Synonyms for boss around
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Verb
1. Push around
push around, strong-arm, bully, hector, brow-beat, ballyrag rare, bullyrag rare
Other
boss, boss about informal
Definitions
- v. 1
To act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior.
Example sentences
- bully Sami is the only bully I have ever had in my life.
- hector Hector wore a cuirass while fighting Achilles.
- boss Between you and me, he's in trouble with the boss.
By length
- 4 letters
- boss1
- 5 letters
- bully2
- 6 letters
- hector2
- 8 letters
- ballyrag, bullyrag
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bully2 = 2 syllables).