Synonyms of defrauded

defrauded

verb

past tense of defraud

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

senior citizens generally were too smart to fall for the fast-talking salesman's attempts to defraud them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheated
• plucked
• stung
• hustled
• squeezed
• screwed
• swindled
• deceived
• bilked
• stuck
• victimized
• beat
• conned
• fleeced
• tricked
• mulcted
• shortchanged
• rooked
• suckered
• did
• bled
• stiffed
• exploited
• cozened
• shorted
• euchred
• flimflammed
• diddled
• betrayed
• fiddled
• ripped off
• reamed
• shook down
• fooled
• skinned
• chiseled
• hosed
• extorted
• gaffed
• nobbled
• skunked
• did in
• thimblerigged
• choused
• wrenched
• took to the cleaners
• overcharged
• duped
• took for a ride
• sold a bill of goods to
• gouged
• gulled
• clipped
• milked
• wrung
• wrested
• nicked
• soaked
• bamboozled
• double-crossed
• roped (in)
• bitched
• fast-talked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of defrauded

Even more alarming, DOJ says more than 12,000 people were defrauded by that single scheme more than 20 times each. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Undeterred by scrutiny from the FEC, Kao defrauded the COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program newly passed by Congress. — William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2026

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is more than one of 60 investors who were defrauded in a Ponzi scheme that brought in at least $20 million from victims, federal prosecutors said this week. — Mallorie Sullivan, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

According to an indictment returned by a federal grand jury, Molina defrauded the nonprofit between 2023 and November 2025. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Two men, one of whom posed as a player for the San Francisco 49ers, have been arrested and charged in a scheme that allegedly defrauded more than two dozen women out of more than $1 million, federal authorities said. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

On May 15, the EKL learned that scammers, acting through their chief accountant, defrauded their Swedbank and SEB bank accounts of nearly $800,000 in government subsidies via an elaborate scheme disguised as salary payments. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Evidence showed that Christian was running a check kiting ring that defrauded multiple Connecticut banks of more than $350,000, according to court records. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Five residents of Broward and Palm Beach County are among seven people accused in a nearly $100 million scheme that defrauded workers’ compensation insurers through shell companies, state officials announced Wednesday. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026