Synonyms of yanked

yanked

verb

past tense of yank

1

as in jerked

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion

she stupidly yanked the wheel while I was driving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jerked
• pulled
• lurched
• twitched
• tugged
• grabbed
• shook
• jolted
• bucked
• hitched
• bumped
• hoicked
• snatched
• dragged
• tore
• ripped
• staggered
• plucked
• jiggled
• jogged
• jounced
• wrenched
• lugged
• joggled
• jigged
• snapped (up)
• pitched
• tweaked
• wrung
• wrested

2

as in pulled

to draw out by force or with effort

yanked out a tooth with a pair of pliers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulled
• pried
• extracted
• plucked
• removed
• uprooted
• tore (out)
• prized
• wrung
• took (out)
• rooted (out)
• wrested
• corkscrewed
• withdrew
• mined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserted
• installed
• implanted
• jammed
• stuffed
• instilled
• crammed
• wedged
• rammed

3

as in grabbed

to separate or remove by forceful pulling

grab the other one, and let's see if we can't yank these two grocery carriages apart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbed
• ripped
• tore
• pulled
• snatched
• wrenched
• wrested
• seized
• snapped (up)
• extracted
• pried
• severed
• cut (off)
• forced
• jerked
• nabbed
• amputated
• uprooted
• lopped (off)
• nipped
• prized
• dissevered
• rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reattached