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

Doubs plucked the ball over Gonzalez, who had successfully backed him near the boundary but couldn’t box out the 6-foot-2 receiver entirely. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

The bass player plucked each of his instrument’s four strings, one at a time, while turning the corresponding tuning pegs. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

After forming a yellow pool in the river, the ducks floated for around 15 minutes before a winner and runner-up were plucked from the water. — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

In the 35th minute of their second match, against Egypt, Temwa plucked a high ball out of the air, spun around a defender, and found the feet of fellow phenom Rose Kadzere. — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2026

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