STRONG-ARMED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

strong-armed

verb

past tense of strong-arm

as in intimidated

to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats developers trying to strong-arm homeowners into selling their houses at below-market prices

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Recent Examples of strong-armed And if two media companies were strong-armed out of the deal, were their First Amendment rights violated? — Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026

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But there’s plenty of evidence that many Iranian women are not intimidated by official campaigns.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
So don’t be intimidated by ingredient lists or recipes that look a little bit long.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of intimidated

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For over two years, a 16-year-old transgender girl says she was bullied, excluded and discriminated against by her teammates and coaches at the Capital Crew youth rowing program housed at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Airing on March 18, 1975, the episode was focused on the Evans family’s young son Michael Evans (Ralph Carter), who was being bullied at school for his lunch money by classmate Eddie (Doug Grant).

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

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The inspection followed a hunger strike by detainees, who in a letter, complained about rotten or worm-infested food, medical neglect, and being coerced into signing deportation orders.

— Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
In 1963, the Supreme Court banned confessions given under scopolamine and other truth-inducers as unconstitutionally coerced.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of coerced

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