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Synonyms for bludgeon

Most common

harass pommel

All synonyms

Verb

1. Harass — to coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon

harass, pommel

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.

    Their favorite method was bludgeoning us with the same old arguments in favor of their opinions.

Forms

Past participle
bludgeoned
e.g. bludgeoned → harassed, pommeled, cudgeled, coerced…

Example sentences

  • harass Skura wasn't the only girl that Yanni would harass.
  • pommel The pommel horse requires more balance than strength.
  • coerce I can try to persuade her to go, but I can't coerce her.
  • cudgel The ogre brandished a crude cudgel.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bludgeonsteady
harassrising
pommelrising
coercefalling
cudgelrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
club1
5 letters
staff1
6 letters
harass2, coerce2, pommel2, cudgel2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (harass2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
matraquer