arm-twisting

arm–twisting

noun

Definition of ARM-TWISTING

the use of power to impose one's will on another <it took some arm-twisting, but they eventually agreed to make a donation>

Synonyms arm-twisting, coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, pressure

Related Words browbeating, bulldozing, bullying; fear, intimidation, menace, sword, terror, terrorism, threat, violence; squeeze, squeeze play; might, muscle, potency, puissance, strength; hardheadedness, self-will, willfulness; strain, stress

Near Antonyms agreement, approval, consent, permission; convincing, persuasion, reason, suasion