WRUNG Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of wrung

as in parched

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verb

past tense of wring

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

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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

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as in pulled

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 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

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Recent Examples of wrung

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The electricity had been gone for hours and the summer heat wrung sweat out of everyone in the room. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026 Centrist Democrats have wrung their hands about the potential vulnerabilities of left-wing candidates like El-Sayed running in battleground states, and El-Sayed has been straining to unite the Democratic base in Michigan. — New York Times, 21 Oct. 2026 By the way the quarterback wrung the most out of John Metchie and a tight-end-by-committee crew with two of his three starting receivers out. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026 When cleaning wood or stone, use it barely damp and well wrung, with a pH-neutral cleaner. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 Aug. 2026 On the other hand, detective Paul Johnson, who wrung out false confessions from the four boys, never expresses any remorse. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026 With the 2024 election firmly in the rearview, the feverish hunt to weaponize the manosphere for political gain has largely subsided—what more could be wrung from the Tates at this stage? — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 There is only so much drama left to be wrung from these sexy now-pseudo-singles in their final week. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 7 July 2026 In the face of this threat, the Democratic Party’s establishment has wrung its hands. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrung

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There are many routes that can take you east from the 395 and deep into the parched heart of these landscapes, but there is one route that stands above the rest.

— Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
After a few parched years Arizona was bailed out by the federal government, which built a reservoir so the people of the Salt River Valley would never again experience privation.

— Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of parched

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Apple has already implemented a series of price hikes on some of its hardware offerings due to rising memory costs, but margins can still be squeezed if the full increase wasn't passed through.

— Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
But in Israel at least, creatives have been stymied in recent years by a plethora of measures that have left them squeezed between censorship at home and international boycotts.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of squeezed

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Ivan Fedorov, co-chair of the regional defense council, said 12 bodies pulled from the rubble had been identified so far.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Someone got out of the front passenger seat of the car, walked around the back of the vehicle, pulled a gun out of the pocket of his hoodie, and fired four shots into the front driver's side window.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of pulled

Verb

Clement later successfully extorted one of Roshanki’s friends for $5,000 in drug proceeds, then insisted that Roshanski owed him money for drugs and fraud.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
The police chief allegedly extorted the victim and the victim’s father in connection with the pending murder case.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of extorted

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The wind tugged and shook the bomber, but the pilot held her steady.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
But already the thought tugged at me that the scales that had turned were not celestial, but legal, the workings of the same system condemned in the camp as corrupt and broken.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026