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strong-arm

verb

Synonyms and 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 of strong-arm

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

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 of strong-arm

cheer, comfort, console, reassure, solace, soothe

embolden, encourage, hearten, steel

convince, persuade

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