nobbled (Meaning)
nobbled
steal, to get hold of, to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging, swindle, cheat, to win over to one's side
Synonyms & Antonyms of nobbled
Synonyms:
- fooled
- nicked
- diddled
- did
- fleeced
- chiseled
- bilked
- cozened
- deceived
- mulcted
- extorted
- suckered
- wrenched
- skunked
- euchred
- reamed
- skinned
- victimized
- exploited
- clipped
- stiffed
- shook down
- shortchanged
- defrauded
- thimblerigged
- flimflammed
- ripped off
- bled
- chiselled
- hosed
- choused
- gaffed
- shorted
- fiddled
- tricked
- took to the cleaners
- conned
- rooked
- swindled
- took for a ride
- betrayed
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- bamboozled
- roped (in)
- overcharged
- double-crossed
- gouged
- bitched
- wrested
- soaked
- did in
- duped
- wrung
- sold a bill of goods to
- gulled
- milked
Antonyms:
nobbled Sentence Examples
- The police nobbled the suspected car thief as he tried to flee.
- The burglars were nobbled in the act of breaking into the house.
- The corrupt official was nobbled by a team of undercover investigators.
- The journalist was nobbled by government agents for exposing secrets.
- The protesters were nobbled by police officers before they could reach the government building.
- The hitman was nobbled by rival gangsters before he could carry out his assignment.
- The smuggler's boat was nobbled by the coast guard as it approached the shore.
- The hacker was nobbled by law enforcement after they traced his online activities.
- The arsonist was nobbled after witnesses identified him setting fire to the building.
- The spy was nobbled by a double agent who had been working against him all along.
FAQs About the word nobbled
steal, to get hold of, to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging, swindle, cheat, to win over to one's side
stung, stuck,cheated, plucked, screwed, squeezed, hustled, beat, fooled, nicked
released, discharged,missed, dropped,freed, loosened, liberated,unhanded
The police nobbled the suspected car thief as he tried to flee.
The burglars were nobbled in the act of breaking into the house.
The corrupt official was nobbled by a team of undercover investigators.
The journalist was nobbled by government agents for exposing secrets.
