Synonyms of bilked

bilked

verb

past tense of bilk

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

an investigation revealed that the garage had been bilking motorists for repairs that had never been made

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bilked

Their $118 million operation bilked local investors, including the retirement fund of a Long Island fire department whose members thought its cash was being held in mutual funds and securities. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026

In 2025, romance scammers bilked ordinary men and women out of over a billion dollars using a variety of crooked tactics. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Rimes is accused of of stealing $17,000 from a Daytona Beach resident and Heard allegedly bilked a victim out of $9,300. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Jason Cloth, a film producer with dozens of credits including Joker, Longlegs and Babylon, is facing numerous federal fraud charges and decades in prison in connection with a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors of more than $100 million. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 29 July 2026

Federal prosecutors allege Eidleh was the mastermind who bilked taxpayers out of $250 million by exploiting federal child nutrition programs meant to feed vulnerable children. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

The Justice Department said that the disgraced former executive bilked the museum out of the money by altering invoices and approving transactions for personal purchases. — News Desk, Artforum, 14 July 2026

Lawmakers have griped for decades that defense contractors have bilked the federal government on lucrative projects that run over budget and over schedule. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Multiple scams over the course of three days bilked Washington state residents out of more than $670,000, according to a Facebook post from the local sheriff’s office. — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 July 2026