Synonyms for wrench

Most common

twist · screw · sprain · turn

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Verb

Noun

Antonyms

ease, soothe, comfort

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To pull or twist violently.

   With a surge of adrenaline, she wrenched the car door off and pulled out the injured man.

2. n. 1

   A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.

Related words

Phrases

left-handed monkey wrench monkey wrench pipe wrench crescent wrench nipple wrench spoke wrench torque wrench torsion wrench

Forms

Plural

wrenches → spanners, pulls…

Past participle

wrenched
e.g. wrenched → twisted, screwed, sprained, turned…

Example sentences

• screw Do you tighten a screw clockwise or anticlockwise?
• twist Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

turn¹, pull¹, rick¹, rack¹, warp¹

5 letters

force¹, twist¹, screw¹, wring¹, wrest¹, wrick

6 letters

strain¹, sprain¹, extort², deform², writhe¹, garble²

7 letters

pervert², distort², spanner², contort²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (extort² = 2 syllables).