to wrest from

Examples

• All

• How do you plan to wrest her from the Wolf People?

  Fiction book (1992)

• In many places, aboriginal families had control of their children's education wrested from their hands by missionaries and Indian agents.

  Academic text (2004)

• When they were gone, Father wrested the money from my hand.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Indeed, some indigenous men even took advantage of Spanish law to wrest property from their wives.

  Academic text (1999)

• Southern California struggles to wrest control from Monterey, and no one knows who's in charge.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Dennis crossed the sand in two long strides, swung onto Wesley's arm, and wrested the oar from him.

  Fiction book (2001)

• He needed to wrest the toy from the dog before it could chew it apart.

• During the argument, she managed to wrest control of the remote from her brother's hands.

• The officer had to wrest the suspect's gun away during the struggle.

Synonyms

F

to force

vsto wrest from

423 6.3

To take control of a place by using violence

applies more to individual forcible seizure after a personal struggle

S

to snatch

vsto wrest from

• NSFW

55 7.2

To take someone away by force to ask for money

refers to taking possessions by force rather than kidnapping a person

W

to wring

vsto wrest from

24 7.4

Make someone give you something by using pressure or threats

focuses on seizing by physical struggle rather than by threats or pressure

W

to wrest

vsto wrest from

• Formal

17 7.6

To take something from someone with great effort or force

is the general act of forcibly taking something after a struggle

R

to relieve

vsto wrest from

8 8.4

Steal something from someone in a secret way

implies forceful seizure and a real physical struggle rather than light theft

T

to tear away

vsto wrest from

6 4.5

To pull something off quickly with force

covers forcible taking more broadly beyond only ripping or pulling

W

to wring from

vsto wrest from

2 8.1

Get something from someone after a lot of effort or pressure

involves actual physical force and struggle instead of persuasion

R

to reft

vsto wrest from

• Archaic

9.9

To steal something from someone often by force

is the modern phrase for forcible taking after a struggle

Antonyms

Y

to yield

81 4.3

To stop resisting under pressure or force

How Forceful

to wrest from

4 8.7

to force

∞ 2.3

to snatch

136 3.0

to pry

76 4.4

to take away

795 2.3

to take

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology