as in to cheat
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
was shortchanged out of a promotion
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of shortchange
Each of their films features an ingenious adventure in a wildly different setting, from a chicken farm to the high seas, but the majority of them offer a resounding belief in humanity without shortchanging nuance or complexity.
—
Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Leaders can become enamored by the strategic vision and then shortchange the actual implementation of that strategy.
—Peter Follows, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
He’d been shortchanged on his share of the loot, and in 1954, a hitman hired by the group attempted to kill him.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
In 2021, Tennessee’s Office of Legislative Budget Analysis calculated that the state's failure to match federal research funds to TSU shortchanged the school by $151 million to $544 million since 1957.
—Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for shortchange
Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Leaders can become enamored by the strategic vision and then shortchange the actual implementation of that strategy.
—Peter Follows, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
He’d been shortchanged on his share of the loot, and in 1954, a hitman hired by the group attempted to kill him.
—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
In 2021, Tennessee’s Office of Legislative Budget Analysis calculated that the state's failure to match federal research funds to TSU shortchanged the school by $151 million to $544 million since 1957.
—Todd A. Price, The Tennessean, 22 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for shortchange
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortchange
Verb
-
More wearable tech news: Are Halliday's AI smart glasses an amazing new wearable or surefire way to cheat?—
Adam Smith,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
-
Their legal complaints argue that patients were misled about the accuracy and utility of PGT-A, cheating them out of time, money, and even dreams of having families, since some people have discarded embryos based on the test results.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
The international order forged after World War II is imploding, squeezed on all sides by the return of strongmen, nationalism and spheres of influence — with President Trump leading the charge.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
-
Goldman Sachs previously estimated that these tariffs could increase inflation by 1 percent while squeezing U.S. company profits and risking retaliatory measures from other nations.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
They were all plucked from Gerbi’s orbit of creatives.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
-
Leaving the ‘Touch of Gold’ Holly in the planter, pluck out the cool weather annuals to make room for their summer-friendly counterparts.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
That s–t just kinda stuck with me, from the n—as that used to hustle and hang out with me.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
-
Garita, on the other hand, hustled for loose balls and rebounds, finishing with just four points but a team-high 10 rebounds.—
Timothy Dashiell,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Sea anemones provide anemonefish with shelter and a secure spawning site thanks to their stinging tentacles.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
-
Choosing Slotkin—a moderate who won Michigan's Senate race in November even as Trump carried the state—to deliver the Democratic response may signal a party shift after last year's stinging losses in the general election.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
The pick is for Turner to beat Bahamondes via knockout.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
-
Without Messi in Mascherano’s preferred 4-4-2 formation, Inter Miami had a tough time beating Cavalier FC.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
The trick, though, is that Finch and his associates along with Chanel’s team are the ones who do the inviting.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
-
Historic Fed Takeover Attempts Before getting into what presidents have done, start with the 1913 creation of the Federal Reserve by Congress through the Federal Reserve Act.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Vivienne appeared to be having fun with her friend, as she was pictured laughing and sticking her tongue out.—
Effie Orfanides,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
-
That means taking off your shoe and sock and checking for any sign of injury such as any tenderness, swelling, bruising, deformity, laceration or bones sticking through the skin.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Shortchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortchange. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share