Synonyms of victimized

victimized

verb

past tense of victimize

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

victimized by a confidence man with a slick story

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of victimized

Dominic West specializes in playing men who feel victimized by the consequences of their own actions. — Linda Holmes, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

Detectives believe there may be additional victims and are asking anyone who believes they may have been victimized by McVay, or who has worked with her, to come forward. — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026

Taaffe was victimized in coverage, permitting three completions on three targets for 49 yards and a touchdown. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

McCaffrey, his face and throat victimized by a first-half hit, also emerged with a season-high 75 rushing yards (15 carries; 1-yard touchdown) plus 41 receiving yards. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026

Even though so many seniors are being victimized, Florida did not provide any additional funding for the Office of Financial Regulation charged with enforcement and auditing thousands of machines. — Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

In 2021, he and his brother, Sean Tyler, were both exonerated for the crime after his attorneys successfully argued they were victimized by detectives in Area 1’s homicide bureau working under Burge. — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Likely victimized four different Cowboys defenders on his four third-down conversions. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

The travelers are the ones victimized, and this comes at a significant cost in terms of public safety. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026