Synonyms of bull

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noun (1)

as in decree

an order publicly issued by an authority

the head office issued a bull banning the use of alcohol at all on-site social functions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decree
• edict
• ruling
• directive
• decision
• proclamation
• fiat
• resolution
• declaration
• announcement
• opinion
• diktat
• determination
• diagnosis
• verdict
• ukase
• judgment
• pronouncement
• rescript
• deliverance
• conclusion
• dictum
• manifesto
• call
• canon
• encyclical

bull

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noun (2)

ˈbu̇l 

slang

as in policeman

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level

the town's drug dealers and bulls were well acquainted with one another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• policeman
• cop
• officer
• constable
• sheriff
• copper
• gendarme
• bobby
• police officer
• lawman
• fuzz
• police
• dick
• flatfoot
• inspector
• investigator
• shamus
• detective
• trooper
• constabulary
• man
• patrolman
• marshal
• sergeant
• lieutenant
• policewoman
• police force
• sleuth
• peace officer
• operative
• sleuthhound
• sherlock
• hawkshaw
• captain
• private eye
• private detective
• plainclothesman
• gumshoe
• heat
• private investigator

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilian

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noun (3)

slang

1

as in rhetoric

boastful speech or writing

an interview filled with the usual bull about how seriously she takes the art of acting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• hot air
• rodomontade
• brag
• chatter
• gas
• bombast
• magniloquence
• rant
• gasconade
• braggadocio
• grandiloquence
• bluster
• fanfaronade
• wind
• cockalorum
• oratory
• pomposity
• rhapsody
• jawing
• babble
• prattle
• gabble
• turgidity
• verbosity
• drivel
• gibberish
• prating
• jabber
• bloviation
• windiness
• swagger
• egotism
• patter
• gibber
• yammering
• blab
• vaunt
• self-importance
• self-conceit

2

as in nonsense

language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense

a guy who's always trying to sell some sucker a line of bull

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nonsense
• nuts
• garbage
• stupidity
• drool
• rubbish
• blah
• silliness
• muck
• baloney
• jazz
• bunk
• crock
• beans
• absurdity
• craziness
• foolishness
• trash
• balderdash
• hogwash
• insanity
• hooey
• claptrap
• punk
• fudge
• rot
• twaddle
• madness
• malarkey
• guff
• poppycock
• blatherskite
• fiddle
• bosh
• absurdness
• trumpery
• flapdoodle
• bunkum
• bilge
• folderol
• hokum
• humbuggery
• tosh
• blither
• codswallop
• tommyrot
• blather
• piffle
• drivel
• blarney
• fiddlesticks
• folly
• nerts
• horsefeathers
• crapola
• hokeypokey
• taradiddle
• moonshine
• fiddle-faddle
• hoodoo
• humbug
• applesauce
• flannel
• senselessness
• idiocy
• slush
• gas
• foolery
• greek
• tomfoolery
• imbecility
• lunacy
• inanity
• monkey business
• kookiness
• inaneness
• asininity
• fatuity
• hot air
• witlessness
• rigmarole
• hocus-pocus
• monkeyshine(s)
• shenanigan(s)
• double-talk
• hoity-toity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rationality
• reasonableness
• sense
• common sense
• horse sense
• judgment
• sensibleness
• reasonability
• wisdom
• levelheadedness
• discernment

bull

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verb (1)

as in to push

to force one's way

the beleaguered governor bulled through the crowd of reporters without answering a single question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• push
• squeeze
• muscle
• bore
• elbow
• shove
• shoulder
• jam
• press
• crash
• thrust
• jostle
• ram
• bulldoze

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verb (2)

slang

as in to brag

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess

no one bought all his bulling about how he had beaten the stock market

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brag
• boast
• blow
• crow
• display
• vapor
• swagger
• pride
• exhibit
• blow smoke
• vaunt
• gasconade
• parade
• bluster
• harangue
• glory
• gush
• puff
• expose
• show off
• maximize
• flaunt
• exult
• rejoice
• brandish
• glorify
• magnify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimize
• discount
• play down
• shrug off
• diminish
• belittle
• laugh off
• underrate
• deprecate
• undervalue
• regret
• lament
• pooh-pooh
• mourn
• bemoan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bull

Noun

On your way out, ask your guide to stop by Pucara to learn about the symbolism of the town’s myriad ceramic bulls and meet with the artisan, César Lope Arapa, who makes them. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

In addition to searching for love, the former bull rider turned cattle farmer hopes that the FOX show helps shine a light on his hometown and the Southern way of life. —Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026

Verb

Federal officers fired rubber bulled and used tear gas. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025

But as retail investors push the market higher, and bulls cheer liquidity support and policy tailwinds, some experts are raising questions if the market is entering bubble territory. —Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025

Phrases Containing bull

• pit bull