SANDBAGGING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

sandbagging

verb

present participle of sandbag

as in forcing

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure always manages to sandbag her sister into joining her in these foolish schemes

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Recent Examples of sandbagging While sandbagging and water pumps were initially used to address the high water, the federal agency's letter refers to the logistics involved with getting the shuttered turbines back into operation and pushing more floodwaters away. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Since then, Des Plaines has invested in sandbagging machines and other mitigation measures to better protect homes and businesses. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026 The city of New London, which straddles Waupaca and Outagamie counties, urgently requested volunteers for sandbagging efforts Friday morning. — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 The Rest of the Conversation There was more, on hiring Olympians, free food, sandbagging (not telling the truth) and territorial office wars. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Floodwaters are expected to peak Saturday night and crews were sandbagging the fire station and the Blue Spruce RV park. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025

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Rather than forcing you to adapt to a permanently stitched grid of elastic loops, the M3 utilizes heavy-duty, modular pages.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
The wars caused massive destruction of religious and civic buildings, mills and mines, housing, crops, herds and transport infrastructure, damaging prosperity and forcing some people to move or starve.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of forcing

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Playing that cat, a work camp warden coercing Hawke’s character into smuggling gold through the wilderness, is none other than Russell Crowe.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
But in the past, these efforts were largely aimed at threatening or coercing Washington to act in their favor.

— Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of coercing

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The state’s campaign watchdog can seek a court order compelling an influencer to disclose that they were paid, but that can take months.

— Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
This trend could displace hundreds of thousands of older adults, compelling them to select new Medicare Advantage plans.

— Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of compelling

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Your 11th House of Friends lights up as the life-giving Sun energizes that area, squaring obligating Saturn in your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
The unions argue that carrying out permanent layoffs during a funding lapse violates the Antideficiency Act, which bars agencies from obligating funds without congressional authorization, and exceeds executive authority under the Administrative Procedure Act.

— Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

Definition of obligating

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Recipe development can be a self-effacing task, obliging the writer to anticipate the appetites and routines of her imagined reader.

— Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of obliging

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Suppressing this same pathway produced the opposite result, limiting the ability to switch behavior, driving longer bouts of the repetitive behavior, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Prince William has remained silent ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved back to the UK, which is allegedly driving the Duchess of Sussex mad.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of driving

Verb

Two weeks in, the Bengals are pressuring the quarterback and forcing teams off the field.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Some Black Michigan Democrats believe the effort, aimed at pressuring the Biden administration over Gaza, cost then-Vice President Kamala Harris in her campaign as the first Black woman to be a major party presidential nominee.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of pressuring

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