BOGARTING Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

bogarting

verb

present participle of bogart

as in intimidating

to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats our coach told us not to let the other team bogart us on the field

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Others have more broad statutes prohibiting any kind of intimidating behavior.

— Danielle Friedman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
That would be in 51,521-seat Rice-Eccles Stadium, which stands an intimidating 4,637 feet above sea level in scenic Salt Lake City.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of intimidating

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Concerns over bullying on campus, as well as a lack of security, have also been raised.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Grande had been the subject of a wave of speculation, concern and bullying regarding her physical appearance following images of the actress-singer going viral in late July.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of bullying

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Although the pace of home sales have remained largely unchanged this year compared to last year, according to NAR data through August, there are some signs that higher mortgage rates have started scaring off some buyers.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
For their final lesson, a volunteer — who isn't Woodside or Priest — traps the raccoons in cages, scaring them enough to encourage them to avoid traps and humans.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of scaring

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Repent and repair Rather than browbeating people into repentance, the Ne’ilah service’s strategy is to boost them up into it, playing upon the biblical idea of the grandeur of humanity.

— Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
His process of doing so involved disparaging his accusers, browbeating people and institutions that no longer wanted to be associated with him, and refusing to accept a path that precluded a return to being a public figure.

— Elizabeth Spiers, Vanity Fair, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of browbeating

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In lawsuits filed last year, Chegg and PMC accused Google of abusing its monopoly power by coercing publishers into supplying content for AI Overviews for free, or risk disappearing from search results.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2026
Playing that cat, a work camp warden coercing Hawke’s character into smuggling gold through the wilderness, is none other than Russell Crowe.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of coercing

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