rigged
v.v. describing a situation that is dishonest because someone has secretly changed the rules or the results to win. You use this when a game or an election is not fair.
v. Describes a process, competition, or situation that has been dishonestly manipulated to ensure a specific outcome. Often used in political or sporting contexts to denote systemic unfairness.
The players felt the game was rigged from the start.
Protesters took to the streets claiming the election was rigged in favor of the ruling party.
The investigation revealed that the bidding process had been rigged, with the contract secretly promised to a preferred vendor long before the deadline.
From rig + -ed.
Typically follows a linking verb like 'be' or 'feel'; can also modify a noun directly.
the election was rigthe election was riggedLearners often forget the '-ed' ending when using this word as an adjective to describe a state.