Synonyms of nobbled

nobbled

verb

past tense of nobble, British slang

1

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

an old scam that's been used for years to nobble unsuspecting London tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheated
• stung
• plucked
• squeezed
• hustled
• screwed
• stuck
• did
• beat
• fiddled
• diddled
• deceived
• cozened
• fleeced
• tricked
• hosed
• swindled
• conned
• defrauded
• rooked
• suckered
• mulcted
• bled
• stiffed
• exploited
• skinned
• victimized
• reamed
• shorted
• bilked
• euchred
• betrayed
• shortchanged
• shook down
• gaffed
• fooled
• ripped off
• chiseled
• skunked
• nicked
• wrenched
• choused
• thimblerigged
• flimflammed
• chiselled
• extorted
• took to the cleaners
• milked
• clipped
• took for a ride
• gulled
• gouged
• did in
• sold a bill of goods to
• wrung
• duped
• soaked
• wrested
• overcharged
• bamboozled
• bitched
• double-crossed
• roped (in)
• fast-talked

2

as in caught

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

a London bobby nobbled the pickpocket just as he was about to make off with the tourist's watch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caught
• grabbed
• snatched
• seized
• captured
• got
• landed
• copped
• trapped
• nabbed
• snared
• snagged
• rapped
• corralled
• nailed
• hooked
• netted
• grappled
• collared
• bagged
• glommed
• roped
• arrested
• held
• cornered
• lassoed
• clutched
• grasped
• apprehended
• gloved
• secured
• kidnapped
• haltered
• detained
• gripped
• abducted
• snapped (up)
• entrapped
• took hold (of)
• bayed
• ensnared
• enmeshed
• fisted
• clasped
• wrested
• meshed
• entangled
• rended
• kidnaped
• immeshed
• rent
• latched (on or onto)
• fastened (on)
• spirited (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• dropped
• released
• freed
• liberated
• discharged
• loosened
• unhanded

• missed
• dropped
• released
• freed
• liberated
• discharged
• loosened
• unhanded

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