Synonyms of yanks

yanks 1 of 2

noun

plural of yank

as in tugs

the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force

had to give the shoe a good yank to get it off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tugs
• pulls
• jerks
• wrenches
• draws
• hauls
• plucks
• grabs
• tows
• snatches
• twitches
• drags
• hitches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pushes
• thrusts
• heaves
• shoves

yanks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of yank

1

as in jerks

to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion

she stupidly yanked the wheel while I was driving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jerks
• pulls
• twitches
• lurches
• grabs
• tugs
• shakes
• bucks
• jolts
• hitches
• hoicks
• staggers
• tears
• drags
• snatches
• bumps
• rips
• plucks
• jogs
• jiggles
• joggles
• lugs
• jounces
• wrenches
• jigs
• pitches
• snaps (up)
• wrings
• tweaks
• wrests

2

as in pulls

to draw out by force or with effort

yanked out a tooth with a pair of pliers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulls
• pries
• plucks
• extracts
• tears (out)
• removes
• prizes
• uproots
• takes (out)
• roots (out)
• mines
• withdraws
• wrings
• corkscrews
• wrests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inserts
• installs
• instills
• implants
• jams
• rams
• stuffs
• crams
• wedges

3

as in grabs

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

• grabs
• tears
• rips
• pulls
• snatches
• wrenches
• wrests
• seizes
• pries
• severs
• snaps (up)
• extracts
• cuts (off)
• nabs
• forces
• uproots
• jerks
• nips
• amputates
• prizes
• lops (off)
• dissevers
• roots (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reattaches