Word Type

Verb

Adjective

The word "extort" can be used as verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

extortable extortee extorter extortion extortionate extortionist extortive sextort unextorted

Derived From

tort

Context

crime legal medicine

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

fleece gazump hook obtain overcharge pluck plume rob soak surcharge take

Manner Of

obtain overcharge take

Related Terms

intort

Related Terms

extortion intort seize take unwilling

Synonym Network

wrench

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.