Blackmail
Blackmail verb - Obtain through threats.
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Synonyms for Blackmail
Threatening and blackmail are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Threatening" with "Blackmail", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Words: blackmailer, blackmailing, blackmailed
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Blackmail and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Blackmail" instead a verb "Threatening".
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- The KGB once tried to blackmail the French consul, by threatening to expose him with pictures of him having sex with other men.
Source: Blackmail Backfire - A man discovers the link between Beaumont and Stark, then tries to blackmail him, threatening to reveal to the media that Beaumont and Stark are the same person.
Source: Blackmail Backfire -
Marie Reynolds seduces him, then she and her husband blackmail him by threatening to publish the proof.
Source: Blackmail
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