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Synonyms for "wrest" in English

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wrest:
- wrest

English

Detailed Synonyms for wrest in English

wrest:

wrest verbe

wrest

– obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically ¹
wrest
– obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically ¹
- wrest verbe
  - wrest the knife from his hands¹
  - wrest a meaning from the old text¹
  - wrest power from the old government¹

Alternate Synonyms for "wrest":

seize

Related Definitions for "wrest":

obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically¹
- wrest the knife from his hands¹
- wrest a meaning from the old text¹
- wrest power from the old government¹

Related Synonyms for wrest

wrest from

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University