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wrench

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of wrench

1 a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something
  • with a sharp wrench of the hammer I pulled the nail from the board
Synonyms of wrench

twist, twisting, wrenching, wresting, wringing
Words Related to wrench

draft, draw, extraction, pull, tug, yank

dislocation, displacement
2 the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force
  • with one final hard wrench I was able to pull the cork from the bottle
Synonyms of wrench

draw, haul, jerk, pluck, pull, tug, yank
Words Related to wrench

drag, tow

hitch, twitch

grab, snatch
Near Antonyms of wrench

heave, shove, thrust
Antonyms of wrench

push

wrench

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of wrench

1 to move by or as if by a forceful rotation
  • with one last sharp yank, he wrenched the lid off the bottle of ketchup
Synonyms of wrench

twist, wrest, wring
Words Related to wrench

draw, dredge (up), extract, jerk, lug, pluck, pull, tug, tweak, yank

jimmy, lever, pry

budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, remove

shift, transfer, transpose
2 to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure
  • wrenched her shoulder by all of that heavy lifting
Synonyms of wrench

pull, rack, strain, stretch
Words Related to wrench

fray, tax, weaken

damage, harm, hurt, impair, wound

batter, bruise, tear

cripple, lame, mangle, mutilate
3 to separate or remove by forceful pulling
  • wrenched the post out of the ground
Synonyms of wrench

rip, tear, wrest, yank
Words Related to wrench

grab, nab, seize, snap (up), snatch

lop (off), nip

amputate, cut (off), dissever, sever

extract, force, jerk, prize, pry, pull, root (out), uproot
Near Antonyms of wrench

reattach

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