blackmail (17 synonym found)

Blackmail has 17 synonyms. The top synonyms for blackmail are nonnegotiable demand, extortionate demand, protection racket, spoils of office, insistent demand, stolen goods, heavy demand, bloodsucking and 9 more. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for blackmail?

A common synonym for blackmail is nonnegotiable demand. Other synonyms include extortionate demand, protection racket, spoils of office, insistent demand.

How many synonyms does blackmail have?

Blackmail has 17 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does blackmail mean?

(n): a certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them pr

Definition of blackmail:

(n) : a certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage; payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure
(v) : to extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation, distress of mind, etc.; as, to blackmail a merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud
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Definition of blackmail:

(n) : a certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage; payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure
(v) : to extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation, distress of mind, etc.; as, to blackmail a merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud
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