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

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Associations of "Robbed" (30 Words)

Associations of "Robbed" (30 Words)

arson	Malicious burning to destroy property. Police are treating the fire as arson.
brigand	A member of a gang that ambushes and robs people in forests and mountains.
buccaneer	Live like a buccaneer. The company might be a target for an individual buccaneer* seeking power and prestige.*
burglary	Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property. A two year sentence for burglary.
burgle	Enter (a building) illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft. Our house in London has been burgled.
deprive	Depose (someone, especially a member of the clergy) from office. The city was deprived of its water supplies.
despoil	Steal goods; take as spoils. The church was despoiled of its marble wall covering.
filch	Pilfer or steal (something, especially an item of small value) in a casual way. They filched milk off morning doorsteps.
larceny	Theft of personal property In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.
loot	Private property taken from an enemy in war. Ten thousand quid is a lot of loot.
pillage	The action of pillaging a place or property, especially in war. Artworks pillaged from churches and museums.
piracy	A practice similar to piracy but in other contexts especially hijacking. Software piracy.
plunder	Plunder a town after capture. Looters moved into the disaster area to plunder* shops.*
ransack	Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage. Burglars ransacked her home.
rapine	The violent seizure of someone’s property. Industrial rapine.
recidivist	Relating to recidivists. Research reveals that murderers are less likely to be recidivist* than other criminals.*
robber	A person who commits robbery.
robbery	Plundering during riots or in wartime. An armed robbery.
rustler	Someone who steals livestock (especially cattle. Police have so far arrested 649 rustlers countrywide.
shoplift	Steal in a store. She was caught shoplifting a pair of shoes.
shoplifting	The action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer. Shrinkage is the retail trade s euphemism for shoplifting.
spoliation	The action of taking goods or property from somewhere by violent means. The spoliation* of the Church.*
steal	An act of stealing something. At 59 95 it s an absolute steal.
theft	The action or crime of stealing. The latest theft* happened at a garage.*
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.
thievery	The action of stealing another person’s property. Petty thievery.
transgression	The act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle. The boy was punished for the transgressions of his father.
vagrancy	The state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood. A descent into vagrancy* and drug abuse.*