GOUGE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of gouge

as in to sting

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services since I had forgotten the sunscreen, I was forced to buy it from the concession stand at the beach—where they gouged me for it

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Recent Examples of gouge

Verb

Yes, touristy, but not as overrun by price gouging business owners at places like Virginia Beach or Myrtle Beach. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 To absorb expenses without gouging their customers, leaders must build fiercely lean teams and optimize their talent. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Noun

Could the growling creature be responsible for the gouges by Zampanò’s dead body? — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 12 June 2026 Fighters cannot bite, strike the back of their opponent’s head or spine, grab the cage, or gouge eyeballs. — Bhumika Tharoor, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gouge

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gouge

Verb

Several clubs have been stung by excessive ventures into external markets in recent years, most notably Tottenham in Italy and Manchester United’s mistakes in the Dutch league under Erik ten Hag.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Battered fish and salt-and-vinegar-seasoned chips have been a staple for hundreds of years, best paired with stinging seaside winds and spray.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of sting

Noun

Mosses and lichens filled the hollows, while yellowish dead man’s fingers — a spooky and thus aptly named fungus — curled among low-growing rhododendrons that perfumed the air with warm, woody notes.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
These snakes lay 4–15 eggs in tree hollows, which hatch in about 45 days.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of hollow

Verb

Marathon paid the additional amount, while arguing that they were being overcharged and taxed for business that did not occur in Carson, but rather in other jurisdictions.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
In 2024, the El Dorado County grand jury found that the district had overcharged the public in fees was irresponsibly holding large cash reserves without funding improvements.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcharge

Noun

Its signature Hémisphère features fine grooves encircling each plate like rings around a planet.

— Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026
Happiness Anytime finds Bridges reconnecting with the warmth of his 2015 debut Coming Home while drawing on the adventurous groove of his past collaborations with Khruangbin.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of groove

Verb

Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
The Model 3 and Model Y adopted less elaborate press-and-pivot handles, helping give the cars their clean, wind-cheating profiles.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheat

Noun

Patients should put any items in a leak-proof, puncture-resistant container, such as a laundry detergent bottle.

— Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The leak-proof, puncture-resistant container should then be thrown in the trash, not recycled or flushed down a toilet.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of puncture

Noun

Fastest marathon while juggling a soccer ball, the men’s record for most touches of a soccer ball in one hour, the list goes on — 11,901 is the number to beat on the latter, for anyone looking to take a stab at it.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
After that horrible 2011 stab at the scifi superhero with Ryan Reynolds in it, Hal Jordan (played by Kyle Chandler) returns in a more somber but certainly enjoyable eight-episode series on HBO.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of stab

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