Arm-twisting
Arm-twisting noun - The use of power to impose one's will on another.
Usage example: it took some arm-twisting, but they eventually agreed to make a donation
Reason is an antonym for arm-twisting.
Reason
Both words in one sentence
- This Is Gonna Suck: Paul's reaction when, upon getting caught by an Archmage who ought to have every reason to throw him in some dungeon somewhere, she instead recruits him (with a bit of arm-twisting) for a quest to go loot a dragon's lair.
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Reason and Arm-twisting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arm-twisting/reason
Arm-twisting & Reason. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/arm-twisting/reason>.
Reason or Arm-twisting. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/arm-twisting/reason.
