Synonyms of rip-offs

rip-offs

noun

plural of rip-off

as in thefts

an instance of theft

a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thefts
• heists
• grabs
• muggings
• burglaries
• holdups
• pinches
• stickups
• break-ins

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rip-offs

The clues led reporters to the Ozarks, where a tangle of local disputes on Facebook and Google review sites and in local courts ultimately tied the Graceland plot to Findley, a grandmother with a decadeslong history of romance rip-offs, forged checks and bank fraud. —Jon Schuppe, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025

Over the past 20 years of Black List darlings and Edgar Wright rip-offs, the American film industry has established a new archetype of cinema filled with quippy antiheroes, gory allegories for domestic strife, and character actors rattling off reference humor. —Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025

More people walk away from bad deals, money sucks, and rip-offs. —Stav Ziv, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025