Synonyms for Put the screws to:

• v.

  •ask (verb)
  • investigate,
  • query,
  • demand,
  • canvass,
  • needle,
  • institute,
  • buzz,
  • enjoin,
  • challenge,
  • sweat,
  • HIT,
  • catechize,
  • go over,
  • examine,
  • inquire,
  • direct,
  • pump.
  •bleed (verb)
  • deplete,
  • exhaust,
  • extract,
  • drain,
  • blackmail,
  • sap,
  • strong-arm,
  • stick,
  • skin,
  • fleece,
  • steal,
  • mulct,
  • confiscate,
  • pauperize,
  • overcharge,
  • rook,
  • squeeze,
  • milk,
  • impoverish,
  • leech.
  •convict (verb)
  • doom,
  • put away,
  • adjudge,
  • condemn,
  • bring to justice,
  • rap,
  • frame,
  • sentence,
  • attaint,
  • imprison.
  •cross-examine (verb)
  • check,
  • debrief,
  • scrutinize,
  • ask pointed questions,
  • question.
  •grill (verb)
  • third degree,
  • interview,
  • inquisition.
  •push (verb)
  • bear down,
  • goose,
  • browbeat,
  • coerce,
  • constrain,
  • inspire,
  • goad,
  • persuade,
  • bulldoze,
  • influence,
  • impel,
  • pressure,
  • jolly,
  • hurry,
  • spur,
  • kid,
  • prod,
  • press,
  • motivate,
  • speed,
  • egg on,
  • encourage,
  • expedite,
  • turn on,
  • oblige,
  • railroad.

• Other synonyms:

  •bleed
  • Extracting,
  • strong arm,
  • Leeched,
  • Leeching.
  •question
  • ask.

Antonyms for Put the screws to:

• v.

  • ask
    claim, command, disinvite, reply, ignore, answer, repudiate, insist, tell.
  • bleed
    add, give, offer, put in, increase.
  • convict
    exonerate, release, free, liberate.
  • push
    delay, dissuade, pull, conceal, slow, hide, discourage, repress, stop, suppress, hinder, leave alone.