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Synonyms for strong-arm
strong-arm
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Princeton's WordNet
forcible, physical, strong-armverb
impelled by physical force especially against resistance
"forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
Antonyms:
forceless, unforcefulstrong-armverb
handle roughly
"He was strong-armed by the policemen"
Synonyms:
hector, bullyrag, ballyrag, browbeat, bully, push around, boss aroundAntonyms:
forceless, unforcefulstrong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push aroundverb
be bossy towards
"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
Synonyms:
hector, push around, boss around, bullyrag, bully, swagger, browbeat, ballyragAntonyms:
forceless, unforcefulstrong-armverb
use physical force against
"They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"
Synonyms:
hector, bullyrag, ballyrag, browbeat, bully, push around, boss aroundAntonyms:
unforceful, forceless
Matched Categories
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1269 | physical | |
#18365 | hector | |
#20516 | bully | |
#42172 | forcible | |
#64843 | swagger | |
#207297 | browbeat |
How to use strong-arm in a sentence?
Adam Schiff, Benny Thompson, and Nancy Pelosi’s attempts to strong-arm private companies to turn over individuals’ private data would put every American with a phone or computer in the crosshairs of a surveillance state run by Democrat politicians, if they pursue this path, a Republican majority will not forget and will be ready to hold them fully accountable under the law.
I am no stranger to political pressure and to strong-arm tactics.
This is, in our view, intimidation, we don't expect this government to resort to these kinds of strong-arm tactics to try and intimidate us.
He was using his office to basically blackmail and strong-arm individuals into not disclosing any of his extramarital affairs.
This is intimidation and bullying - that’s exactly what it is, They are trying to strong-arm me into handing over $135,000 to the two girls and if I win on appeal - they will never pay me back.
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