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Synonyms for short-change

  • verb

Most common

con gold brick scam swindle short short-pay

All synonyms

Verb

1. Scam

gold brick, scam, con, swindle, victimize, victimise UK, rook, diddle, defraud, bunco, hornswoggle slang, nobble slang, mulct rare

Other

short, short-pay, half-ass vulgar slang, underdo rare

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.

    I got shortchanged! I gave him $10 for a $5 item and he only gave me $1 back.

Related words

Other spellings
short change shortchange

Forms

Past participle
short-changed
e.g. short-changed → scammed, conned, swindled, victimized…

Example sentences

  • con Sami doesn't want an ex-con working at his office.
  • scam I wonder whether or not this is some sort of scam.
  • swindle Be careful. He's not an easy one to swindle.
  • short It'll be impossible to get a visa at short notice.

By length

3 letters
con1
4 letters
scam1, rook1
5 letters
short1, bunco, mulct1
6 letters
diddle2, nobble
7 letters
defraud2, swindle2, underdo
9 letters
victimize3, victimise
11 letters
hornswoggle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (diddle2 = 2 syllables).