Synonyms for terrorize
Definitions
- v. 1
To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.
She felt terrorized by the constant threats.
- v. 2
To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.
Related words
- Word family
- terrorism
- Other spellings
- terrorise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- terrorized
e.g. terrorized → terrified, frightened, scared, affrighted…
Example sentences
- scare Don't worry, we're just going to give him a scare.
- frighten I doubt very seriously that that will frighten Tom.
- terrify The story used to really terrify Michael as a kid.
- bully Sami is the only bully I have ever had in my life.
- fear I wrote his name down for fear I should forget it.
By length
- 4 letters
- fear1, fere, feer
- 5 letters
- scare1, bully2, appal
- 6 letters
- hector2, fright1, appall2
- 7 letters
- terrify3, petrify3
- 8 letters
- frighten2, affright
- 10 letters
- intimidate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bully2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- terroriser
- Italiano
- terrorizzare
- Español
- aterrorizar
- Deutsch
- terrorisieren