Money

Synonyms for extort

The synonym for extort recorded in this bank is wring, in the sense "to obtain money from someone through force, threats, or intimidation". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for extort

wringverb, in the sense "to obtain money from someone through force, threats, or intimidation"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for extort.

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineMoney

to obtain money from someone through force, threats, or intimidation

Investigators believe the gang planned to extort protection money from local shop owners.

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The true synonym

wring

Same sentence, swapped: Investigators believe the gang planned to wring protection money from local shop owners.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

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Where extort turns up in the game

extort is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where extort is the trap

recaptureverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is retake, in the sense "take back by force, as after a battle", so extort is there to be ruled out.

Play extort

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so extort reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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Closest first: other money words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

remitverbtransmitto send money, typically as paymentTreelineHas a reason line remittancenounwirea sum of money sent, especially electronically or by mail, typically to another person or countryTreelineHas a reason line speculationnounventurean investment that is very risky but could yield great profitsTreeline surchargenounlevyan additional charge or payment added to the usual costTreelineHas a reason line supportnounkeepthe financial means whereby one livesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line swindleverbdefraudto cheat someone out of money or property through deceptionRidgelineHas a reason line defeatnounlickingan unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contestTreeline deformverbwarpto change the natural shape of something, usually by force or heatTreelineHas a reason line

A reason under every answer, not just a right answer

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