Synonyms of stings

stings 1 of 2

noun

plural of sting

1

as in scams

an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value

the pawn shop operation turned out to be a sting by undercover police officers to catch the ring of burglars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scams
• frauds
• shell games
• swindles
• hustles
• devices
• fiddles
• hoaxes
• cons
• schemes
• bunkos
• buncos
• flimflams
• tricks
• crosses
• rackets
• counterfeits
• pyramid schemes
• fixes
• dodges
• phoneys
• jigs
• Ponzi schemes
• sleights
• stratagems
• wiles
• rip-offs
• fakes
• phonies
• ploys
• gimmicks
• shams
• forgeries
• thimblerigs
• three-card montes
• humbug

2

as in pains

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body

the sting of cold air against my face

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pains
• tingles
• aches
• pangs
• stitches
• pricks
• swellings
• twinges
• shoots
• smarts
• throes
• sores
• hurts
• discomforts
• distresses
• sufferings
• inflammations
• headaches
• injuries
• tortures
• damages
• harms
• miseries
• agonies
• torments
• anguishes
• stomachaches
• toothaches
• afflictions
• gripes
• earaches
• colics
• bellyaches
• complaints
• backaches
• detriments
• sufferances
• charley horses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comforts
• eases

stings

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sting

1

as in gouges

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services

a nightclub that's been stinging patrons for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gouges
• overcharges
• surcharges
• soaks
• cheats
• sticks
• clips
• defrauds
• fleeces
• skins
• mischarges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undercharges

2

as in plucks

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plucks
• squeezes
• hustles
• sticks
• cheats
• beats
• bleeds
• does
• screws
• deceives
• shorts
• victimizes
• tricks
• suckers
• cozens
• swindles
• gaffs
• fiddles
• shakes down
• hoses
• defrauds
• diddles
• shortchanges
• mulcts
• skunks
• skins
• rips off
• exploits
• chisels
• bilks
• reams
• fools
• fleeces
• stiffs
• rooks
• cons
• nobbles
• betrays
• flimflams
• chouses
• does in
• extorts
• wrenches
• clips
• euchres
• takes to the cleaners
• thimblerigs
• nicks
• sells a bill of goods to
• gouges
• soaks
• takes for a ride
• overcharges
• wrings
• milks
• wrests
• dupes
• gulls
• bitches
• ropes (in)
• bamboozles
• double-crosses
• fast-talks