ARM-TWIST Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

arm-twist

verb

as in to intimidate

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White did hesitate at the prospect of playing another real-life figure so soon after his intimidating portrayal of Bruce Springsteen in Scott Cooper’s underappreciated gem, Deliver Me from Nowhere.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Especially to the book-curious, who may feel intimidated stepping into a store.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of intimidate

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The son and a guardian claims that Mary Max had depleted his finances and browbeat him.

— BETH J. HARPAZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Repent and repair Rather than browbeating people into repentance, the Ne’ilah service’s strategy is to boost them up into it, playing upon the biblical idea of the grandeur of humanity.

— Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of browbeat

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James McAvoy recalls his first day on the set of Band of Brothers and says a co-star bullied him.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Musk’s forthright, crusty dad Errol sounds almost proud that something was bullied out of his son, but the movie avoids filling out that traumatic childhood.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bully

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The film has been praised as a dreamy exploration of the lines between justice and exploitation, even as its real-life subject Hansen has threatened action against the studio.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
Racketeers blackmailed companies and executives, threatened to disrupt shareholder meetings, or intimidated other shareholders to keep quiet.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of threaten

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Universities in Texas are seizing and scrubbing syllabi, and some of the country’s most storied institutions of higher learning have been cowed into paying protection money.

— Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
Many students are outraged by a rape lawsuit but cowed by the university’s penalties for protesters.

— Grey Battle, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of cow

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In The Babysitter, desperate to earn enough money for a prestigious writing program, 16-year-old Jenny takes a babysitting job despite a prowler terrorizing girls across town.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
Clark plays the daughter of Ursula (Jessica Chastain) and Russ (Jay Duplass), a young girl terrorized by a sinister figure who looks just like her mother, known as the titular Other Mommy.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of terrorize

Verb

On July 23, 1973, tragedy rippled through the Mexican American community when 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez was shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who tried to coerce him into confessing to a burglary by playing Russian roulette.

— Alexis Guerrero, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Doe alleges in her lawsuit that she was coerced into using drugs before the assault.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of coerce

Verb

While Ferns prop Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu was in the sin-bin for head contact that forced off Marlie Packer, England bulldozed New Zealand's seven-women scrum for Breach to score her 58th try.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Craft bounced off — and simply bulldozed — tacklers throughout the game, finishing with 68 yards rushing and a touchdown on 23 carries.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of bulldoze

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