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

2

as in grabbed

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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