to swindle
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5.5
- verb
- /ˈswɪndəl/
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- The con artist tried to swindle unsuspecting tourists out of their money.
- get swindled
And now he's trying to, trying to swindle me out of this thing now.
- And now he's trying to, trying to swindle me out of this thing now.
- Soon, Walls was recruited to join the National Guard, where he admitted to swindling our brave troops.
- I think it's easy for these people to be swindled because they don't know what they're doing right?
Examples
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You tried to swindle us into keeping your boat from being repossessed by the bank.
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People don't even realize they're being swindled by these thugs in suits.
Blog text (30) -
"Did you suppose," he said, "that you could swindle me?"
Fiction book (1993) -
And now he's trying to, trying to swindle me out of this thing now.
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The most recent family had swindled money from me.
Academic text (2009) -
People had been swindled by the big guys.
Academic text (2008) -
When he was just President of Hollywood, he swindled those he was supposed to protect.
Blog text (14) -
The American people were swindled out of billions of dollars in one.
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What about the widows who were swindled out of money and are now on welfare?
Blog text (33) -
He swindled a ton of money out of West Africa.
Synonyms
76
6.5
To cheat someone by charging too much money or selling fake goods
61
7.3
To trick someone into giving their money or things
40
6.9
To illegally get money or things from someone by lying
26
6.0
To trick someone into doing something
20
3.9
To trick someone into giving money or their things
11
8.3
To trick someone by pretending you want to help them
7
7.2
Trick someone to take their money or things
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8.1
To trick someone into giving you their money or other things
6
8.9
To trick someone so you take their money or things
5
7.0
Give someone less money than they should get
4
8.9
To cheat someone out of money or things by tricking them
4
8.6
Get what you want by tricking people or using clever dishonest methods
3
9.9
To cheat someone and take their money or things
1
9.9
To cheat someone out of money or things
1
9.9
Get money or goods from someone by tricking them
1
9.9
To trick someone to take their money or things
To trick someone to get their money
To cheat someone by lying to get their money
To trick someone out of their money
To trick someone and take their money or things
To cheat someone using tricks or fake deals
Cheat someone to get their money or things
To cheat someone by taking their money or things
How Serious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Swindle comes from the old German schwindeln, 'to be dizzy', giving the image of someone making you feel confused with lies so you hand over money. That's why to swindle someone is to cheat them out of their money or property.