Synonyms for intimidation
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
Forms
- Plural
- intimidations → deterrences, determents, threats, terrors…
Example sentences
- deterrence Strategic nuclear arms are only there for deterrence.
- threat Yellow fever and smallpox were no longer a threat.
- terror The frightened boy's heart palpitated with terror.
- bullying I happened to witness the bullying in the corridor.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intimidation | rising | |
| deterrence | steady | |
| determent | steady | |
| threat | rising | |
| terror | rising | |
| bullying | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- threat1, terror2
- 8 letters
- bullying3
- 9 letters
- terrorism4, determent3
- 10 letters
- deterrence3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (terror2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- intimidation
- Italiano
- intimidazione
- Español
- intimidación