submission, was directly controlled by the hardline Islamic Republic regime government, which in turn has suppressed freedom of speech and brutally oppressed filmmakers across its 47 years in power.
Verb
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But her outbursts frightened the children too.
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What frightened me most was what might happen to my children.
Adjective
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Garnish with more crushed red pepper and fresh oregano.
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The cake batter is flavored with crushed pineapple and a touch of vanilla, which pair well with the crunchy coconut-pecan frosting.
Verb
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Karma came walking up on Jamon Coleman one day with pistols in hand, the only kind of moment that ever scared his son.
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The scientists only got a passing glimpse of the goblin shark before the lights and loud noise from the ROV's motor scared it away, Auscavitch told ABC News.
Verb
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To his luck, the sound finally startled the bear and sent it running.
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Officials apparently were startled when more than 2,000 mostly young fans did just that.
Verb
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Perhaps cowed by Concerned Parents’ aggression, the board voted in 1972 to remove from classrooms Mike Royko’s book Boss, an exposé of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley.
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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.
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“Intimidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimidated. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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