Synonyms of fleece

fleece 1 of 2

noun

ˈflēs 

as in wool

the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick

learning how to shear the fleece off a sheep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wool
• hair
• coat
• jacket
• fur
• pile
• pelage
• skin
• leather
• pelt
• undercoat
• underfur
• hide

fleece

2 of 2

verb

as in to cheat

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

swindlers who use the telephone to fleece senior citizens out of their savings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fleece

Noun

If temperatures are predicted to drop lower than -10˚F, consider protecting plants with blankets or several layers of horticultural fleece. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

The show partnered with the Province of Canada to release an official fleece in the likeness of Shane's fan-favorite apparel on season 2. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026

Verb

With 374 million units nationwide and replacements averaging $10,000 each, we are being fleeced by a cycle of premature replacement. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2026

Before that crackdown, the government had brought fraud charges against dozens of people, many of them Somali Americans, who were accused of fleecing a federal program that was meant to provide food to children. — Mark Vancleave, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026