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Synonyms and Antonyms of wrest

1 to draw out by force or with effort
  • the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands
Synonyms of wrest

corkscrew, extract, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wring, yank
Words Related to wrest

mine, pluck, remove, take (out), withdraw
Near Antonyms of wrest

implant, insert, install, instill

cram, jam, ram, stuff, wedge
2 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 of wrest

exact, extort, wring
Words Related to wrest

bleed, fleece, gouge, milk, skin, squeeze

cheat, gyp, racketeer, swindle

coerce, compel, force
3 to get with great difficulty
  • farmers who were used to wresting a living from the harsh land
Synonyms of wrest

eke (out), scrape (up or together), scrounge, squeeze, wring
Words Related to wrest

acquire, attain, draw, earn, gain, land, obtain, procure, secure
4 to move by or as if by a forceful rotation
  • I need a strong arm to wrest the lid off this pickle jar
Synonyms of wrest

twist, wrench, wring
Words Related to wrest

draw, dredge (up), extract, jerk, lug, pluck, pull, tug, tweak, yank

jimmy, lever, pry

budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, remove

shift, transfer, transpose
5 to separate or remove by forceful pulling
  • wrested open the stuck door of the cabinet
Synonyms of wrest

rip, tear, wrench, yank
Words Related to wrest

grab, nab, seize, snap (up), snatch

lop (off), nip

amputate, cut (off), dissever, sever

extract, force, jerk, prize, pry, pull, root (out), uproot
Near Antonyms of wrest

reattach

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