MISCHARGED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

mischarged

verb

past tense of mischarge

as in gouged

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Trump recently posted on his Truth Social account that big oil companies were not dropping gas prices fast enough, and that Americans were being gouged.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
The bullets shattered nine panes of glass, their wooden framework gouged by bullet fragments.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026

Definition of gouged

Verb

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is more than one of 60 investors who were defrauded in a Ponzi scheme that brought in at least $20 million from victims, federal prosecutors said this week.

— Mallorie Sullivan, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
According to an indictment returned by a federal grand jury, Molina defrauded the nonprofit between 2023 and November 2025.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of defrauded

Verb

Two years is a long time in the NFL, yet that wild-card loss to the Philadelphia Eagles still stung in the building.

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
By mid-morning, bees continued to fly around as city workers did their best to cut the tree without getting stung or agitating the hives any further.

— Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of stung

Verb

Centene, a Medicaid administrator, overcharged Florida by $67 million.

— Darryll K. Jones, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
What the disagreement was about Auditors for the city of Atlanta said the transit agency overcharged for enhanced bus service and owed the city $70 million from a fund to pay for new MARTA projects.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcharged

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