Synonyms for swindle
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Defraud
defraud, steal, con, victimize, victimise UK, rook, deceive, trick, dupe, bamboozle informal, do, gouge, take in, snatch, beat, pinch, hustle, swipe, gull, short-change, nip, filch, cozen
Noun
1. Fraud
fraud, scam, cheat, deception, rig, imposition, imposture, sham, deceit, hocus-pocus, fake dated
Other
rip-off, scheme, confidence game, gold brick, swizz informal UK, flim-flam
Definitions
- v. 1
To defraud.
The two men swindled the company out of $160,000.
- v. 2
To obtain (money or property) by fraudulent or deceitful methods.
She swindled more than £200 out of me.
- n. 1
An instance of swindling.
Related words
- Word family
- swindler
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Fraud includes deceit, but deceit may not reach the gravity of fraud; a cheat is of the nature of fraud, but of a petty sort; a swindle is more serious than a cheat, involving larger values and more flagrant dishonesty.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- steal I didn't steal it. I just borrowed it permanently.
- con Sami doesn't want an ex-con working at his office.
- defraud It was an intricate scheme to defraud the rightful heirs.
- victimize Silent drones victimize more people.
By length
- 2 letters
- do1
- 3 letters
- con1, rig1, nip1
- 4 letters
- beat1, fake1, scam1, sham1, rook1, gull1, dupe1
- 5 letters
- trick1, steal1, fraud1, cheat1, pinch1, swipe1, gouge1, swizz, filch1, cozen
- 6 letters
- scheme1, hustle2, snatch1, fleece1, deceit2, chisel2, diddle2
- 7 letters
- deceive2, defraud2
- 9 letters
- deception3, victimize3, bamboozle, imposture, victimise
- 10 letters
- imposition4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hustle2 = 2 syllables).