swindle meaning

UK US /ˈswɪndəl/ 2 syllables

swindle (verb): deprive of by deceit.

swindle has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

swindle as a verb

  1. deprive of by deceit
    • He swindled me out of my inheritance
    • She defrauded the customers who trusted her

    Synonyms: victimize, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, hornswoggle, short-change, con

    Type of: cheat

    Kinds: short-change

    Related forms: swindler

swindle as a noun

  1. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
    • that book is a fraud

    Synonyms: cheat, rig

    Type of: fraud

    Kinds: scam, bunco, gyp, pyramiding, holdout, swiz, shell game

How to pronounce swindle

swindle is pronounced /ˈswɪndəl/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with swindle

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SW · words ending in LE · 7-letter words

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