GOUGES Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of gouge

as in stings

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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gouges

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noun

plural of gouge

as in grooves

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Recent Examples of gouges

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In 2017, he was recalled after backing the $5 billion yearly gas tax that still gouges at the pump. — John Seiler, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2025

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That still stings, even if Wicky wasn’t one of the three to attempt a penalty.

— Sam McDowell July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
If feedback stings, take a breath, separate taste from task, and keep what improves the result.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026

Definition of stings

Noun

Last night, its extended section stretched to 16 minutes, built on deep, psychedelic grooves and the foursome’s remarkable instrumental interplay.

— Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 23 July 2026
Its irregularities, grooves, nicks, and pockmarks heightened, rather than disturbed, the tranquillity of the space.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of grooves

Noun

Aging often creates hollows around the eyes, temples and cheeks.

— Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Groups of amateur sleuths also cropped up in the hollows of tragedy to wrestle with the case and analyze rumors swarming the Horman family in online forums, echoing a familiar pattern of behavior on the internet in the face of long-unsolved criminal cases.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026

Definition of hollows

Noun

To help future researchers, the study also includes a tooth mark guide that describes and identifies several types of punctures, holes, and other marks on fossils that appear to be tooth marks.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 July 2026
What the data punctures is the assumption that every task needs a frontier model, priced like one.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of punctures

Noun

With Gable and Rusev left standing, the two went back and forth with punches.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero was at the center of a tense scene on Monday night — one in which benches cleared, words were exchanged, but no punches were thrown.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 21 July 2026

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