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

Other items were plucked from antique stores and flea markets around the globe. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, Antonelli started 19th and plucked his way through the crowd, finally catching up to Russell and battling with him for the victory. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

The restaurant will offer up cuisine that shows off all 18 Latin American countries, pairing modern techniques with classic flavors plucked from the various nations—with room for 300 seats to boot. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026

Clad in a gray cardigan, cropped jacket, collared blouse and blue jeans, Stone looked as if she were plucked straight from a fall fashion catalog. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

That’s what life is like for NFL players who were plucked off the waiver wire last week, or those who have signed with a new team last week after not making their old team’s initial 53-man roster. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

Last January Nessie O’Neil, a graduate student in biology at Miami University in Ohio, watched as a young pygmy raccoon plucked a receipt from the paper trash. — Isabel Gil, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2026

But for guests seeking deeper immersion in nature, the wildflower garden with more than 200 plant species looks like it was plucked straight from a fairy tale. — Brian Cicioni, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2026

The Muir swivel chair in oxblood velvet feels plucked out of a Hollywood Regency–style boutique hotel lobby. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026