bully Synonyms
Another word for bully
• noun (Context 1)
A person who habitually seeks to harm, intimidate, or coerce those whom they perceive as vulnerable or weaker.
"The school implemented a counseling program to address the behavior of the playground tormentor."
• verb (Context 2)
To seek to harm, intimidate, or coerce someone perceived as vulnerable.
"Older students must never be allowed to intimidate younger classmates in the hallways."
• interjection (Context 3)
Used to express approval, admiration, or ironic congratulations (especially in the phrase 'bully for you').
"good for you for her if she managed to secure the fellowship on her very first attempt."
• adjective (Context 4)
First-rate, very good, or admirable (now chiefly dated or historical, except in 'bully pulpit').
"The presidency offered him a first-rate pulpit from which to advocate for national conservation."
• noun (Context 5)
A method of starting or restarting play in field hockey in which two opposing players tap their sticks together three times over the ball before trying to hit it.
"The referee called for a bully-off at the center of the pitch after the accidental stoppage."
• noun (Context 6)
Canned or pickled corned beef (usually used with 'beef').
"During the expedition, the explorers subsisted primarily on hard biscuits and tins of bully beef."
Opposites of bully
The opposite of bully shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: