Synonyms of wrests

wrests

verb

present tense third-person singular of wrest

1

as in pries

to draw out by force or with effort

the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pries
• pulls
• plucks
• extracts
• yanks
• uproots
• wrings
• removes
• prizes
• corkscrews
• withdraws
• mines
• tears (out)
• roots (out)
• takes (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserts
• instills
• installs
• implants
• jams
• rams
• crams
• stuffs
• wedges

• inserts
• instills
• installs
• implants
• jams
• rams
• crams
• stuffs
• wedges

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2

as in extorts

to get (as money) by the use of force or threats

vowed that the bully had wrested his lunch money from him for the last time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extorts
• squeezes
• exacts
• wrings
• coerces
• forces
• milks
• gouges
• bleeds
• compels
• racketeers
• swindles
• fleeces
• skins
• cheats

3

as in earns

to get with great difficulty

farmers who were used to wresting a living from the harsh land

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earns
• wrings
• scrounges
• obtains
• procures
• squeezes
• acquires
• attains
• secures
• scrapes (up or together)
• lands
• ekes (out)
• draws
• gains

4

as in pulls

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation

I need a strong arm to wrest the lid off this pickle jar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulls
• tugs
• yanks
• plucks
• wrings
• wrenches
• pries
• removes
• twists
• extracts
• jerks
• levers
• dislocates
• draws
• lugs
• displaces
• transposes
• tweaks
• budges
• disturbs
• dredges (up)
• jimmies
• shifts
• transfers

5

as in grabs

to separate or remove by forceful pulling

wrested open the stuck door of the cabinet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabs
• yanks
• rips
• tears
• snatches
• pulls
• wrenches
• pries
• nabs
• amputates
• seizes
• uproots
• severs
• extracts
• forces
• snaps (up)
• nips
• prizes
• jerks
• dissevers
• cuts (off)
• lops (off)
• roots (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reattaches

• reattaches