Synonyms of wrings

wrings

verb

present tense third-person singular of wring

1

as in extorts

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

that bill collector is willing to do anything to wring money out of deadbeats

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in earns

to get with great difficulty

after years of trying to wring a decent profit out of the business, he is finally giving up

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in pulls

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation

I'm so mad I could wring your neck

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

4

as in pries

to draw out by force or with effort

willing to use torture if necessary in order to wring the information out of the terrorist

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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