Synonyms of overcharging

overcharging 1 of 2

noun

as in extortion

the exaction of a grossly excessive charge for goods or services

stores that were prosecuted for overcharging during and after the hurricane

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extortion
• gouging
• cheating
• fleecing
• highway robbery
• defrauding
• swindling
• chiselling
• chiseling
• skinning

overcharging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of overcharge

1

as in gouging

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services

I think that store may have overcharged us for the shoes, which were supposed to be on sale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gouging
• stinging
• cheating
• defrauding
• surcharging
• soaking
• fleecing
• sticking
• clipping
• mischarging
• skinning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undercharging

2

as in overloading

to fill or load to excess

overcharged his thesis with long, fancy words

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overloading
• loading
• overfilling
• overburdening
• charging
• burdening
• saddling
• stuffing
• weighting
• encumbering
• weighing down
• lading
• lumbering
• ladening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unloading
• lightening
• unburdening