EXTORTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for EXTORTION?

Need another word that means the same as “extortion”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “extortion” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Extortion” are: exaction, extraction, blackmail

Extortion as a Noun

Definitions of "Extortion" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “extortion” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence.
• Unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority.
• An exorbitant charge.
• The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.

Synonyms of "Extortion" as a noun (3 Words)

blackmail	Money demanded by a person or group engaged in blackmail. They were acquitted of charges of blackmail.
exaction	Act of demanding or levying by force or authority. Exaction of tribute.
extraction	The ethnic origin of someone’s family. Mineral extraction.

Usage Examples of "Extortion" as a noun

• He used bribery and extortion to build himself a huge, art-stuffed mansion.
• Extortion rackets.
• The extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty.

Associations of "Extortion" (30 Words)

armed	Having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination. Armed robbery.
arrest	Suffer a heart attack. They placed her under arrest.
attempted	Tried unsuccessfully. Attempted murder.
blackmail	Money demanded by a person or group engaged in blackmail. Some people use emotional blackmail.
burglary	Illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft. A two year sentence for burglary.
coercion	Using force to cause something to occur. They didn t have to use coercion.
cop	Take into custody. He was copped for speeding.
crime	(especially in the army) charge with or find guilty of an offence. The victims of crime.
duress	Threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will or better judgement. Confessions extracted under duress.
extort	Obtain by coercion or intimidation. He attempted to extort money from the company.
falsification	The act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting. An investigation into fraud and the falsification of records.
filch	Pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way. They filched milk off morning doorsteps.
fraud	A person who makes deceitful pretenses. Mediums exposed as tricksters and frauds.
hijacking	An act of unlawfully seizing an aircraft, vehicle, or ship while in transit; a hijack. He was involved in a hijacking in 1981.
intimidation	The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something. The election was marred by allegations of government intimidation and vote rigging.
kidnapping	(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment. A new wave of kidnappings and murders.
larceny	Theft of personal property In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.
piracy	A practice similar to piracy but in other contexts especially hijacking. Air piracy.
rob	Take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force. Bob thinks my suit cost 70 and even then he thinks I was robbed.
robbery	Larceny by threat of violence. An armed robbery.
shoplifting	The action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer. Shrinkage is the retail trade s euphemism for shoplifting.
spoliation	The action of taking goods or property from somewhere by violent means. The spoliation of the Church.
steal	An act of stealing a base. New York s biggest art steal.
theft	The act of taking something from someone unlawfully. The latest theft happened at a garage.
thief	A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it. The thief stole the drugs from a doctor s surgery.
thieve	Take by theft. The students have been thieving my favourite art books.
thievery	The act of taking something from someone unlawfully. Petty thievery.
threaten	To be a menacing indication of something. The trade unions threatened a general strike.
usury	Interest at unreasonably high rates. The medieval prohibition on usury.
victimize	Make a victim of. They are victimized by racism or discriminatory barriers.