as in to intimidate
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
anonymous trolls on the website tried to bullyrag him into backing down
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bullyrag
Verb
-
He's not intimidated by operating in the shadow of such giants.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
18 Feb. 2025 -
Yeah, Larkin, 10 years older, sure wasn’t intimidated Saturday night.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Just like the previous derby at Goodison, a 2-0 defeat last April, they got bullied at times and were knocked out of their stride.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
-
This past Sunday’s Super Bowl blowout — the Philadelphia Eagles bullied the two-time reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 – represents a blueprint for the 49ers’ future success.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
His limited resume and the fact he’s spent more time in the box than on the edge also might scare teams, which means Walker’s potential draft range could be rather large.—
Nick Baumgardner,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
-
That's one week after Borderlands 4 and just in time to scare everyone (hopefully) during the all-spooky Halloween season.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Thousands of residents and visitors have left Santorini, frightened by the earthquakes measuring between magnitude 3 and magnitude 5 in the area since the weekend.—
Elena Becatoros,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
-
President Trump did no one any favors and his irresponsible accusations were meant to confuse and spread an unfounded conspiracy while both trying to score political points as well as frighten the flying public needlessly.—
Michael B. Teiger,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Bullyrag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullyrag. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share