filching
Swiping on impulse
Filching is petty theft—stealing small items or amounts.
The word suggests sneaky, minor pilfering rather than serious robbery: Someone's been filching office supplies, He filched a few cookies from the jar.
It often carries a slightly humorous or dismissive tone, as if the theft hardly counts as a real crime.
Stealing store merchandise
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
- swipingTaking something swiftly
- nickingSmall cuts or thefts
- liftingRaising something heavy
snatching · pocketing · thievery · petty larceny · kleptomania · light-fingered · pinching · purloining
Secretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
- slyCleverly deceptive
- covertIntentionally concealed
underhanded · cunning · secretive · crafty · devious · shifty · slippery · subtle
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- regretSorrow over past actions
- compunctionUneasiness from guilt
scruples · contrition · self-reproach · confession · dishonor · moral · pangs · repentance
Small case for currency
- purseBag for personal items
- candySugary edible treats
- office suppliesMaterials for desk work
- loose changeMiscellaneous small currency
snacks · trinkets · merchandise · tip jar · petty cash · inventory · stockroom · till
shoplifting
Stealing store merchandise
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
- swipingTaking something swiftly
- nickingSmall cuts or thefts
lifting · snatching · pocketing · thievery · petty larceny · kleptomania · light-fingered · pinching · purloining · snaffling
furtive
Secretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
- slyCleverly deceptive
covert · underhanded · cunning · secretive · crafty · devious · shifty · slippery · subtle · discreet
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- regretSorrow over past actions
compunction · scruples · contrition · self-reproach · confession · dishonor · moral · pangs · repentance · atonement
wallet
Small case for currency
- purseBag for personal items
- candySugary edible treats
- office suppliesMaterials for desk work
loose change · snacks · trinkets · merchandise · tip jar · petty cash · inventory · stockroom · till · checkout
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- embezzlementpeculation, defalcation, misuse of funds, misappropriation, siphoning