INTIMIDATION Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

intimidation

noun

Definition of intimidation

as in fear

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Recent Examples of intimidation The request was the latest salvo in the messy war where Ghost is suing Wilson for defamation, and Wilson is pursuing counterclaims against the producers for alleged bullying, intimidation, and breach of contract. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026 Galvanized by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, Israeli settlers in the West Bank have recently been waging a particularly severe campaign of violence, intimidation and displacement against Palestinian communities. — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 The most concerning answers here involve intimidation and leaving after a collision. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026 But six of the 10 administrators said their workers had reported threatening calls, bomb threats or other intimidation. — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 In 2022, members of a group claiming to monitor ballot drop boxes in Arizona were ordered to stay at least 250 feet (75 meters) away after voters complained about intimidation. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 In 2022, members of a group claiming to monitor ballot drop boxes in Arizona were ordered to stay at least 250 feet away after voters complained about intimidation. — Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 These can range from infidelity and intimidation to aggression and extreme violence. — David Dematteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 California’s Democratic leaders insist the efforts are a form of voter intimidation and that the data the government is using is inaccurate. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Fortune recently reported on wealthy parents’ growing fear that their fortunes will sap their children’s drive.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Coupled with job-displacement fears from AI, opponents now point to the facilities as a physical symbol of who benefits from the boom and who gets stuck with the bill.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of fear

Noun

Garcia and other commissioners complained Miami-Dade was cashing in on a game that glorifies street violence and crime in Miami.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
More than 2,500 people had been taken into police custody by Monday evening, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said, after violence that included the burning of a historic town hall in Limoges, a city in central France.

— Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of violence

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This interservice competition may increasingly normalize what constitutes acceptable coercion below the nuclear threshold and shape targeting priorities, as well as escalation management.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026
Tehran fears that surrendering its maritime leverage first would invite fresh demands; Washington worries that easing pressure would reward coercion without securing lasting constraints on Iran’s nuclear program.

— Ali Vaez, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of coercion

Noun

In the sci-fi/horror film, Skerritt played Captain Dallas, one of the few who aligns with Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley as their intergalactic shipping crew is faced with a horrible menace.

— Dan Heching, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Since then, a growing movement across North America is attempting to transform ecological menaces into culinary commodities, from Florida to Hawai’i, British Columbia, Maine, and the Mississippi River basin.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of menace

Noun

French President Emmanuel Macron called the shooting a racist terror attack, saying people were targeted due to their religion and the color of their skin.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
Iran's proxy gang - the Yemeni terror group known as the Houthis - has recently killed civilians in Saudi Arabia with attacks on the airport.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of terror

Noun

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that officials arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of making threats or conveying false information concerning acts of terrorism in a statement to People.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Friedman’s proposal would build on existing public- and private-sector initiatives and could complement the nation’s anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism framework, which the administration is working to modernize.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of terrorism

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