GOUGED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

gouged

verb

past tense of gouge

as in stung

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services since I had forgotten the sunscreen, I was forced to buy it from the concession stand at the beach—where they gouged me for it

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Recent Examples of gouged Trump recently posted on his Truth Social account that big oil companies were not dropping gas prices fast enough, and that Americans were being gouged. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 The bullets shattered nine panes of glass, their wooden framework gouged by bullet fragments. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026 Nobody likes being price gouged, whether at the gas pump, ticket purchase, or a rideshare. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 Then thunder crashes and a hand with an open wound gets gouged open. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026 In a development as predictable as the Yankees overpaying for talent, viewers grew increasingly weary of getting gouged like that and responded with a wave of cord-cutting that has now ensured that OPM is no longer a viable option for RSNs. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026 The department was able to give back about $103,891 in restitution to the tenant who was gouged, Carbajal said. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 25 Feb. 2026 Scheffler pushed his drive into the right fairway bunker on the par-4, could only advance the ball 54 yards into the left rough and gouged his third shot short of the green. — John Marshall, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026 After getting gouged repeatedly by bootleg play-action passes, screens and space plays over their first two series, the Pats struck back with a short-yardage stop and forced fumble on the next two series. — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026

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Several clubs have been stung by excessive ventures into external markets in recent years, most notably Tottenham in Italy and Manchester United’s mistakes in the Dutch league under Erik ten Hag.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Spray the nest from a distance to reduce the chances of being stung.

— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of stung

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The rest of us just got the surface, but who could feel cheated?

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheated

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What the disagreement was about Auditors for the city of Atlanta said the transit agency overcharged for enhanced bus service and owed the city $70 million from a fund to pay for new MARTA projects.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Marathon paid the additional amount, while arguing that they were being overcharged and taxed for business that did not occur in Carson, but rather in other jurisdictions.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcharged

Verb

Palace workers also collected cards soaked after a nightly downpour and dried them to preserve the mourners’ messages for posterity, NRK reported.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

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