filched
Stole something small
Filched is the past tense of filch, meaning to steal something of small value in a sneaky way.
The word suggests petty theft rather than serious crime—pilfering office supplies, swiping cookies from a jar: Someone filched my pen.
It carries a lighter tone than stole, often implying the theft was minor or even slightly amusing.
Took illicitly or scanned
- nickedCut superficially
- pinchedStole or squeezed tightly
- snatchedTook quickly, abruptly
- liftedRaised upward
pocketed · nabbed · shoplifted · stolen · purloined · sneaked · grabbed · taken
swiped
Took illicitly or scanned
lifted · pocketed · nabbed · shoplifted · stolen · purloined · sneaked · grabbed · taken · heisted
swiped
Took illicitly or scanned
copped · lifted · snaffled · borrowed · yoinked · nabbed · scarfed · bagged · hooked · scored
purloined
Taken by theft
- picaresqueRascally adventure narrative style
- rogueishAttractively sly or mischievous
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
artful · pickpocket · urchin · scoundrel · rascal · scamp · waif · dodger · magpie · thievery