SANDBAGGED Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

sandbagged

verb

past tense of sandbag

as in forced

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure always manages to sandbag her sister into joining her in these foolish schemes

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Recent Examples of sandbagged Ant-Man says the Wolves sandbagged the regular season. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 These are not ideal circumstances by any means, after being sandbagged by the Justice Department, but trial continues. —

Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 In Nett’s case, announce and then roll back announcements of a new album that’s been prone to leaks and sandbagged by indecision. —

Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026 The top three automakers are badly losing a race for the future to BYD and other Chinese electric vehicle companies — their big investments in EVs having been sandbagged by this year’s about-face from supportive government policies to deliberately destructive ones. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025

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But, according to the Department of Homeland Security, the majority of trafficking victims—seventy-seven per cent—are forced into labor.

— Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The fire destroyed two structures — a cabin and an equipment shed — and forced the evacuation of 11 National Park Service employees, who were rescued by a Santa Barbara County Fire Department helicopter.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026