Synonyms of wring

wring

verb

1

as in to extort

to get (as money) by the use of force or threats

that bill collector is willing to do anything to wring money out of deadbeats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extort
• squeeze
• wrest
• exact
• coerce
• gouge
• bleed
• milk
• force
• compel
• skin
• swindle
• cheat
• fleece
• racketeer

2

as in to earn

to get with great difficulty

after years of trying to wring a decent profit out of the business, he is finally giving up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earn
• obtain
• squeeze
• scrounge
• wrest
• procure
• acquire
• scrape (up or together)
• attain
• eke (out)
• secure
• gain
• draw
• land

3

as in to pull

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation

I'm so mad I could wring your neck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pull
• pluck
• tug
• yank
• wrest
• pry
• remove
• twist
• extract
• wrench
• jerk
• draw
• lug
• displace
• dredge (up)
• tweak
• disturb
• budge
• dislocate
• transpose
• shift
• lever
• jimmy
• transfer

4

as in to pry

to draw out by force or with effort

willing to use torture if necessary in order to wring the information out of the terrorist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pry
• pull
• extract
• yank
• pluck
• tear (out)
• uproot
• remove
• wrest
• prize
• take (out)
• root (out)
• corkscrew
• withdraw
• mine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insert
• instill
• install
• implant
• stuff
• cram
• jam
• ram
• wedge