Synonyms of plucked

plucked

verb

past tense of pluck

as in squeezed

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

the Internet opened up a whole new medium for con artists to pluck the gullible

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plucked

The spa The on-site spa could never be a flashy, luxury spa plucked from any random resort. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Echoing his sentiment, Hinata’s hiking trails are full of nature scenes practically plucked from a storybook. — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Mette Brink Søberg, the head of research and development, delicately topped a berry gazpacho dish with colorful flower petals, recently plucked from the nearby garden, in the test kitchen. — James Brooks, Fortune, 30 July 2026

The clip, plucked out of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, spread like wildfire through the digital landscape. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

His presentation for the pavilion consisted of a single work by the artist and former Olympic sailor Charles Lim Yi Yong, a twenty-foot-tall buoy that the artist plucked from the Singapore sea. — News Desk, Artforum, 24 July 2026

And their semi-final victory over England was plucked from another incredibly precarious position. — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026

In the center of the patio stands what looks like a jumbotron plucked from an arena nearby and set it down on a platform, with all four sides showing that day's game. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 19 July 2026

Four other tracks have been plucked from previous ⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ releases, including three from an EP released in October 2024. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026