Blackmail

//ˈblækˌmeɪl//

Synonyms for "blackmail" (123 found)

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Closest matches (25)

Verb(1 words)
blackjack
Noun(1 words)
chantage

Strong matches (37)

Related words (61)

Verb(1 words)
pressure

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More general

5 entries

Related terms

6 entries

derived

8 entries

etymologically related_to

2 entries

has context

4 entries

is a

4 entries

manner of

2 entries

related to

13 entries

Translations

148 translations across 64 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • shantazh noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • ἐκβιασμός noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • συκοφαντέω verb (to extort money)
  • ἐκβιάζω verb (to extort money)

Arabic

2 entries
  • اِبْتِزَاز noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • اِبْتِزَازَ verb (to extort money)

Armenian

3 entries
  • շանտաժ noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • շորթում noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • շանտաժի ենթարկել verb (to extort money)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • şantaj noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Basque

1 entries
  • xantaia noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • вымага́льніцтва noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • шанта́ж noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • вымага́ць verb (to extort money)
  • шантажы́раваць verb (to extort money)

Bengali

1 entries
  • ব্ল্যাকমেইল noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • изну́дване noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • шанта́ж noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • изну́двам verb (to extort money)
  • изну́дя verb (to extort money)

Catalan

1 entries
  • xantatge noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 勒索 noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • 敲詐 /敲诈 noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • 要挾 /要挟 noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • 訛詐 /讹诈 noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Czech

2 entries
  • vydírání noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • vydírat verb (to extort money)

Danish

3 entries
  • afpresning noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • pengeafpresning noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • afpresse verb (to extort money)

Dutch

2 entries
  • chantage noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • chanteren verb (to extort money)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • ĉantaĝo noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • ĉantaĝi verb (to extort money)

Estonian

2 entries
  • väljapressimine noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • šantaaž noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Finnish

2 entries
  • kiristys noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • kiristää verb (to extort money)

French

3 entries
  • chantage noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • faire chanter verb (to extort money)
  • faire du chantage verb (to extort money)

Galician

1 entries
  • chantaxe noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Georgian

1 entries
  • შანტაჟი noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

German

2 entries
  • Erpressung noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • erpressen verb (to extort money)

Greek

2 entries
  • εκβιασμός noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • εκβιάζω verb (to extort money)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • סְחִיטַת noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • סָחַט verb (to extort money)

Hindi

2 entries
  • ब्लैकमेल noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • भयादोहन noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • zsarolás noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • zsarol verb (to extort money)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • fjárkúgun noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • kúga fé út úr e-m verb (to extort money)

Ido

2 entries
  • extorso noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • extorsar verb (to extort money)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • pemerasan noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Italian

2 entries
  • ricatto noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • ricattare verb (to extort money)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 強請 noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • 恐喝 noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • せびる verb (to extort money)
  • 強要する verb (to extort money)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • бопса noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Khmer

1 entries
  • បស័យ្ហគ្រាស noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Korean

3 entries
  • 강청 noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • 협박 noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • 공갈하다 verb (to extort money)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • шантаж noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Lao

1 entries
  • ການຂູ່ເອົາເງິນ noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Latvian

1 entries
  • šantāža noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • šantažas noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Luxembourgish

2 entries
  • Chantage noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • erpressen verb (to extort money)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • уцена noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • уцени verb (to extort money)
  • уценува verb (to extort money)

Malagasy

1 entries
  • soloky noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Malay

1 entries
  • peras ugut noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Maltese

1 entries
  • rikatt noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • utpresning noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • utpressing noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • utpresse verb (to extort money)

Persian

3 entries
  • باجگیری noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • تَهدید noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • شانتاژ noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Polish

2 entries
  • szantaż noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • szantażować verb (to extort money)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • chantagem noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • extorsão noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • chantagear verb (to extort money)
  • extorquir verb (to extort money)

Romanian

2 entries
  • șantaj noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • a șantaja verb (to extort money)

Russian

4 entries
  • вымога́тельство noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • рэ́кет noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • шанта́ж noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • вымога́ть verb (to extort money)

Scots

1 entries
  • blackmail noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • màl dubh noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • ȕcena noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • ȕcjena noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • у̏цена noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • у̏цјена noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Slovak

2 entries
  • vydieranie noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • vydierať verb (to extort money)

Slovene

2 entries
  • izsiljevanje noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • izsiljevati verb (to extort money)

Spanish

3 entries
  • chantaje noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • extorsión noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • chantajear verb (to extort money)

Swedish

3 entries
  • utpressning noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • pressa ut verb (to extort money)
  • utpressa verb (to extort money)

Tajik

2 entries
  • таҳдид noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • шантаж noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Thai

4 entries
  • การรีดเอาทรัพย์ noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • รีดเอาทรัพย์ noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • แบล็กเมล์ noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • รีดเอาทรัพย์ verb (to extort money)

Turkish

1 entries
  • şantaj noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • şantaž noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • вимага́ння noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • шанта́ж noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • вимага́ти verb (to extort money)
  • шантажува́ти verb (to extort money)

Urdu

1 entries
  • بِلَیک میل noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • shantaj noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • tống tiền noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • doạ tố giác verb (to extort money)

Welsh

3 entries
  • blacmel noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • bygythbris noun (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure)
  • blacmelio verb (to extort money)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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The victim of blackmail has been paying hush money for years, but now he realizes it is foolish, and has decided not to pay a red cent more.

Source: tatoeba (19154)

Whole systems have sunk into chaos or revolution, because greedy politicians were mired in corruption and blackmail with their people suffering the while.

Source: tatoeba (2073427)

That's blackmail.

Source: tatoeba (2111459)

Do not blackmail me.

Source: tatoeba (2235109)

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