Synonyms of nobble

nobble

verb

ˈnä-bəl 

British slang

1

as in to cheat

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

an old scam that's been used for years to nobble unsuspecting London tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• squeeze
• pluck
• sting
• screw
• stick
• hustle
• beat
• deceive
• swindle
• mulct
• cozen
• defraud
• do
• diddle
• trick
• bilk
• chouse
• victimize
• bleed
• fiddle
• exploit
• con
• shake down
• fleece
• stiff
• shortchange
• gaff
• chisel
• sucker
• flimflam
• euchre
• rook
• ream
• skin
• short
• hose
• fool
• rip off
• betray
• skunk
• extort
• take for a ride
• thimblerig
• wrench
• take to the cleaners
• do in
• nick
• clip
• gouge
• wrest
• wring
• sell a bill of goods to
• dupe
• milk
• gull
• overcharge
• double-cross
• soak
• bamboozle
• rope (in)
• bitch
• fast-talk

2

as in to grab

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

a London bobby nobbled the pickpocket just as he was about to make off with the tourist's watch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grab
• catch
• snatch
• seize
• capture
• get
• land
• trap
• snag
• corral
• grapple
• net
• snare
• hook
• nab
• nail
• rap
• cop
• snap (up)
• take hold (of)
• bag
• glom
• apprehend
• rope
• collar
• grasp
• arrest
• detain
• kidnap
• secure
• hold
• clutch
• grip
• glove
• abduct
• entrap
• fist
• bay
• ensnare
• wrest
• corner
• clasp
• fasten (on)
• rend
• lasso
• enmesh
• mesh
• entangle
• latch (on or onto)
• halter
• spirit (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• liberate
• release
• free
• discharge
• drop
• loosen
• unhand

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nobble

Poland’s ruling party has tried to nobble the courts and the civil service. — The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019