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shaft Antonyms

Opposite of shaft

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• verb (Context 1)

To treat someone harshly, unfairly, or deceitfully (informal).

Usage Example

"The union workers felt they had been completely shafted by the company's abrupt changes to the pension plan."

Strong
help
protect

Similar words to shaft

Looking for synonyms? Words similar to shaft vary depending on the context. Here are a few common synonyms:

beam
ray
pole
cheat
tunnel
swindle
rod
betray
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• Nearby Words

shack
shad
shaddock
shaft
shag
shagbark hickory
shaker

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Shaft. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/shaft
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