What is another word for intimidated ?

Feeling fear or apprehension

frightened out of your wits

in fear and trepidation

paralysed with fear^UK

worried

in a flap

in a tizzy

paralyzed with fear^US

scared out of your wits

with your heart in your mouth

quaking

shaking in one's shoes

like a cat on a hot tin roof

in a state of agitation

like a cat on hot bricks

pushing the panic button

having butterflies in the stomach

tearing one's hair out

having a funny feeling

at the end of your tether

with one's stomach in knots

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“With Will, it's so easy not to feel intimidated because he puts you at ease.”

Adjective

Having lost confidence or hope

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

baulked^UK

balked^US

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Adjective

tied to someone's apron strings

Intimidated or overwhelmed by an overbearing significant other

in fear of one's partner

subjected to nagging

without a mind of one's own

crushed

overpowered

suppressed

tyrannized^US

broken

subdued

tyrannised^UK

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Adjective

Having a dejected or guilty appearance

somber^US

sombre^UK

beside oneself with grief

agonized^US

agonised^UK

humorless^US

humourless^UK

unable to be consoled

unable to be comforted

lamentable

dirge-like

dysphoric

funeral

blue funk

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

gray^US

grey^UK

unfavorable^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

ill-humored^US

wintry^US

colorless^US

colourless^UK

wintery^UK

lackluster^US

lacklustre^UK

given to looking on the black side

at the end of your tether

snivelling^UK

unsavory^US

sniveling^US

unsavoury^UK

on the verge of tears

waspish

in floods of tears

bored

with tears in your eyes

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

having a fit of the sulks

evil-intentioned

hate-filled

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Adjective

unable to believe your eyes

Filled with surprise and wonder

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

filled with amazement

filled with astonishment

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

caught on the hop

caught on the wrong foot

awe-struck

in a dither

unable to believe one's ears

had their heads messed with

caused to be at a stand

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

thrown off

disorganized^US

stymied

made to scratch their head

woolly^UK

wooly^US

up against a brick wall

without an answer

woolly-headed

not knowing if you are coming or going

uncertain which way to turn

pushing the panic button

in a panic

have cold feet

in a cold sweat

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Verb

To have frightened or caused fear

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

scared the bejesus out of

put the fear of God into

disquieted

disheartened

ruffled

scared the living daylights out of

psyched out

made one's hair stand on end

scared someone out of their wits

shaken

shook

made one's blood run cold

frightened the living daylights out of

stricken terror into

scared off

made one's flesh creep

scared the hell out of

scared the life out of

made someone jump out of their skin

frightened the life out of

sent into a cold sweat

made someone shake in their shoes

frightened someone out of their wits

thrown into a blue funk

threw into a blue funk

got the wind up

chilled to the bone

scared the pants off of

put into a flap

frightened out of your wits

filled with terror

gave someone goose pimples

given someone goose pimples

traumatized^US

made someone's hair stand on end

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

given someone the heebie-jeebies

chilled to the marrow

thrown into a fright

threw into a fright

pulled the rug out from under

caused someone to lose their composure

blinded

knocked for a loop

made someone jump out of his skin

frozen your blood

unstrung

traumatised^UK

scared someone half to death

destabilised^UK

scared the daylights out of

knocked props out

froze your blood

frightened off

blinded someone with something

pulled the rug from under

gave a turn

given a turn

given someone a fright

gave someone a fright

took your breath away

taken your breath away

knocked the stuffing out of

put someone off their stroke

stopped someone in their tracks

put out of countenance

knocked out

put someone off their stride

exercised

desolated

disoriented

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

setted someone back on their heels

gave someone the blues

bummed out

made someone scratch their head

boggled the mind

caused to be at a stand

agonized^US

agonised^UK

setted someone thinking

made punchy

broke someone's heart

hurt somebody's feelings

made gloomy

knocked over with feather

brought tears to your eyes

hung over

swept someone off their feet

hit like ton of bricks

scandalized^US

knocked the wind out of

balked^US

baulked^UK

