Synonyms of shorted

shorted

verb

past tense of short

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheated
• plucked
• squeezed
• hustled
• stung
• screwed
• stuck
• beat
• did
• bled
• deceived
• stiffed
• shortchanged
• tricked
• defrauded
• fleeced
• swindled
• suckered
• victimized
• fiddled
• conned
• reamed
• bilked
• hosed
• rooked
• diddled
• mulcted
• exploited
• cozened
• skinned
• flimflammed
• fooled
• ripped off
• skunked
• gaffed
• nobbled
• chiseled
• betrayed
• euchred
• shook down
• clipped
• choused
• wrenched
• did in
• nicked
• overcharged
• extorted
• took to the cleaners
• thimblerigged
• gouged
• took for a ride
• soaked
• sold a bill of goods to
• wrung
• milked
• duped
• wrested
• gulled
• bitched
• double-crossed
• roped (in)
• bamboozled
• fast-talked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shorted

That meant that many investors who had shorted bitcoin, or bet that its price would remain subdued, were forced to close their positions as bitcoin surged. — Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

The increase was driven entirely by new short selling — about $98 billion of additional shares shorted, said Sam Pierson, S3’s director of research. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

According to estimates from financial software company S3 Partners, around 206 million shares are being shorted, just under a third of all publicly tradable shares. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 22 July 2026

Citadel ended up making a grave-dancer investment in Melvin Capital, a hedge fund that had shorted GameStop, to capitalize on Melvin’s distress. — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

The first, in which a dangling panel from an Acela train shorted third-rail power into the signaling system, shut down rail travel into and out of Penn for more than a day. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026

Still, the trades raised some eyebrows because whoever purchased a large amount of stock futures and sold or shorted crude futures at that moment made a lot of money just minutes later. — Yun Li, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026

Online and in congressional hearings, Tenev was accused of aiding hedge funds that had shorted GameStop, at amateur traders’ expense. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 Mar. 2026

Crowley alleged that her department had been shorted money needed to improve fire responses. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026