Synonyms of yanking

yanking

verb

present participle of yank

1

as in jerking

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion

she stupidly yanked the wheel while I was driving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jerking
• pulling
• twitching
• tugging
• lurching
• grabbing
• shaking
• bucking
• jolting
• hitching
• bumping
• tearing
• dragging
• hoicking
• ripping
• snatching
• staggering
• plucking
• jiggling
• jigging
• jogging
• lugging
• jouncing
• tweaking
• pitching
• wrenching
• snapping (up)
• joggling
• wringing
• wresting

2

as in pulling

to draw out by force or with effort

yanked out a tooth with a pair of pliers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulling
• prying
• extracting
• plucking
• removing
• uprooting
• tearing (out)
• wringing
• taking (out)
• corkscrewing
• wresting
• rooting (out)
• prizing
• withdrawing
• mining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserting
• installing
• instilling
• implanting
• stuffing
• jamming
• wedging
• ramming
• cramming

3

as in grabbing

to separate or remove by forceful pulling

grab the other one, and let's see if we can't yank these two grocery carriages apart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbing
• tearing
• ripping
• pulling
• snatching
• wrenching
• wresting
• prying
• extracting
• seizing
• cutting (off)
• severing
• forcing
• snapping (up)
• amputating
• jerking
• nabbing
• uprooting
• lopping (off)
• nipping
• dissevering
• rooting (out)
• prizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reattaching