Synonyms of chisel

chisel

verb

as in to pluck

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chisel

To alleviate all that blockiness and bulk, the architects chiseled it like a block of marble, shaving here, notching there, bumping out, and pulling in to give it interest in the round. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026

Jokes, gags, set pieces, and even whole characters and storylines slowly get chiseled down and weeded out through development, production, and post-production. — Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026

But the Dolphins would benefit from experimenting with Zeek Biggers, who has redefined his body, slimming down, and Jordan Phillips, a workout warrior whose 6-foot-3, 305 pound frame is chiseled, working as five-technique defensive lineman. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026

Above the altar the names of the three documents had been chiseled into a large gray marble panel and then gilded. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026