BLACKJACKED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

blackjacked

verb

past tense of blackjack

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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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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Barea’s halftime red card forced Boise to play the entire second half with 10 men.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026
Clemson forced a sack on the next play to make the Hurricanes settle for a field goal.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of forced

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That didn’t mean he wasn’t intimidated by the prospect of putting a new spin on John Steinbeck’s classic novel, particularly one that had already been adapted by Kazan’s grandfather, Elia Kazan, to great fanfare in ‘55.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
The young actor can pull off the swagger and charisma required of a teenage Haymitch, but he was intimidated by the idea of taking on the character’s accent.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of intimidated

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That’s an intentional strategy to catch the eye of commuters who might be compelled, on a whim, to stop for a quick game or two.

— Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Yet, C-suites are increasingly tempted (or worse, financially compelled) to govern purely by digital indicators.

— David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of compelled

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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

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Doe alleges in her lawsuit that she was coerced into using drugs before the assault.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
They were coerced into signing a non-disclosure agreement that prevented them from ever exposing the details of what happened, and at whose hands.

— Gretchen Carlson, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of coerced

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The stranger’s hollow cheeks, his dark eyes, whose lashes always appeared wet, the bony shoulders that protruded from the singlet Chee Meng had lent him—all of it frightened Shawn.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Families confronting a devastating diagnosis may already be frightened, grieving and overwhelmed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of frightened

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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

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