WRING Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

wring

verb

ˈriŋ

Definition of wring

as in to extort

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

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as in to earn

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

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as in to pull

to move by or as if by a forceful rotation I'm so mad I could wring your neck

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as in to pry

to draw out by force or with effort willing to use torture if necessary in order to wring the information out of the terrorist

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Recent Examples of wring An oversight board could hinder Paramount in what are certain to be future efforts to wring synergies out of a combined company. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 With the 2024 election firmly in the rearview, the feverish hunt to weaponize the manosphere for political gain has largely subsided—what more could be wrung from the Tates at this stage? — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 Do not not rub, wring out, or twist your linen excessively when removing it from the water, warns Apter. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 July 2026 Unfortunately, the underwhelming revelations don’t elicit the tears Kore-eda regularly wrings. — Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for wring

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Verb

Some cyber criminals may be trying to extort money from a victim.

— Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Clement later successfully extorted one of Roshanki’s friends for $5,000 in drug proceeds, then insisted that Roshanski owed him money for drugs and fraud.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of extort

Verb

Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.

— Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
On Monday, those five writers — also DSA-LA members — panned the idea of an endorsement, saying Raman hasn’t earned it.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of earn

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One of the resources pulled was the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool, which was designed to capture information on cars, bicycles, and pedestrians, according to the outlet.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
Moreno had previously put the club up for sale in August 2022 before pulling the team off the market five months later.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of pull

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Huge investments are needed to extract the rich resources in Venezuela, whose oil output remains at a fraction of its capacity due to decades of mismanagement, lack of investment and sanctions.

— Anniek Bao,Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Hyosung’s Bio-BDO is manufactured by fermenting sugars extracted from sugarcane.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of extract

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The Middle East war and the resulting shipping disruption through the Strait of Hormuz drove up global commodity costs, further squeezing Beijing's own appetite for commodity imports.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Independent designers, once a discovery engine, were being squeezed, while the biggest brands put more investment into their own stores, creating a dichotomy in experiences that Bron felt was palpable.

— Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of squeeze

Verb

According to the police documents obtained by Law & Crime, Weatherall, 22, ordered a Lyft ride to an apartment complex in Greenville.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026
After obtaining the suspect's name and descriptions of both the man and his vehicle, DeLong cleared the call.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of obtain

Verb

The trooper grabs the man by his wrist and his dreadlocks and began yanking his upper body through the window, the video shows.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
As the man was unconscious, Slawson was accused of yanking the suspect out of the police vehicle, causing the man to hit and split his head on the concrete, the press release stated.

— Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of yank

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