Synonyms

swindled

American

[swin-dld] / ˈswɪn dld /

adjective

Jewelry.

(of a gem) cut so as to retain the maximum weight of the original stone or to give a false impression of size, especially by having the table too large.

Etymology

Origin of swindled

swindle + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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A Philippine congressional committee rejected impeachment complaints against President Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday over allegations he swindled taxpayers out of billions of dollars.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

It’s a pleasure to be so deftly swindled.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

Her elaborate schemes, among them posing as the heiress to an Irish fortune, swindled people out of huge sums and left Marianne Smyth with two felony convictions.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

He swindled them into believing he had a high-value property portfolio by showing them pictures of himself at mansions in London and Cheshire.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2024

Her first master got swindled by a man who sold a device that cleaned cotton twice as fast as Whitney’s gin.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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