SURCHARGED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

surcharged

verb

past tense of surcharge

as in stung

to charge (someone) too much for goods or services contends that with the present tax structure, the state's lower-income residents are being surcharged and the wealthiest residents are getting off too lightly

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Recent Examples of surcharged Domestic flights will also get surcharged. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026

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Democrats are still stung by Rogan’s nearly three-hour Trump interview in the final weeks of the 2024 campaign.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Having dominated most of his players in table tennis over the years, Gadowsky is still stung after meeting his match.

— John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Definition of stung

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Cobalt supply chains are plagued by unethical mining practices in remote regions worldwide, and the material itself poses a notable safety hazard due to its tendency to catch fire or short-circuit when overcharged.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
What follows is less about whether you are being overcharged and more about who, exactly, is deciding your number.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026

Definition of overcharged

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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

Definition of gouged

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Hell may hath no fury like a Red Devils squad feeling cheated after the shocking FIFA decision to allow Balogun to play tonight in Seattle.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Billups is accused of participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games tied to La Cosa Nostra organized crime families that cheated unsuspecting gamblers out of at least $7 million.

— Ed White, Twin Cities, 29 June 2026

Definition of cheated

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