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Synonyms for victimize

  • verb

Most common

scam deceive defraud swindle immolate

All synonyms

Verb

1. Defraud

defraud, swindle, deceive, diddle, take in, fool, scam, cheat, dupe, beguile, bamboozle informal, outwit, circumvent, trick, con, overreach, short-change, gull, rook, gold brick, bunco, cozen

Other

hood-wink, immolate

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make (someone) a victim or sacrifice.

Related words

Word family
victimization victimizer
Other spellings
victimise UK

Forms

Past participle
victimized
e.g. victimized → defrauded, swindled, deceived, diddled…

Choose the right word

Victimize, Impose On, Injure or Abusing?

To impose on or to victimize one is to injure him by abusing his confidence.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • scam I wonder whether or not this is some sort of scam.
  • deceive I assure you that I didn't intend to deceive you.
  • defraud It was an intricate scheme to defraud the rightful heirs.
  • swindle Be careful. He's not an easy one to swindle.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
victimizerising
scamrising
deceivesteady
defraudfalling
swindlesteady
immolaterising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
con1
4 letters
fool1, scam1, rook1, gull1, dupe1
5 letters
trick1, cheat1, bunco, cozen
6 letters
outwit2, diddle2
7 letters
deceive2, defraud2, swindle2, beguile2
8 letters
immolate3
9 letters
overreach3, bamboozle
10 letters
circumvent3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (outwit2 = 2 syllables).