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What is another word for intimidate?

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To scare or cause to feel fear

To bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

To influence someone (usually dishonestly) in return for money

To convince or manipulate

To boldly confront a challenge, situation or opponent

To obtain something from an unwilling person

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To scare or cause to feel fear

appall^US

appal^UK

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

demoralize^US

scare the bejesus out of

demoralise^UK

scare the living daylights out of

make one's hair stand on end

put the fear of God into

scare the pants off

scare someone out of their wits

throw into a blue funk

throw off balance

confuse

make one's blood run cold

give someone goose pimples

frighten the living daylights out of

make one's flesh creep

give someone the heebie-jeebies

unman

discombobulate

make someone jump out of their skin

fill with terror

frighten the life out of

scare the life out of

frighten someone out of their wits

scare the hell out of

send into a cold sweat

make someone shake in their shoes

freeze your blood

get the wind up

throw into a fright

frighten out of your wits

put into a flap

cause someone to lose their composure

throw into a tizz

scare the pants off of

scare the daylights out of

chill someone's blood

make jump

make fearful

give a turn

make someone's hair stand on end

make someone's blood run cold

give someone a fright

make someone's hair curl

make someone jump out of his skin

send chills down the spine of

destabilize^US

paralyse^UK

destabilise^UK

paralyze^US

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

mess with someone's head

pull the rug from under

emasculate

pull the rug out from under

put someone off their stroke

throw into tizzy

wind up

chill to the marrow

scare someone half to death

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

give someone the hump

drive round the twist

make somebody's hackles rise

make your blood boil

try your patience

put someone's nose out of joint

ruffle one's feathers

get up someone's nose

put someone off their stride

set someone back on their heels

eat at

get your hackles up

mix up

rub you up the wrong way

rattle someone's cage

put out of countenance

jar on

catch off balance

drive you up the wall

hurt somebody's feelings

cheese off

make someone scratch their head

set one's teeth on edge

disorder

cause to be at a stand

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

agonize^US

breathe down someone's neck

be a pain in the neck

be on one's case

agonise^UK

be a thorn in someone's side

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get on the wrong side of

make an enemy of somebody

astonish

dizzy

make things hot for someone

disorganize

gnaw at

make it hot for someone

push someon's buttons

balk^US

baulk^UK

take the wind out of your sails

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

stop someone in their tracks

tread on someone's toes

exhaust someone's patience

get on someone's case

invigorate^US

energize^US

galvanize^US

galvanise^UK

envigorate^UK

energise^UK

be on pins and needles

have ants in one's pants

be like a cat on hot bricks

be antsy

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“Maybe my stare was not enough to intimidate him. I'll have to work on that.”

Verb

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To bully or threaten, especially by causing others to feel frightened

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

threaten

harass

pressurise^UK

pressurize^US

hector

tyrannise^UK

tyrannize^US

use strong-arm tactics on

twist someone's arm

scare off

scare the bejesus out of

victimize^US

victimise^UK

bring pressure to bear on

rule with an iron hand

distress

rule with a rod of iron

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

put under an obligation

breathe down someone's neck

bring someone to their knees

put the frighteners on

prey on

make things hot for someone

force one's hand

take advantage of

make it hot for someone

have someone under your thumb

rule despotically

tighten the screws on

antagonize^US

put through the wringer

antagonise^UK

hold a gun to one's head

blind someone with something

take your breath away

get on someone's back

make an offer they can't refuse

have someone do something

criticize^US

criticise^UK

live off the backs of

take advantage of somebody

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

have the whip hand over

prevail over

exercise control over

have the upper hand in

have under one's thumb

wear the trousers

have the upper hand over

throw your weight around

lord over

be in the driver's seat

drive round the twist

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“I attempted to reason the case with him, but he would hear no arguments except his own, and even tried to intimidate me with threats.”

Verb

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To influence someone (usually dishonestly) in return for money

give an inducement to

get to

give someone a backhander

give someone a sweetener

secure someone's support

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

predetermine the result of

pull strings

prearrange the result of

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To convince or manipulate

pressurise^UK

pressurize^US

color^US

colour^UK

suborn

turn

bring pressure to bear on

bring pressure to bear upon

carry weight with

cut any ice with

make yourself felt with

touch

Verb

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To boldly confront a challenge, situation or opponent

look straight in the eye

come face to face with

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

call someone's bluff

persevere in the face of

go the distance against

stand firm

hold the line against

throw down the gauntlet

take the bull by the horns

run the gauntlet

make my day

step over the line

knock chip off shoulder

put a bold face on it

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To obtain something from an unwilling person

blackmail someone for

worm out

worm something out of someone

put the bite on someone for

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

bleed someone of something

demand hush money from

victimize^US

victimise^UK

sell a bill of goods to

lead up the garden path

sell a pup

pull a fast one

give someone a bum steer

do someone in the eye

balk^US

baulk^UK

lead down the garden path

make pay through nose

put the arm on

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