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swindle
Synonyms and Antonyms of swindle
an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
swindle
Synonyms and Antonyms of swindle
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, fleece, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, thimblerig, victimize
sell a bill of goods to, take for a ride, take to the cleaners
Synonym Discussion of swindle
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- cheated me out of a dollar
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- always able to cozen her grandfather out of a few dollars
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- defrauded of her inheritance by an unscrupulous lawyer
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- swindled of their savings by con artists
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