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Synonyms of rip-off
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rip off
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of rip off (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
- the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer
Synonyms for rip off
- burglarize,
- burgle,
- knock off,
- knock over,
- rob,
- steal (from),
- take off
- [slang]
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2
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
- the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking
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3
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
- an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department
Synonyms for rip off
- beat,
- bilk,
- bleed,
- cheat,
- chisel,
- chouse,
- con,
- cozen,
- defraud,
- diddle,
- do,
- do in,
- euchre,
- fiddle,
- fleece,
- flimflam,
- gaff,
- hose
- [slang],
- hustle,
- mulct,
- nobble
- [British slang],
- pluck,
- ream,
- rook,
- screw,
- shake down,
- short,
- shortchange,
- skin,
- skunk,
- squeeze,
- stick,
- stiff,
- sting,
- sucker,
- swindle,
- thimblerig,
- victimize
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The first known use of rip-off was in 1967
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