Extort and Order

Extort

Extort verb - To get (as money) by the use of force or threats.
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Synonyms for Extort

Order and extort are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Order" instead a verb "Extort".

Nearby Words: extortion, extorting

Order

Order verb - To put into a particular arrangement.

Extort and order are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extort" instead a verb "Order".

Nearby Words: ordered, orderly, ordering, orderliness

Common collocations

people extort people order people
agent extort agent order agent
item extort item order item
law extort law order law
Other words: meals, gods.

Both words in one sentence

  • Pirate Parrot He sees Rocko's house as an enemy ship, and Spunky as a parrot, which he steals in order to extort a treasure map from Rocko.
    Source: Pirate Parrot
  • Literature / Les Misérables Thenardier repays him by luring him into a trap, threatening to torture him, and trying to have Cosette kidnapped in order to extort a huge sum of money from Valjean at once.
  • Series / Jonathan Creek Disgusted at her boss's adultery with an air-line hostess, Dorothy tries to make it appear as though the woman has faked her own kidnapping in order to extort money from her lover.
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Order and Extort. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extort/order
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