STRONG-ARMED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

strong-armed

verb

past tense of strong-arm

as in intimidated

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-armed And if two media companies were strong-armed out of the deal, were their First Amendment rights violated? — Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026

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Perry said she might have been too intimidated to do it herself.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Many times, these patients feel intimidated not by the act of creating itself, but by making art in front of others.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of intimidated

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His descriptions of being bullied in high school for his sexuality resemble plotlines from Very Special Episodes of TV, and his relationship with his ailing father is similarly generic.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Yes, Stark has painted, or, more accurately, anodized, powder-coated, and otherwise bullied into submission just about everything to black.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of bullied

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Last Friday, the artist Pink published a lengthy criticism of Macklemore’s on-stage polemic, writing that his comments and use of violent wartime imagery had frightened many Jewish people, including her.

— Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026
However, Stone told Bialik that she was not frightened by the encounter.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of frightened

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By filing that brief handwritten petition, Kohberger is putting himself in the category of many criminal defendants before him, who have argued after the fact that their guilty pleas were coerced.

— Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Williams also asked Saab whether anyone had threatened or coerced him into changing his plea.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of coerced

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