Intimidation
Intimidation noun - The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something.
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Synonyms for Intimidation
Scare and intimidation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scare" instead a noun "Intimidation".
Scare
Scare noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.
Intimidation and scare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intimidation" instead a noun "Scare".
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Both words in one sentence
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Jerkass: Wakana Yonamine, one of the representatives from Okinawa, gets by through intimidation and scare tactics.
- Monsters, Inc is struggling because children are harder to scare in modern (human) society and do not bow to the intimidation of the monsters.
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Torquemada uses assassination and intimidation tactics during his trial to scare the jury into declaring him "not guilty" on the charges of crimes against existence.
Source: Comic Book / Nemesis the Warlock
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Scare and Intimidation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/intimidation/scare
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