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

Before redrawing the districts in April 2026, the governor more than once had said that the state was shorted a congressional representative because there was more population growth in some areas than others. — Karin Brewster, The Conversation, 8 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

Those who shorted the provocation phase got crushed by the pivot. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

The initial claim from Nebraska was scant on details about how much water is being shorted to Nebraska users. — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025