Synonyms of swindling

swindling 1 of 2

noun

as in defrauding

Related Words

• defrauding
• cheating
• skinning
• extortion
• chiseling
• gouging
• highway robbery
• fleecing
• overcharging

swindling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of swindle

as in cheating

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

• cheating
• hustling
• squeezing
• plucking
• stinging
• screwing
• defrauding
• beating
• sticking
• bilking
• fleecing
• deceiving
• conning
• mulcting
• victimizing
• doing
• bleeding
• rooking
• tricking
• shortchanging
• suckering
• exploiting
• fiddling
• chiseling
• diddling
• shorting
• cozening
• stiffing
• reaming
• fooling
• gaffing
• skinning
• shaking down
• betraying
• extorting
• hosing
• nobbling
• ripping off
• chousing
• euchring
• flimflamming
• thimblerigging
• doing in
• taking for a ride
• taking to the cleaners
• wrenching
• gouging
• duping
• skunking
• overcharging
• clipping
• milking
• gulling
• selling a bill of goods to
• wringing
• wresting
• nicking
• soaking
• bamboozling
• bitching
• double-crossing
• roping (in)
• fast-talking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swindling

Noun

Her lawyers, Giuseppe Iannaccone and Marcello Bana, have denied there was a case of grand larceny, which would include fraud and swindling. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026

Verb

He’s accused of swindling an elderly Tarrant County resident out of between $30,000 and $150,000, the indictment states. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026

Far from fighting scams in America’s federal health system, this president has granted clemency to hundreds of people convicted of health care fraud, including more than 10 executives convicted of specifically swindling Medicare. — Max Taves, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

The company argued attorneys were swindling their own clients, inflating medical bills of car crash victims to increase the value of the settlement and then pocketing a hefty chunk of the payouts. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Elsaid is accused of bilking the medical assistance program out of over $182,000, while Agwa is accused of swindling over $94,000 from the program. — Riley Moser, CBS News, 23 June 2026

His initial 37-count indictment accused him of swindling investors of tens of millions of dollars, lying to financial institutions to obtain funds to buy a luxury yacht and failing to pay millions in personal and payroll taxes. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026

The series chronicles the exploits of Kuashal Niroula and Danny Garcia as they are roped into an impressive group of eccentric, like-minded con artists to form the ‘gay grifters’ swindling a bevy of unsuspecting victims out of millions in cash and property over a decade plus. — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026

Named one of the 10 Best Books of 2025 by The New York Times, Angel Down follows Private Cyril Bagger, who has managed to survive the unspeakable horrors of WWI through his wits and deception, swindling fellow soldiers at every opportunity. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026

From allegedly stiffing employees to allegedly swindling banks The FBI alleged that behind the scenes, McDonnell was running an even bigger con. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 Dec. 2025