What is another word for intimidate ?

To scare or cause to feel fear

terrorize^US

appall^US

horrify

terrorise^UK

appal^UK

scare the bejesus out of

demoralize^US

scare the living daylights out of

get to

chill

make one's hair stand on end

demoralise^UK

scare someone out of their wits

put the fear of God into

scare the pants off

eat

throw into a blue funk

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

make someone jump out of their skin

frighten the life out of

scare the life out of

frighten someone out of their wits

scare the hell out of

fill with terror

freeze your blood

send into a cold sweat

make someone shake in their shoes

frighten out of your wits

be on your back

put into a flap

make things hot for someone

cause someone to lose their composure

rattle one's cage

make it hot for someone

throw into a tizz

scare the pants off of

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

surprise

overwhelm

paralyse with fear

scare the daylights out of

strike terror in

puzzle

inspire panic in

get on someone's back

send chills down the spine of

make anxious

make uneasy

make someone jump out of his skin

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

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

mess with someone's head

pull the rug from under

pull the rug out from under

breathe down someone's neck

drive round the twist

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

make somebody's hackles rise

get up someone's nose

make your blood boil

try your patience

put someone's nose out of joint

ruffle one's feathers

put someone off their stride

rub you up the wrong way

set someone back on their heels

rattle someone's cage

put out of countenance

jar on

catch off balance

drive you up the wall

hurt somebody's feelings

make someone scratch their head

set one's teeth on edge

disorder

cause to be at a stand

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

agonize^US

be a pain in the neck

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

push someon's buttons

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

balk^US

baulk^UK

exhaust someone's patience

lose patience

give offence

be disagreeable

tread on someone's toes

stop someone in their tracks

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

use strong-arm tactics on

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

twist someone's arm

scare off

scare the bejesus out of

bring pressure to bear on

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

put under an obligation

work on

put down

disconcert

rule with an iron hand

be cruel to

rule with a rod of iron

put the frighteners on

breathe down someone's neck

bring someone to their knees

tighten the screws on

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

put through the wringer

put the chill on

cajole

make things hot for someone

hold a gun to one's head

blind someone with something

rattle

come at

be a tough guy

make it hot for someone

faze

take your breath away

have someone do something

criticize^US

have someone under your thumb

criticise^UK

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

have under one's thumb

have ascendancy over

have the whip hand over

prevail over

wear the trousers

exercise control over

have the upper hand over

have the upper hand in

make an offer they can't refuse

put the arm on

be in the driver's seat

be overbearing

push the buttons

run things

throw your weight around

incentivize^US

incentivise^UK

leave someone no option

bring force to bear on

beg

make necessary

crack down

hold a gun to someone's head

bring pressure to bear

leave someone no option but to

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

rationalize^US

rationalise^UK

energize^US

invigorate^US

galvanize^US

bleed someone of something

screw

pinch

galvanise^UK

envigorate^UK

energise^UK

bring pressure to bear upon

act as an incentive to

act as a stimulus to

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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

bring pressure to bear on

To convince or manipulate

pressurise^UK

pressurize^US

color^US

colour^UK

suborn

turn

bring pressure to bear upon

carry weight with

cut any ice with

make yourself felt with

secure someone's support

give someone a backhander

give an inducement to

give someone a sweetener

proselytize^US

mould^UK

mold^US

proselytise^UK

program^US

programme^UK

instill^US

instil^UK

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

bring round to the idea of

make someone see the light

show someone the error of their ways

show one the error of their ways

gain one's confidence

dispel someone's doubts

make you of a mind to

put mind at ease

demonstrate to

cause to feel certain

reason someone into believing

dispel doubt

put someone's mind at rest

radicalize^US

flavour^UK

flavor^US

pressure someone into

radicalise^UK

twist round one's little finger

turn to one's advantage

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Verb

take the bull by the horns

To disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation

look straight in the eye

come face to face with

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

persevere in the face of

go the distance against

stand firm

hold the line against

be confronted by

hang tough

survive

throw down the gauntlet

knock chip off shoulder

put a bold face on it

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Verb

put the bite on someone for

Intimidating for money

demand hush money from

hold to ransom

put the shake on

rack

blackmail someone for

worm something out of someone

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

pinch

bleed someone of something

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Verb

complain vociferously about

Express vehement protest

fulminate

rage

criticise^UK

criticize^US

kick up a stink about

express disapproval of

disagree violently with

shoot off one's mouth

belabor^US

satirize^US

belabour^UK

satirise^UK

jump down one's throat

clamour^UK

clamor^US

make a protest against

complain bitterly about

take issue with

put up a fight against

make a stand against

take a stand against

kick up

take great exception to

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Verb

To exploit someone for one's own benefit, especially in an underhanded way