Synonyms of wrests

wrests

verb

present tense third-person singular of wrest

1

as in pulls

to draw out by force or with effort

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulls
• pries
• plucks
• extracts
• yanks
• uproots
• removes
• tears (out)
• prizes
• wrings
• takes (out)
• roots (out)
• mines
• withdraws
• corkscrews

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserts
• instills
• installs
• implants
• jams
• rams
• stuffs
• crams
• wedges

2

as in extorts

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

• extorts
• squeezes
• wrings
• exacts
• coerces
• forces
• milks
• bleeds
• compels
• gouges
• swindles
• skins
• cheats
• fleeces
• racketeers

3

as in earns

to get with great difficulty

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earns
• wrings
• obtains
• squeezes
• scrounges
• procures
• acquires
• attains
• secures
• scrapes (up or together)
• lands
• ekes (out)
• draws
• gains

4

as in tugs

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

• pulls
• tugs
• plucks
• yanks
• wrings
• wrenches
• removes
• pries
• twists
• extracts
• jerks
• draws
• dislocates
• dredges (up)
• levers
• displaces
• lugs
• transposes
• tweaks
• disturbs
• shifts
• budges
• transfers
• jimmies

5

as in grabs

to separate or remove by forceful pulling

wrested open the stuck door of the cabinet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabs
• yanks
• tears
• rips
• snatches
• pulls
• wrenches
• pries
• seizes
• extracts
• snaps (up)
• severs
• uproots
• nabs
• amputates
• cuts (off)
• forces
• prizes
• nips
• jerks
• lops (off)
• dissevers
• roots (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reattaches