Synonyms of stung

stung

verb

past tense of sting

1

as in gouged

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services

a nightclub that's been stinging patrons for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gouged
• cheated
• surcharged
• overcharged
• soaked
• defrauded
• stuck
• clipped
• fleeced
• skinned
• mischarged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undercharged

2

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

swindlers who sting unwary tourists by posing as officials demanding money

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stung

The pair were stung more than 150 times each and airlifted to the hospital. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026

The lionfish's poisonous spikes can badly hurt anyone who’s stung. — ABC News, 30 July 2026

Well, there was also the difference of Sale’s dominance after the Padres stung him. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2026

Wann had bouts of food poisoning and was even stung in the face by a wasp during field work in southern Mexico. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 July 2026

Macron hasn’t been the only European leader stung by pension politics either. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

Democrats are still stung by Rogan’s nearly three-hour Trump interview in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Hayes said the experience may vary; his young son has also been stung. — Eva Flowe june 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026

Interestingly, one legend has Scorpius representing the creature that stung Orion to death. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 26 June 2026