Synonyms of swindle

Noun

1. swindle, cheat, rig, fraud

usage: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

Verb

1. victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con, cheat, rip off, chisel

usage: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

Definition and meaning of swindle (Dictionary)