browbeat

Synonyms

hector bully swagger bullyrag strong-arm push around ballyrag boss around badger harry dragoon nag force pressure press
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Antonyms

supported inspired attended animated praise boost
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Hypernyms

blarney intimidate coax palaver cajole wheedle

Hyponyms

domineer tyrannize tyrannise

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browbeater

Derivatives

browbeaten browbeating

Examples

I realized it for the first time in my life: there is nothing but mystery in the world, how it hides behind the fabric of our poor, browbeat days, shining brightly, and we don't even know it. Sue Monk Kidd

Biden and Kamala Harris — who, recall, browbeat one Trump judicial nominee for mere membership in the innocuous Knights of Columbus — will pick up where Feinstein left off. Source: Internet

Ever since Narendra Modi was elected as Prime Minister of India, he browbeat other members to boycott the SAARC Summit 2016 onwards only because Pakistan was to host the Summit. Source: Internet

The APC government will probably browbeat all Nigerians into submission, even as it has embarked on a mission to 'dumb down' the populace under some strange brand of fascism. Source: Internet

Tuesday night’s presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden repeatedly devolved into a cacophony—mostly due to Trump’s apparent strategy to interrupt and browbeat Biden as much as possible. Source: Internet