Synonyms of defrauded

defrauded

verb

past tense of defraud

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

senior citizens generally were too smart to fall for the fast-talking salesman's attempts to defraud them

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of defrauded

Some immigrants requested more time before their next hearings, presenting evidence of having been defrauded by unscrupulous attorneys profiled in local news reports. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

The Clippers continued to put the onus of guilt onto Joe Sanberg, the co-founder of Aspiration who has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in a long-term scheme that defrauded lenders and investors of more than $248 million. — Law Murray, New York Times, 9 July 2026

According to court records, between July 2024 and August 2025, the brothers and unnamed co-conspirators orchestrated an identity theft ring that defrauded SNAP programs in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and other states. — Joe Marusak july 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

The charge alleges a person knowingly defrauded another by using false or misleading information to obtain money, property, credit or a loan. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026

Federal authorities on Tuesday charged 10 Southern California defendants in a series of healthcare fraud schemes, including one case involving nearly $270 million in fraudulent Medi-Cal claims and another that allegedly defrauded Medicare out of approximately $27 million. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2026

No one was forced, no one was defrauded, and the price paid is their business and their risk to bear. — Douglas P. McCormick, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Among them was the founder of a major pyramid scheme that defrauded thousands of Colombians of their savings, as well as Alex Saab, a Colombian businessman with close ties to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was later extradited to the United States on money-laundering charges. — John Otis, NPR, 21 June 2026

Demiana Khoury, Tran’s defense attorney, and Progressive Insurance Co,, which was named as the company that had been defrauded, did not respond to requests for comment. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 June 2026