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blackmail

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Synonyms & Antonyms of blackmail

to use blackmail against (someone)

The old man was being blackmailed by his nephew.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for blackmail

exact,
extort,
racketeer,
squeeze,
wrest,
wring

blackjack,
coerce,
compel,
constrain,
dragoon,
drive,
force,
impel,
impress,
make,
muscle,
obligate,
oblige,
press,
pressure,
sandbag

high-pressure,
menace,
shame,
terrorize,
threaten

arm-twist,
browbeat,
bulldoze,
bully,
cow,
hector,
intimidate

drag

badger,
harass,
hound

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for blackmail

allow,
let,
permit

argue,
convince,
induce,
move,
persuade,
prevail (on or upon),
satisfy,
talk (into),
win (over)

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“Blackmail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackmail. Accessed 19 Aug. 2022.

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