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

Federal prosecutors allege Mwangi defrauded First Financial Bank while seeking financing in 2023 to purchase two companies in Texas. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Five residents of Broward and Palm Beach County are among seven people accused in a nearly $100 million scheme that defrauded workers’ compensation insurers through shell companies, state officials announced Wednesday. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Between 2019 and 2023, FBI Director Kash Patel explained during the news conference, the scheme defrauded over 6,000 Americans to the tune of $400 million. — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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 institutions defrauded Veterans Affairs while cheating thousands out of career training, with some offering training on how to grow grass and make fake rocks, a Post investigation found. — Andrew Ba Tran, Washington Post, 22 July 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