swindled
Got ripped off
Swindled is the past tense of swindle, meaning cheated or defrauded through deception.
Someone who has been swindled was tricked out of money or property: She was swindled out of her life savings by a fake investment scheme.
The word implies deliberate manipulation rather than simple theft.
Acted dishonestly to win
- dupedDeceived into believing
- defraudedIllegally deceived for gain
- fleecedDefrauded of money
- connedDeceived for gain
bilked · hoodwinked · scammed · gypped · tricked · cozened · gulled · flimflammed
Criminal deceiver for gain
- grifterPetty fraud perpetrator
- scammerOne who defrauds others
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
- shillFraudster's fake customer
mountebank · trickster · cheat · shark · shyster · impostor · huckster · crook
Visible impression or sign
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
Enron · skimming · overbilling
cheated
Acted dishonestly to win
conned · bilked · hoodwinked · scammed · gypped · tricked · cozened · gulled · flimflammed · suckered
fraudster
Criminal deceiver for gain
shill · mountebank · trickster · cheat · shark · shyster · impostor · huckster · crook · racketeer
mark
Visible impression or sign
patsy · gull · target · rube · chump · victim · stooge · mug
embezzlement
Fraudulent taking of entrusted assets
phishing
Fraudulent credential harvesting
- catfishingDeceiving via false identity
- dupeddeceived, tricked, fooled, conned, scammed
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
- unfairnessunfair, unjust, biased, unequal, inequitable
swindledreimbursed
Paid back for expenses
compensated · enriched · rewarded · repaid · made whole
swindledgifted
Given as present
given · bestowed upon · blessed · endowed · enriched
swindledenriched
Made more valuable
rewarded · compensated · profited · benefited · made whole
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