Synonyms of sandbagged

sandbagged

verb

past tense of sandbag

as in forced

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

always manages to sandbag her sister into joining her in these foolish schemes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forced
• coerced
• compelled
• obliged
• obligated
• pressured
• drove
• dragooned
• muscled
• constrained
• blackmailed
• pressed
• intimidated
• bullied
• impressed
• blackjacked
• made
• impelled
• bulldozed
• threatened
• hectored
• badgered
• browbeat
• cowed
• dragged
• terrorized
• twisted one's arm
• shamed
• menaced
• harassed
• hounded
• high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitted
• let
• allowed
• moved
• induced
• convinced
• argued
• talked (into)
• satisfied
• won (over)
• persuaded
• prevailed (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sandbagged

Prior to his comments, WBD reported lackluster results for the second quarter, with revenue sandbagged by summer movie flop Supergirl and the lack of NBA telecasts. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Ant-Man says the Wolves sandbagged the regular season. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026

These are not ideal circumstances by any means, after being sandbagged by the Justice Department, but trial continues. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026

In Nett’s case, announce and then roll back announcements of a new album that’s been prone to leaks and sandbagged by indecision. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026

The top three automakers are badly losing a race for the future to BYD and other Chinese electric vehicle companies — their big investments in EVs having been sandbagged by this year’s about-face from supportive government policies to deliberately destructive ones. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025