MISCHARGED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

mischarged

verb

past tense of mischarge

as in gouged

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Verb

The Colts were gouged on the ground by the Lamar Jackson/Derrick Henry tandem and the Chiefs can exploit that with Patrick Mahomes/Kenneth Walker III.

— Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
One man who worked at the Kenscoff police station had his eyes gouged and arms torn off, the report found.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of gouged

Verb

Even more alarming, DOJ says more than 12,000 people were defrauded by that single scheme more than 20 times each.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Undeterred by scrutiny from the FEC, Kao defrauded the COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program newly passed by Congress.

— William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of defrauded

Verb

He too is wounded, lying on his side, his white shirt soaked with blood around his stomach.

— Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Instead of cutting wood into layers or using toxic chemicals and heat, the researchers soaked solid wood in a mixture of Cyrene and water.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of soaked

Verb

As solitary insects with limited aggression towards humans, the risk of getting stung is often not worth your direct interference.

— Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of stung

Verb

The White House has started sending $500 Obamacare refund checks to nearly 1 million Americans who the administration says were overcharged for their insurance.

— Natalia Mittelstadt, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Jackson County is nearing a massive settlement with more than 200,000 county homeowners who were overcharged on their property taxes.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of overcharged

Verb

Leaders get stuck because of a mindset, a relationship or a system that nobody has ever named out loud.

— Drew McLellan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Still, getting ourselves out via some traction boards would have saved on money, frustration and the embarrassment that accompanies getting stuck less than a mile from the highway.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of stuck

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