SURCHARGED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

surcharged

verb

past tense of surcharge

as in stung

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly

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Recent Examples of surcharged Domestic flights will also get surcharged. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026

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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

Definition of stung

Verb

One of the biggest is the potential for being overcharged by service providers.

— Tim Keary, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Cobalt supply chains are plagued by unethical mining practices in remote regions worldwide, and the material itself poses a notable safety hazard due to its tendency to catch fire or short-circuit when overcharged.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026

Definition of overcharged

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Trump recently posted on his Truth Social account that big oil companies were not dropping gas prices fast enough, and that Americans were being gouged.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
The bullets shattered nine panes of glass, their wooden framework gouged by bullet fragments.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026

Definition of gouged

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In 2014, Russia was proven to have cheated in the Sochi Olympic Games.

— Katie Uhlaender OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Although receipt of the letter does not indicate that someone definitively cheated, an unspecified number of cases have been referred to district attorneys for prosecution, the spokesperson said.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of cheated

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