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strong-arm

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Synonyms & Antonyms of strong-arm

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

Synonyms for strong-arm

blackjack,
bogart,
browbeat,
bulldoze,
bully,
bullyrag,
cow,
hector,
intimidate

Words Related to strong-arm

bluster,
trash-talk

affright,
alarm
(also alarum),
frighten,
horrify,
scare,
shock,
spook,
startle,
terrify

menace,
terrorize,
threaten

badger,
harass,
hound

bludgeon,
coerce,
compel,
constrain,
dragoon,
force,
make,
oblige,
press,
pressure,
push around

demoralize,
psych (out),
unman,
unnerve

discompose,
disconcert,
disquiet,
distress,
disturb,
perturb,
upset

Phrases Synonymous with strong-arm

pick on

Near Antonyms for strong-arm

cheer,
comfort,
console,
reassure,
solace,
soothe

embolden,
encourage,
hearten,
steel

convince,
persuade

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“Strong-arm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strong-arm. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.

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The first known use of strong-arm was in 1897

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