Synonyms of stinging

stinging 1 of 2

adjective

as in biting

causing intense discomfort to one's skin

these cold, stinging winds are not just a discomfort—they can be dangerous to exposed flesh

Synonyms & Similar Words

• biting
• bitter
• sharp
• penetrating
• brisk
• piercing
• keen
• cutting
• smarting
• raw
• shrewd
• caustic
• tingling
• prickly
• corrosive
• snappy
• invigorating
• needlelike
• nippy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mild
• gentle
• soothing
• balmy

stinging

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verb

present participle of sting

1

as in gouging

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services

a nightclub that's been stinging patrons for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gouging
• cheating
• soaking
• overcharging
• surcharging
• sticking
• clipping
• defrauding
• fleecing
• skinning
• mischarging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undercharging

2

as in plucking

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plucking
• squeezing
• cheating
• beating
• sticking
• hustling
• bleeding
• screwing
• doing
• deceiving
• reaming
• gaffing
• mulcting
• chiselling
• hosing
• fiddling
• victimizing
• rooking
• fleecing
• shaking down
• defrauding
• chiseling
• swindling
• cozening
• tricking
• shortchanging
• shorting
• exploiting
• suckering
• skinning
• wrenching
• stiffing
• ripping off
• bilking
• diddling
• betraying
• conning
• skunking
• nobbling
• doing in
• flimflamming
• chousing
• clipping
• fooling
• thimblerigging
• taking for a ride
• gouging
• euchring
• taking to the cleaners
• extorting
• wringing
• nicking
• soaking
• selling a bill of goods to
• overcharging
• milking
• wresting
• gulling
• bitching
• duping
• double-crossing
• bamboozling
• roping (in)
• fast-talking