Synonyms of shorted

shorted

verb

past tense of short

as in cheated

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

charged that the used-car dealer had been shorting customers for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

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