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

scandalised^UK

messed with one's head

tantalised^UK

tantalized^US

raised someone's eyebrows

took the wind out of your sails

completely surprised

shook out of your complacency

harshed someone's mellow

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

filled with consternation

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Verb

To have convinced or manipulated

counseled^US

counselled^UK

brought pressure to bear on

twisted someone's arm

brought round

coloured^UK

suborned

turned

brought pressure to bear upon

carried weight with

cut any ice with

made yourself felt with

touched

colored^US

put someone's mind at rest

put someone up to something

brought round to the idea of

biassed^UK

biased^US

turned somebody on to

won argument

steamrolled

proselyted

dispelled someone's doubts

pressured someone into

caused to feel certain

reasoned someone into believing

pleaded with

reasoned someone into

gained one's confidence

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Verb

To have caused someone to do something, usually against their inclinations

used strong-arm tactics on

tyrannized^US

tyrannised^UK

put under an obligation

brought pressure to bear on

twisted someone's arm

put the heat on

turned on the heat

put the frighteners on

breathed down someone's neck

put through the wringer

scared the bejesus out of

tightened the screws on

ridden roughshod over

criticized^US

antagonized^US

made it hot for someone

dragooned into

made things hot for someone

criticised^UK

made an offer they can't refuse

ruffled

held a gun to one's head

cavilled^UK

tightened the screw on

lorded it over

antagonised^UK

caviled^US

had someone do something

lumbered someone with

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

authorised^UK

authorized^US

manoeuvred^UK

maneuvered^US

behooved^US

left no choice but to

whistled for

helped

behoved^UK

vexed

brought force to bear on

applied

gave orders to

fired the imagination of

burdened someone with

volunteered someone unwittingly

left someone no option but to

brought pressure to bear upon

left someone no option

brought pressure upon

fired the enthusiasm of

thrown your weight around

threw your weight around

told to volunteer

told someone to volunteer

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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

Past tense for to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly

domineered

dominated

tyrannised^UK

tyrannized^US

used strong-arm tactics on

ridden roughshod over

ruled with an iron hand

led by the nose

pushed the buttons

threw your weight around

thrown your weight around

ruled with a rod of iron

bent to your will

tormented

brought someone to their knees

brutalized^US

brutalised^UK

had someone under your thumb

monopolized^US

monopolised^UK

exercised control over

wronged

gained mastery over

had ascendancy over

gained ascendancy over

ruled the roost in

played first fiddle

rendered incapable

played the heavy with

had the whip hand over

had the upper hand in

ruled over

had one's way

had the upper hand over

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Verb

put someone off their stroke

Past tense for to annoy or irritate

put into a flap

threw into a tizz

thrown into a tizz

caused someone to lose their composure

Verb

Past tense for to subject to aggressive pressure or harassment

bedeviled^US

bedevilled^UK

driven round the bend

drove round the twist

driven round the twist

breathed down someone's neck

made things hot for someone

made it hot for someone

tantalized^US

made somebody's hackles rise

tantalised^UK

rubbed up the wrong way

leaned on

brought pressure to bear on

gotten on your nerves

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gave someone a backhander

Past tense for to influence someone (usually dishonestly) in return for money

gave an inducement to

given an inducement to

got to

gotten to

given someone a backhander

gave someone a sweetener

given someone a sweetener

maneuvered^US

given a backhander to

manoeuvred^UK

sweetened the pot with

prearranged the result of

pulled strings

preordered

framed

predetermined the result of

precontrived

preplanned

predesigned

arranged fraudulently

massaged

stacked the deck

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looked straight in the eye

Past tense for to boldly confront a challenge, situation or opponent

withstood

tackled

met eyeball-to-eyeball

come face to face with

treated with contempt

weathered

lived through

persevered in the face of

went one-on-one

stood firm

flouted

held the line against

called someone's bluff

came face to face with

gone the distance against

went the distance against

took a stand against

taken a stand against

rode out

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Verb

Past tense for to obtain something from an unwilling person

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