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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of taking for a ride

  • as in sticking
  • as in sticking
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taking for a ride

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present participle of take for a ride
as in sticking
to rob by the use of trickery or threats That scam artist really took us for a ride.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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“Taking for a ride.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taking%20for%20a%20ride. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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