extorted
Definition
verb. to get (as money) by the use of force or threats
Example Sentence
They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past.
Synonyms
exact; wrest; wring; force; wrench
Antonyms
give
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extorted
Rhymes
- courted
- ported
- shorted
- snorted
- sorted
- sported
- thwarted
- aborted
- assorted
- contorted
- deported
- distorted
- escorted
- exhorted
- exported
- extorted
- imported
- purported
- reported
- resorted
- retorted
- supported
- transported
- misreported
- unreported
- unsupported
- underreported