Synonyms of chisel

chisel

verb

as in to pluck

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

ruthlessly chiseled other students out of their lunch money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pluck
• squeeze
• cheat
• screw
• stick
• sting
• hustle
• beat
• ream
• bleed
• do
• mulct
• skin
• chouse
• stiff
• deceive
• sucker
• wrench
• defraud
• swindle
• hose
• fiddle
• victimize
• fleece
• shake down
• rook
• trick
• gaff
• bilk
• shortchange
• exploit
• diddle
• short
• con
• thimblerig
• nobble
• cozen
• rip off
• euchre
• gouge
• skunk
• flimflam
• take for a ride
• betray
• take to the cleaners
• do in
• extort
• clip
• fool
• sell a bill of goods to
• wrest
• soak
• milk
• nick
• wring
• rope (in)
• overcharge
• gull
• dupe
• bitch
• double-cross
• bamboozle
• fast-talk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chisel

The second episode is largely confined to the dark walls which Irons’ next-door prisoner, a cleric known as the Abbé Faria, has spent years trying to painstakingly chisel his way through. —Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026

Divers have to carefully chisel each coral from the seabed by hand and bring it to the surface, which takes a lot of time and labor. —Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026

Billy is a tough taskmaster, sending Max down a hole in the ground to chisel out the precious metal, a tall task for a minor. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026

Monroe County High School students are chiseling a marble sculpture for America's 250th birthday, guided by an internationally renowned artist and supported by their community. —Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Feb. 2026