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Synonyms for rip-off

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

trick sham swindle plagiarize tear away chisel

All synonyms

Verb

swindle, sham, cheat, do, plagiarize, plagiarise UK, trick, tear away, chisel, rip slang

Noun

knock-off, heist, tear-off, pinch, filch

Antonyms

attach, steal, bargain

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To pull off by ripping.

  2. n. 1

    A bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.

    Eighty-seven bucks for a three-ounce piece of fish? What a rip-off! Haute cuisine or not!

Related words

Phrases
rip-off merchant
Other spellings
rip off ripoff

Forms

Plural
rip-offs → knock-offs, heists, tear-offs, pinches…

Example sentences

  • trick Felix was trying to trick Amelia to open the door.
  • sham This sham election is a disgrace to democracy.
  • swindle Be careful. He's not an easy one to swindle.
  • plagiarize God gave you eyes. Plagiarize.
  • chisel Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his wood chisel.

By length

2 letters
do1
3 letters
rip1
4 letters
sham1
5 letters
trick1, cheat1, pinch1, heist1, filch1
6 letters
chisel2
7 letters
swindle2
10 letters
plagiarize3, plagiarise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chisel2 = 2 syllables).