pluck

Synonyms

beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, con, cozen, defraud, do, do in, fiddle, fleece, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hustle, mulct, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, swindle, victimize;

Related Words

extort, wrench, wrest, wring;

clip, gouge, nick, overcharge, soak;

exploit, milk;

deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick;

rope (in);

betray, double-cross;

bamboozle, fast-talk;

Phrases

sell a bill of goods to, take for a ride, take to the cleaners;

Synonyms

backbone, constancy, fiber, fortitude, grit, grittiness, guts, intestinal fortitude, spunk;

Antonyms

spinelessness;

Near Antonyms

indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, vacillation;

cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, faintheartedness, pusillanimity, timidity, timorousness;

Related Words

determination, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution;

bravery, courage, courageousness, daring, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, intrepidity, intrepidness, nerve, stoutness, valor;

endurance, forbearance, stamina, sufferance, tolerance;

heart, mettle, spirit;

audacity, boldness, brass, cheek, effrontery, gall, hardihood, nerve, nerviness, temerity;