WRING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

wring

verb

ˈriŋ

as in to extort

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

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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

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as in to pull

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation I'm so mad I could wring your neck

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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

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Recent Examples of wring In less capable hands, these pieces could plod aimlessly and fade away, but Lawson knows how to wring complexity from a minimal set of elements. —

Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 24 Feb. 2026 But the response should not be hand-wringing or name-calling. —

Reardon Sullivan, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026 Do not twist or wring the material. —

Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 5 Feb. 2026 When cool enough to handle, wrap the spinach in a kitchen towel or paper towels and wring out all the water. —

Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wring

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The hackers behind the botnets then sold access to cybercriminals, resulting in hundreds of thousands of DDoS attacks that could also try to extort victims.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
In schemes orchestrated with Iza, Coberg arranged a fake drug arrest and stood guard while a victim was extorted.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026