fleeced
Ripped off badly
Fleeced means swindled or overcharged—stripped of money the way a sheep is stripped of wool.
Someone who paid three hundred dollars for a counterfeit watch got fleeced.
The word implies the victim was naive or the swindler particularly skilled: Tourists get fleeced at that market.
Less commonly, fleeced describes fabric with a soft napped surface.
Cheated through deception
- connedDeceived for gain
- cheatedActed dishonestly to win
- dupedDeceived into believing
- swindledDeceived for gain
deceived · hoodwinked · bamboozled · defrauded · tricked · taken · hustled · robbed
Cut close, as wool
- clippedCut or trimmed briefly
- sheepWoolly farm animal
- woolSheared animal fiber
- shearingCutting away fleece
lamb · ewe · ram · livestock · pasture · shepherd · flock · shearer
scammed
Cheated through deception
swindled · deceived · hoodwinked · bamboozled · defrauded · tricked · taken · hustled · robbed · bilked
shorn
Cut close, as wool
shearing · lamb · ewe · ram · livestock · pasture · shepherd · flock · shearer · springtime
wool
Sheared animal fiber
knit · felted · cashmere · merino · alpaca · mohair · angora · jersey · chenille · tweed
warm
Moderately heated, or friendly
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- softYielding to touch
- comfortablePhysically at ease
plush · comfy · toasty · cuddly · layered · insulated · bundled · lined · padded · cocooned
- dupeddeceived, tricked, fooled, conned, swindled
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
fleecedrewarded
Given something earned
compensated · enriched · gave · reimbursed · overpaid
- sheep fleeceShorn coat of wool
- fleece jacketSoft synthetic warming garment
- fleece blanketSoft synthetic bedcover
- polar fleeceSynthetic insulating textile
- Golden FleeceMythic ram's pelt
- fleece pantsSoft warm casual legwear