Synonyms of extorting

extorting

verb

present participle of extort

as in squeezing

to get (as money) by the use of force or threats

a school bully who was used to extorting lunch money from weaker kids

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezing
• coercing
• exacting
• wringing
• forcing
• wresting
• milking
• gouging
• swindling
• fleecing
• bleeding
• cheating
• skinning
• racketeering
• compelling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of extorting

Across the globe, prosecutors said, the organizations preyed on lower-income members of the Indian community, either pressing them into service of the gangs or extorting them. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

He was arrested again, less than a year later, in September 2019 on an indictment charging him with extorting hundreds of thousands of dollars from prospective marijuana vendors looking to do business in the city, and even his own staff. — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026

In April of that year, Michael Spilotro and a third brother, Victor, were charged with extorting money from two businesses associated with prostitution and using violence to enforce their demands, UPI reported at the time. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 June 2026

The report describes Indigenous patrols in Venezuela allegedly working alongside armed groups controlling mining areas and extorting workers along river routes. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026

Dozens of armed groups run rampant in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, extorting businesses, kidnapping people and driving farmers off their land. — Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026

There had been tension between Bo Nagar’s force and the local PDF units since last year over his BNRA fighters allegedly extorting money at road checkpoints. — ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026

Hayley — who turns out to be a hooker who does secretarial admin on the side and not an executive assistant who occasionally threesomes — is extorting him for $750,000. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026

Bandit gangs control entire districts, extorting protection money from communities in cash or kind, killing those that resist. — Obi Anyadike, semafor.com, 26 Jan. 2026