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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
Jenna Ryu, SELF, 27 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers are a great team, but the Phillies are likely not looking at them and feeling intimidated.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
The complaint also alleges Williams intimidated the victim and concealed or destroyed a video that may have been evidence of what happened.
—Shannon Tyler
march 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
But rather than feeling intimidated or threatened, Swift and Kelce openly root for and celebrate each other’s growth with pride, not insecurity.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 27 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers are a great team, but the Phillies are likely not looking at them and feeling intimidated.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
Iowa made sure of that by never backing down and never being intimidated by Florida’s superior size, stature and fan support in Tampa’s Benchmark International Arena.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
The complaint also alleges Williams intimidated the victim and concealed or destroyed a video that may have been evidence of what happened.
—Shannon Tyler
march 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intimidated
Verb
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We just got bullied to the basket.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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And your husband should not have allowed himself to be bullied by his brother into sending a second present.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Not to the extent that the user is necessarily being browbeaten.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Chesney had escaped from an outside enclosure on March 25, after being frightened by some unknown barking dogs.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Facing cameras and a swath of media in her tiny hometown, Long Rife was not frightened by the prospect of moving cross-country.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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According to Ehrman, Jesus’s teachings universalized earlier Jewish ethics by extending the duty to care for the poor, oppressed, and needy beyond one’s own community to include all people.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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Again and again, American planners have assumed that if the right spark is provided, oppressed people will seize the moment and revolt.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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During the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s, tanker ships caught in the cross fire ended up at the bottom of the Persian Gulf, which scared off potential customers.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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The recent immigration crackdowns have scared her.—
Mary Schmich,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Add crushed tomatoes and water.—
Judy Bart Kancigor,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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Top with more crushed ice, then drizzle the crème de mûre on top.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The realization that many members did not have the same connection to Israel, and even sympathized with its critics, startled her.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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As Alpha waits for the results of blood tests, she is startled by the sudden appearance of a gaunt, jittery stranger in their apartment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Bruce Springsteen was standing up to the president, while universities and law firms were being cudgeled and cowed.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2026
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On the admin end, colleges have been lately cowed by new regulations at the Department of Education.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Intimidated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intimidated. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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