bulldoze | Definition of bulldoze

Synonyms and Antonyms of bulldoze

1 to force one's way

bulldozed through the crowd at the arena, urgently trying to find the bathroom

Synonyms of bulldoze

bore, bull, crash, elbow, jam, jostle, muscle, press, push, shoulder, squeeze

Words Related to bulldoze

ram, shove, thrust

2 to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats

one of those gatherings at which high-pressure sales reps try to bulldoze naive people into buying time-shares

Synonyms of bulldoze

blackjack, bogart, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, mau-mau, strong-arm

Words Related to bulldoze

bluster, trash-talk

affright, alarm (also alarum), frighten, horrify, scare, shock, spook, startle, terrify

menace, terrorize, threaten

badger, harass, hound

bludgeon, coerce, compel, constrain, dragoon, force, make, oblige, press, pressure, push around

demoralize, psych (out), unman, unnerve

discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, upset

Phrases Synonymous with bulldoze

Near Antonyms of bulldoze

cheer, comfort, console, reassure, solace, soothe

embolden, encourage, hearten, steel

convince, persuade