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

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Need another word that means the same as “stole”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “stole” in this overview.

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Stole as a Noun
Definitions of "Stole" as a noun
Synonyms of "Stole" as a noun (6 Words)
Associations of "Stole" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Stole” are: shawl, scarf, wrap, boa, tippet, cape

Stole as a Noun

Definitions of "Stole" as a noun

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

A wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women.
An advantageous purchase.
A woman's long scarf or shawl, especially of fur or similar material, worn loosely over the shoulders.
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.
A priest's silk vestment worn over the shoulders and hanging down to the knee or below.

Synonyms of "Stole" as a noun (6 Words)

boa	A constrictor snake which bears live young and may reach great size, native to America, Africa, Asia, and some Pacific islands. A sequinned ballgown and feather boa.
cape	A sleeveless cloak, typically a short one. The hair on a cape* for the taxidermist can spoil in warm weather.*
scarf	A garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration. She tucked her woolly scarf* around her neck.*
shawl	A piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped round a baby.
tippet	A woman’s fur shoulder cape with hanging ends; often consisting of the whole fur of a fox or marten.
wrap	Of a garment having one part overlapping another wrap around. A 5 wrap* of speed.*

Associations of "Stole" (30 Words)

brigand	An armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band.
burglar	A person who commits burglary.
burglary	Entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property. A two year sentence for burglary.
burgle	Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling. Our house in London has been burgled.
confiscate	Surrendered as a penalty. The guards confiscated his camera.
deprive	Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something. The city was deprived of its water supplies.
despoil	Steal or violently remove valuable possessions from; plunder. 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.
interloper	A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong. Japanese consumers have in the past been unreceptive to foreign interlopers in the cell phone market.
larceny	Theft of personal property In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.
loot	Steal goods from (a place), typically during a war or riot. Ten thousand quid is a lot of loot.
pillage	Steal (something) using violence, especially in wartime. 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. We shall plunder* related sciences to assist our research.*
rapine	The violent seizure of someone’s property. The fruits of violence and rapine.
recidivist	Relating to recidivists. The families of recidivist* prisoners.*
rob	Steal. Poor health has robbed her of a normal social life.
robber	A person who commits robbery.
robbery	Plundering during riots or in wartime. An armed robbery.
rustler	Someone who steals livestock (especially cattle. The cattle rustlers stole over 700 cattle.
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. She had convictions for shoplifting.
theft	The act of taking something from someone unlawfully. 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	Take by theft. The students have been thieving my favourite art books.
thievery	The action of stealing another person’s property. Petty thievery.
transgression	The spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata. Few ministers now stand down because of sexual transgressions.
usurp	Take the place of. The Church had usurped upon the domain of the state.
vagrancy	The state of living as a vagrant; homelessness. A descent into vagrancy* and drug abuse.*
waylay	Wait in hiding to attack. He waylaid me on the stairs.