adjective
- intended to frighten or threaten someone into submission or compliance
Usage: formal
Examples
- The company used intimidatory tactics to silence whistleblowers.
- His intimidatory behavior made colleagues uncomfortable in meetings.
- The lawyer’s intimidatory questioning upset the witness.
- Police condemned the intimidatory actions of the protesters.
- She filed a complaint about her supervisor’s intimidatory conduct.
- The gang’s intimidatory presence kept residents indoors after dark.