Synonyms of wring

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wring

verb

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1

as in to squeeze

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

that bill collector is willing to do anything to wring money out of deadbeats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeeze
• extort
• coerce
• exact
• wrest
• milk
• force
• bleed
• gouge
• compel
• fleece
• skin
• swindle
• cheat
• racketeer

2

as in to earn

to get with great difficulty

after years of trying to wring a decent profit out of the business, he is finally giving up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earn
• wrest
• scrounge
• squeeze
• obtain
• procure
• acquire
• attain
• scrape (up or together)
• eke (out)
• secure
• gain
• land
• draw

3

as in to pull

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation

I'm so mad I could wring your neck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pull
• yank
• pluck
• tug
• wrest
• wrench
• pry
• twist
• remove
• extract
• jerk
• tweak
• lug
• dislocate
• lever
• draw
• displace
• jimmy
• transpose
• budge
• disturb
• dredge (up)
• shift
• transfer

4

as in to pry

to draw out by force or with effort

willing to use torture if necessary in order to wring the information out of the terrorist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pry
• pull
• yank
• extract
• pluck
• wrest
• uproot
• remove
• prize
• corkscrew
• tear (out)
• mine
• withdraw
• root (out)
• take (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insert
• instill
• install
• implant
• cram
• stuff
• jam
• ram
• wedge

• insert
• instill
• install
• implant
• cram
• stuff
• jam
• ram
• wedge

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