WRINGS Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

wrings

verb

present tense third-person singular of wring

as in extorts

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 earns

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 pulls

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 pries

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 wrings Barkin, who was dating Levinson at the time of the film’s production, gamely strives to anchor the odd, histrionic film with her performance and wrings real pathos out of Lynn’s brittle and wounded demeanor. —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026 Her sometimes slacker, sometimes twee rock takes recurring major sevenths and wrings them for all their existential meaning. —

Ethan Beck, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026 There is a premonitory moment, too, in this book that wrings so much drama from so many backdoor meetings. —

Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026 Austen wrings a great deal of humor from Lady Bertram’s dopey languor. —

Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026

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Everything here earns its spot in my suitcase and helps avoid that last-minute reshuffle at the gate or worse, an unexpected overweight baggage fee.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
The sport adaptive air suspension earns its keep here.

— Chris Jackson, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026