Synonym of told someone what to do

Verb

Past tense for to act in a bossy manner with another person, ordering them to do things, whether or not one is actually their superior
bossed around bossed commanded bullied bossed about browbeat browbeaten bulldozed dominated domineered dragooned gave orders given orders oppressed ordered about ordered around pushed around tyrannised tyrannized called the shots called the tune ordered laid down the law pushed about dictated to ridden roughshod over rode roughshod over thrown your weight around threw your weight around run led ruled presided over administrated pressurised railroaded dictated superintended captained leaned on swayed pressurized used strong-arm tactics on headed tried to control managed walked all over lorded it over directed controlled quarterbacked supervised spearheaded leaded pushed governed been in charge was in charge were in charge taken charge ran took charge given orders to overseen gave orders to oversaw intimidated terrorized terrorised hectored threatened persecuted menaced strong-armed subjugated blustered trampled on coerced cowed badgered bogarted pressured blackjacked bullyragged mau-maued harassed preponderated led by the nose put through the wringer put the screws on put the chill on ruled the roost kicked around put heat on kept under thumb picked on run the show steamrollered bludgeoned tormented victimized prevailed compelled predominated mistreated overborne overbore reigned forced nagged harried hounded goaded maltreated squeezed swaggered ruled the roost in played first fiddle lorded over held a gun to one's head was in the saddle run things twisted one's arm subordinated outshone been in the saddle outshined overpowered had the whip hand over conquered hegemonized prevailed over sat on top of monopolised overshadowed were in the saddle victimised ruled with a rod of iron had the upper hand in bended bent pushed the buttons mastered handled abused acted the tin god monopolized subdued pacified headed up henpecked subjected pulled rank on vanquished frightened overruled influenced lorded had one's way had the upper hand over ruled with an iron hand repressed eclipsed exercised control over kicked about had ascendancy over ran the show had mastery over had upper hand held sway over bent to your will impelled taken over worn the trousers took over wore the trousers trod on trodden on ran things

Nearby Words

told someone where to get off told stories told tale told tales told tales about told tales on told someone to volunteer told someone to get lost told somebody it's over told somebody told secrets told people

Antonym of told someone what to do

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