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

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

Associations of "Stolen" (30 Words)

brigandAn armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band.
burglarA person who commits burglary.
burglaryIllegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft.
A two year sentence for burglary.
burgleEnter (a building) illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft.
Our house in London has been burgled.
confiscateTake or seize (someone’s property) with authority.
The guards confiscated his camera.
depriveKeep from having, keeping, or obtaining.
The Archbishop deprived a considerable number of puritan clergymen.
despoilSteal goods; take as spoils.
The church was despoiled of its marble wall covering.
filchMake off with belongings of others.
They filched milk off morning doorsteps.
interloperA 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.
larcenyTheft of personal property In English law larceny was replaced as a statutory crime by theft in 1968.
lootSteal (goods) in a war, riot, etc.
During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners.
pillageGoods or money obtained illegally.
Rebellious peasants intent on pillage.
piracyA practice similar to piracy but in other contexts especially hijacking.
Software piracy.
plunderPlunder a town after capture.
We shall plunder related sciences to assist our research.
rapineThe act of despoiling a country in warfare.
Industrial rapine.
recidivistRelating to recidivists.
The third lowest recidivist rate in the country.
robRip off; ask an unreasonable price.
Poor health has robbed her of a normal social life.
robberA person who commits robbery.
robberyPlundering during riots or in wartime.
An armed robbery.
rustlerA person who rounds up and steals cattle, horses, or sheep.
Police have so far arrested 649 rustlers countrywide.
shopliftSteal goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.
He was spotted shoplifting at the supermarket near his home.
shopliftingThe act of stealing goods that are on display in a store.
Shrinkage is the retail trade s euphemism for shoplifting.
theftThe action or crime of stealing.
The latest theft happened at a garage.
thiefA criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.
The thief stole the drugs from a doctor s surgery.
thieveBe a thief; steal something.
The students have been thieving my favourite art books.
thieveryThe action of stealing another person’s property.
Petty thievery.
transgressionThe spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.
I ll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions.
usurpEncroach or infringe upon (someone’s rights.
The Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts.
vagrancyThe state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood.
A descent into vagrancy and drug abuse.
waylayStop or interrupt (someone) and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way.
He waylaid me on the stairs.
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