ARM-TWIST Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

arm-twist

verb

as in to intimidate

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Politicians could no longer rely on local patrons to intimidate people into voting for them and had to compete on representing their interests.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
Drivers who intimidate on purpose are surprisingly plentiful.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of intimidate

Verb

There’s just a lot of skepticism out there about whether Kyiv and Moscow were brought to the table and browbeaten by the First Lady.

— Kelli Wessinger, Vox, 31 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of browbeat

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Pressure from students over grades was reported more frequently than bullying from colleagues.

— Jason Walker, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
Police said the father, Thomas Frimprong, 60, has told NYPD detectives two fellow students had recently been suspended for bullying his son.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of bully

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The strikes also aimed to limit Tehran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping near the Strait of Hormuz.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Warren’s appearance was part of a broader progressive push to reinforce el Sayed’s candidacy after Stevens’s defection threatened to deepen divisions among Michigan Democrats at a critical moment in the Senate contest.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 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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There was relative stability in Deir Jarir, a town of some 6,000 northeast of Ramallah, residents say, before extremist neighbors moved in and began descending weekly to terrorize the community below, with near-total impunity.

— Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
However, when a serial killer (Stephen Graham) terrorizes the town and Jonah’s family from the depths of a psychiatric hospital, his quiet life in the suburbs quickly turns into a nightmare.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of terrorize

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Locked under floors of concrete and alone in his cell with just a toilet and steel bed, Jurek coerces the man in the cell next to him to bash his head in.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
But if one spouse was coerced into participating or the arbitrator exceeded the authority the couple had agreed to give them, a court could set the decision aside.

— Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of coerce

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Hoping to sell the property while preserving his uncle’s legacy, Joe finds himself at odds with Darren (Swardson), the ambitious owner of a neighbouring go-kart track determined to bulldoze the course and expand his racing empire.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
Jadan Baugh bulldozed 600 yards in four games, 11 touchdowns to boot.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of bulldoze

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