Synonyms for blackmail
ˈblækˌmeɪlblack·mail

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1. blackmailverb

   extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information

2. blackmail, blackjack, pressureverb

   exert pressure on someone through threats

   Synonyms:
   hale, pressure, coerce, blackjack, force, squeeze

3. blackmailverb

   obtain through threats

   Synonyms:
   pressure, blackjack

Matched Categories

1. • Crime
   • Extort

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1. List of paraphrases for "blackmail":

   extortion, blackmailellis, racketeering, blackmailing, blackmailed, extort, sing, ransom

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1. Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk:

   We demand ... an end to blackmail, political pressure (and) under-the-table dealings for positions of ministers, their deputies or the heads of state companies.

2. Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz:

   Calls for Polish solidarity is no blackmail, acting jointly and efficiently in the EU is in our interest.

3. Cynthia Struckman-Johnson:

   They're physically forced or forced through blackmail to engage in sex, to have someone say this is chosen is just showing such great disregard for what we know about the world of sexual assault in prison.

4. Virginia Roberts:

   Epstein required me to describe the sexual events that I had with these men, presumably so that he could potentially blackmail them, based on my knowledge of Epstein and his organization, as well as discussions with the FBI, it is my belief that federal prosecutors likely possess videotapes and photographic images of me as an underage girl having sex with Epstein and some of his powerful friends.

5. Michael Cohen:

   I am not, no, okay, are you aware of any videotapes that may be the subject of extortion or blackmail?