Synonyms of wrung

wrung 1 of 2

adjective

as in parched

Related Words

• parched
• sere
• sunbaked
• unwatered
• dry
• droughty
• arid
• baked
• dehydrated
• thirsty
• waterless
• watertight
• waterproof
• bone-dry
• water-resistant
• freeze-dried
• water-repellent
• ultradry
• hyperarid

Dissimilar Words

• soaked
• washed
• dripping
• bathed
• saturated
• drenched
• wet
• sodden
• soaking
• watered
• soggy
• sopping
• waterlogged
• bedraggled
• watery
• flooded
• logged
• awash
• drowned
• soppy
• overflowed
• doused
• soused
• water-soaked
• saturate
• submerged
• inundated
• deluged
• swamped

wrung

2 of 2

verb

past tense of wring

1

as in squeezed

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

• squeezed
• extorted
• exacted
• wrested
• milked
• coerced
• bled
• gouged
• forced
• fleeced
• swindled
• compelled
• cheated
• skinned
• racketeered

2

as in earned

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

• earned
• squeezed
• obtained
• scrounged
• wrested
• eked (out)
• procured
• scraped (up or together)
• acquired
• attained
• secured
• gained
• drew
• landed

3

as in pulled

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation

I'm so mad I could wring your neck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulled
• tugged
• yanked
• wrenched
• plucked
• jerked
• twisted
• removed
• wrested
• extracted
• pried
• lugged
• dredged (up)
• drew
• levered
• dislocated
• tweaked
• jimmied
• displaced
• transposed
• disturbed
• shifted
• transferred
• budged

4

as in pried

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

• pulled
• pried
• yanked
• plucked
• extracted
• removed
• uprooted
• tore (out)
• prized
• wrested
• corkscrewed
• rooted (out)
• mined
• took (out)
• withdrew

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserted
• installed
• implanted
• instilled
• stuffed
• jammed
• crammed
• wedged
• rammed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wrung

Verb

Cover the area with a kitchen towel that has been soaked in hot water and then wrung out. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026

Most of the excess labor cost was wrung out during the depths of the rolling recession, aligning wage expenses with profitability and setting up businesses to benefit disproportionately from any top-line improvement. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025

Brain wrung like a sponge every rinse cycle. —Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

The truth is, even the words wrung from the damp cloth can be trustworthy, too. —Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

The more there is, the more that can be wrung out by storms. —Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025

Others wrung riches from the network; Berners-Lee assumed the mantle of moral authority, fighting to safeguard the web’s openness and promote equitable access. —Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025

But after logging three and half miles through Miami one sweltering evening this week, members wrung out sweaty shirts, chugged ice water and welcomed a soaking rain shower at the finish line. —Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

Most revealing scene At the Bills-Bears joint practice Friday, veteran cornerback Tre’Davious White wrung what seemed like 8 ounces of sweat from each of his socks, while rookie Max Hairston looked on in a combination of amazement and semi-horror. —Tim Graham, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025