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

SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 for the first time in 2010, and the rocket soon chiselled itself a place in spaceflight history. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

The story of this sport is told inside that room — in so many ways, through the tales chiseled into those plaques and the portraits of the men who weaved those tales. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026

For Yard Act’s 2022 debut, The Overload, the quartet chiseled flamboyant caricatures of British life and portrayed their flawed country with an abrasive, punishing tone. — Victoria Borlando, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

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