Synonyms of stung

stung

verb

past tense of sting

1

as in gouged

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services

a nightclub that's been stinging patrons for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gouged
• cheated
• surcharged
• overcharged
• soaked
• defrauded
• stuck
• clipped
• fleeced
• skinned
• mischarged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undercharged

2

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheated
• squeezed
• plucked
• hustled
• stuck
• screwed
• beat
• bled
• deceived
• did
• victimized
• suckered
• shortchanged
• hosed
• tricked
• swindled
• defrauded
• stiffed
• fleeced
• mulcted
• skunked
• rooked
• betrayed
• bilked
• cozened
• shorted
• conned
• reamed
• skinned
• wrenched
• fiddled
• euchred
• shook down
• fooled
• flimflammed
• nobbled
• exploited
• gaffed
• chiseled
• choused
• diddled
• ripped off
• chiselled
• thimblerigged
• gouged
• clipped
• did in
• took to the cleaners
• extorted
• nicked
• wrung
• soaked
• sold a bill of goods to
• milked
• took for a ride
• overcharged
• wrested
• duped
• gulled
• bitched
• double-crossed
• bamboozled
• roped (in)
• fast-talked