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

Some songs here have been plucked from Robyn’s back catalog and given a dusting up for the 2020s. —Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026

Come down from your tower for a steak, some seafood plucked from Gulf waters, a martini. —Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2026

The Kings plucked a point from that affair thanks to a third-period tally from winger Artemi Panarin, who scored their only goal a night earlier against the Buffalo Sabres. —Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026

The team was always clear that the cast needed to be mostly up-and-coming talent, many of whom have been plucked from the growing world of social media comedy. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026

Oreade, the fine dining restaurant, is where Chef Riccardo Bacciottini unleashes his creativity and technical prowess, using local ingredients (many plucked right from the hotel’s gardens) to make sublime dishes like tomato tartare with basil and miso or artichokes confited with pepper sauce. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026

There’s something slightly shady about this time of year, too, where mid-major talent gets showcased so that the players can get plucked out of school by the major conferences. —Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026

Flavors inspired by both Guerrero and Sinaloa will make their way into the kitchen here, where season ingredients will be plucked from local farmers and purveyors. —Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026

Such was the case for the Dallas Cowboys, who plucked outside linebackers coach Chidera Uzo-Diribe away from Georgia after four years with the program. —Connor Riley, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026