STRONGARMING Synonyms

• driving or forcing

• tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument

• restricting the scope or freedom of action

• tending to domineer

• discouraging through fear

• so strong as to be irresistible

• the act of applying force in order to move something away

• the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads

• be bossy towards

• discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

• flatten with or as if with a bulldozer

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• a powerful effect or influence

• (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

• physical energy or intensity

• group of people willing to obey orders

• a unit that is part of some military service

• an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

• one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority

• a group of people having the power of effective action

• (of a law) having legal validity

• a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

• move with force

• impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably

• squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• do forcibly; exert force

• take by force

• (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War

• be bossy towards

• influence or control shrewdly or deviously

• hold something in one's hands and move it

• tamper, with the purpose of deception

• manipulate in a fraudulent manner

• maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage

• treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• cause to suffer

• win a victory over

• get on top of; deal with successfully

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

• win approval or support for

• cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

• the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

• a force that compels

• the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

• the state of demanding notice or attention

• the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin

• an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

• the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• exert pressure on someone through threats

• To flatten, as if with a steamroller.

• To ruthlessly crush or overwhelm.

• put down by force or intimidation

• make subservient; force to submit or subdue