GRE vocabulary
wrest
to take or extract something forcibly after a struggle
In a sentence
Wrest in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing wrest in a sentence.
The rebels managed to wrest control of the capital from the regime.
Synonyms
wrenchextractseize
Antonyms
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Common questions
Questions about “wrest”
Wrest (verb) means to take or extract something forcibly after a struggle
Here is wrest used in an example sentence: "The rebels managed to wrest control of the capital from the regime."
Common synonyms for wrest include wrench, extract, seize.
Antonyms of wrest include surrender, relinquish, yield.
Wrest is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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