Synonyms for blackmail
ˈblækˌmeɪlblack·mail

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1. blackmailverb

   extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information

2. blackmail, blackjack, pressureverb

   exert pressure on someone through threats

   Synonyms:
   hale, pressure, coerce, blackjack, force, squeeze

3. blackmailverb

   obtain through threats

   Synonyms:
   pressure, blackjack

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1. • Crime
   • Extort

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1. List of paraphrases for "blackmail":

   extortion, blackmailellis, racketeering, blackmailing, blackmailed, extort, sing, ransom

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1. Michael Cohen:

   I am not. No, okay, are you aware of any videotapes that may be the subject of extortion or blackmail?

2. Richard Delorme:

   We are very surprised by the intensity of the desire to die among children who may be 12 or 13 years old, we sometimes have children of 9 who already want to die. And it’s not simply a provocation or a blackmail via suicide. It is a genuine wish to end their lives.

3. Virginia Roberts:

   Epstein required me to describe the sexual events that I had with these men, presumably so that he could potentially blackmail them, based on my knowledge of Epstein and his organization, as well as discussions with the FBI, it is my belief that federal prosecutors likely possess videotapes and photographic images of me as an underage girl having sex with Epstein and some of his powerful friends.

4. Marc Zwillinger:

   Individually, the OPM breach and the Ashley Madison breach both present significant dangers to U.S. personnel, including intelligence personnel, but taken together, they really ratchet up the level of harm, the OPM breach has confidential information about U.S. personnel and people that have applied for security clearances, and the Ashley Madison breach reveals people's most intimate secrets about the affairs they might be having, and together, it provides a lot of leverage that could be used to blackmail and possibly influence U.S. personnel.

5. Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk:

   Our principle is one for all and all for one. We came as a united team and we will work as a united, team, we demand ... an end to blackmail, political pressure (and) under-the-table dealings for positions of ministers, their deputies or the heads of state companies.