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

Wilkerson has emerged as one of the top offensive line prospects in Central Florida and has been working hard to chisel his big body into playing form. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2026

Every nation has an origin story, a set of values and principles chiseled into our souls and onto our public spaces. — Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026

But that is much more difficult in practice, because attitudes and subjective norms are chiseled by years of individual experiences, information and cultural influences. — Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026

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