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blackjacked

verb

past tense of blackjack
1
as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure you cannot blackjack me into going along with this

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2
as in intimidated
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats an extortionist trying to blackjack a shopkeeper into paying protection money

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackjacked
  1. forced
  2. intimidated
  3. compelled
  4. bullied
  5. coerced
  6. frightened
  7. obliged
  8. scared
Verb
  • Iowa's defense forced Michigan to punt again and its offense took advantage.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Flights and events canceled The storm forced a change of plans for many people.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of forced
Verb
  • Perry said she might have been too intimidated to do it herself.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Many times, these patients feel intimidated not by the act of creating itself, but by making art in front of others.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of intimidated
Verb
  • Who knows if the real Chris Hansen felt compelled to articulate that notion on the way to celebrity.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Travelers are compelled to show their documents to soldiers or regime officials manning the checkpoints.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of compelled
Verb
  • His descriptions of being bullied in high school for his sexuality resemble plotlines from Very Special Episodes of TV, and his relationship with his ailing father is similarly generic.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Yes, Stark has painted, or, more accurately, anodized, powder-coated, and otherwise bullied into submission just about everything to black.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of bullied
Verb
  • By filing that brief handwritten petition, Kohberger is putting himself in the category of many criminal defendants before him, who have argued after the fact that their guilty pleas were coerced.
    — Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Williams also asked Saab whether anyone had threatened or coerced him into changing his plea.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of coerced
Verb
  • Come back to the conversation Whereas adults may be able to more quickly move on with their daily lives after feeling disturbed or frightened by upsetting media, children may experience more elevated and prolonged stress.
    — Anahi Collado, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Last Friday, the artist Pink published a lengthy criticism of Macklemore’s on-stage polemic, writing that his comments and use of violent wartime imagery had frightened many Jewish people, including her.
    — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of frightened
Verb
  • Since Kalshi is a private company that is not obliged to publish its financials, PitchBook’s predictions are based in some cases on estimates rather than hard figures.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • No current member would be obliged to subscribe to these principles.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of obliged
Verb
  • And there are so many more that have stayed silent because people out there have told them not to speak up, who have scared them into not speaking up.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Elmore says the bear eventually climbed down the side of the truck, and employees scared it away from the area.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of scared
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“Blackjacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackjacked. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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