PLUNDER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PLUNDER?

Need another word that means the same as “plunder”? Find 47 synonyms and 30 related words for “plunder” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Plunder” are: loot, sack, despoil, rape, spoil, violate, foray, pillage, ransack, reave, rifle, strip, rob, raid, fleece, ravage, lay waste, devastate, maraud, steal, take illegally, purloin, seize, thieve, carry off, booty, prize, swag, looting, pillaging, plundering, robbery, raiding, ransacking, devastation, depredation, laying waste, sacking, stolen goods, spoils, prizes, ill-gotten gains, haul, takings, pickings

Plunder as a Noun

Definitions of "Plunder" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “plunder” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Goods or money obtained illegally.
• The violent and dishonest acquisition of property.
• Property acquired illegally and violently.

Synonyms of "Plunder" as a noun (22 Words)

depredation	An act of attacking or plundering. Protecting grain from the depredations of rats and mice.
devastation	Plundering with excessive damage and destruction. Her departure left him in utter devastation.
haul	The act of drawing or hauling something. The haul up the hill went very slowly.
ill-gotten gains	The amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating.
laying waste	The production of eggs (especially in birds.
loot	Goods or money obtained illegally. The rooms were stuffed with the loot from Francis s expeditions into Italy.
looting	Plundering during riots or in wartime.
pickings	Remaining scraps or leftovers. The pickings were easy.
pillage	The act of stealing valuable things from a place. Rebellious peasants intent on pillage.
pillaging	Goods or money obtained illegally.
plundering	The act of stealing valuable things from a place. The plundering of the Parthenon.
prize	Something of great value that is worth struggling to achieve. Prize money.
prizes	Something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery. The prize was a free trip to Europe.
raiding	An attempt by speculators to defraud investors.
ransacking	A thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion.
robbery	Plundering during riots or in wartime. An armed robbery.
sacking	The plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter. The offence merited a written warning that could lead to a sacking.
spoils	The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it.
stolen goods	A stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch.
swag	A bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman. Garden machinery is the most popular swag.
takings	The act of someone who picks up or takes something.

Usage Examples of "Plunder" as a noun

• The army sacked the city and carried off huge quantities of plunder.
• The commander refused to maintain his troops through pillage and plunder.

Plunder as a Verb

Definitions of "Plunder" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “plunder” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Steal (goods), typically using force and in a time of disorder.
• Destroy and strip of its possession.
• Take illegally; of intellectual property.
• Take material from (artistic or academic work) for one's own purposes.
• Plunder (a town) after capture.
• Steal goods from (a place or person), typically using force and in a time of war or civil disorder.
• Steal goods; take as spoils.

Synonyms of "Plunder" as a verb (25 Words)

carry off	Contain or hold; have within.
despoil	Steal or violently remove valuable possessions from; plunder. The church was despoiled of its marble wall covering.
devastate	Cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief. The city was devastated by a huge earthquake.
fleece	Cover as if with a fleece. The sky was half blue half fleeced with white clouds.
foray	Make or go on a foray. The place into which they were forbidden to foray.
lay waste	Put in a horizontal position.
loot	Steal goods; take as spoils. During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners.
maraud	Raid and rove in search of booty. Marauding rebels overran the countryside.
pillage	Steal (something) using violence, especially in wartime. Artworks pillaged from churches and museums.
purloin	Steal (something. He must have managed to purloin a copy of the key.
raid	Conduct a raid on. The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly.
ransack	Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage. Burglars ransacked her home.
ravage	Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes. The hurricane ravaged southern Florida.
reave	Steal goods; take as spoils. The strong could reave and steal.
rifle	Go through in search of something; search through someone’s belongings in an unauthorized way. Who rifled through my desk drawers.
rob	Steal. Bob thinks my suit cost 70 and even then he thinks I was robbed.
sack	Put in a sack. The barbarians sacked Rome.
seize	Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force take as one s right or possession. The invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants.
spoil	Diminish or destroy the value or quality of. The last thing I want to do is spoil Thomas.
steal	Steal a base. She was found guilty of stealing from her employers.
take illegally	Admit into a group or community.
thieve	Be a thief; steal something. They began thieving again.
violate	Violate the sacred character of a place or language. Violate my privacy.

Usage Examples of "Plunder" as a verb

• This writer plundered from famous authors.
• Looters moved into the disaster area to plunder shops.
• The contents of the abandoned houses were plundered by members of the new regime.
• We shall plunder related sciences to assist our research.

Associations of "Plunder" (30 Words)

buccaneer	Live like a buccaneer. The company might be a target for an individual buccaneer seeking power and prestige.
depredation	An act of attacking or plundering. The depredations of age and disease.
deprive	Depose (someone, especially a member of the clergy) from office. The Archbishop deprived a considerable number of puritan clergymen.
despoil	Destroy and strip of its possession. The church was despoiled of its marble wall covering.
encroachment	Entry to another’s property without right or permission. Minor encroachments on our individual liberties.
filch	Make off with belongings of others. They filched milk off morning doorsteps.
harry	Persistently harass. He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked.
hijack	An incident or act of hijacking. An unsuccessful hijack attempt.
interloper	A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong. To her I was always an outsider an interloper.
intrusion	A thing that intrudes. Villagers say the noise is an intrusion on their lives.
invasion	An unwelcome intrusion into another’s domain. An invasion of tourists.
loot	Private property taken from an enemy in war. Tonnes of food aid awaiting distribution had been looted.
marauder	A person who marauds; a raider. A band of English marauders were surprised and overcome.
pillage	Rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime. The abbey was plundered and pillaged.
piracy	A practice similar to piracy but in other contexts especially hijacking. Air piracy.
pirate	A ship that is manned by pirates. A pirate ship.
raid	Conduct a raid on. Our babysitter raided our refrigerator.
ransack	Search thoroughly. Burglars ransacked her home.
rapine	The act of despoiling a country in warfare. Industrial rapine.
ravage	Cause severe and extensive damage to. The ravages committed by man.
rob	Deprive (an opposing player) of the ball. She was robbed of her handbag.
spoliation	(law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence. The spoliation of the Church.
steal	Move stealthily. New York s biggest art steal.
thief	A person who steals another person’s property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence. The thief stole the drugs from a doctor s surgery.
thieve	Be a thief; steal something. The students have been thieving my favourite art books.
usurpation	Wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority. A succession of generals who ruled by usurpation.
viking	Any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries.
violate	Violate the sacred character of a place or language. They denied that human rights were being violated.