STRONG-ARM Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

strong-arm

verb

as in to intimidate

to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats developers trying to strong-arm homeowners into selling their houses at below-market prices

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Recent Examples of strong-arm Hezbollah, for the longest time, was strong-arming other parties, and they are accused of assassinating a former Prime Minister. —

Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026 Now, the question of whether the US could again use force – or tactics like tariffs or sanctions – to strong-arm countries into choosing Washington’s interests over ties with China is a viable risk being evaluated in the region’s capitals. —

Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026 The government has previously tried to charge Lemon in a steadily escalating campaign involving a string of highly unusual legal moves to strong-arm courts into conceding to its demands. —

Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026 The White House’s push to suppress the Smithsonian’s programming is part of an attempt to strong-arm influential cultural institutions and, in turn, culture itself. —

Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strong-arm

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While recognizing peaceful protest as a constitutional right, the judges said actions that disrupt public life, block roads, intimidate others or interfere with constitutional processes do not enjoy legal protection.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 June 2026
As of June 6, Platner stands accused of laying hands on one named woman, and of intimidating behavior against two other women who thus far have not been named.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026