Synonyms of swindled

swindled

verb

past tense of swindle

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds

Synonyms & Similar Words

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