What are some alternative words for strong-arm?
Synonyms for strong-arm
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Princeton's WordNet
forcible, physical, strong-arm(verb)
impelled by physical force especially against resistance
"forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
Antonyms:
forceless, unforcefulstrong-arm(verb)
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 around(verb)
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-arm(verb)
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
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1269 | physical | |
| #18365 | hector | |
| #20516 | bully | |
| #42172 | forcible | |
| #64843 | swagger | |
| #207297 | browbeat |
How to use strong-arm in a sentence?
The strong-arm tactics the FBI has seen in this case are egregious, and our investigation is far from over, today's arrests should send a message to those who think they can get away with manipulating the system that they better think twice.
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.
It's a strong-arm tactic...almost like political extortion.
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.
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