Synonyms of wrested

wrested

verb

past tense of wrest

1

as in pried

to draw out by force or with effort

the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in extorted

to get (as money) by the use of force or threats

vowed that the bully had wrested his lunch money from him for the last time

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in earned

to get with great difficulty

farmers who were used to wresting a living from the harsh land

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

4

as in pulled

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation

I need a strong arm to wrest the lid off this pickle jar

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

5

as in grabbed

to separate or remove by forceful pulling

wrested open the stuck door of the cabinet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbed
• yanked
• tore
• ripped
• snatched
• wrenched
• pulled
• seized
• pried
• extracted
• severed
• snapped (up)
• forced
• cut (off)
• nabbed
• amputated
• uprooted
• jerked
• prized
• lopped (off)
• nipped
• dissevered
• rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reattached