pillaging
Raiding for spoils
Pillaging is the act of plundering or looting, especially during war or civil unrest.
Soldiers pillage conquered cities; rioters pillage shops.
The word suggests violent, opportunistic theft on a significant scale: The invading army spent days pillaging the countryside.
Figuratively, it describes aggressive extraction: corporate pillaging of natural resources.
Sudden attack for plunder
- maraudingRoving to plunder
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- foraySwift raid or attempt
- invasionForcible entry into territory
assault · sack · sacking · siege · onslaught · conquest · sortie · expedition
Searching while wrecking
- plunderingForcible taking of goods
- despoilingForcibly stripping of possessions
- robbingStealing with threat
- stealingUnlawful taking of property
thievery · larceny · pilferage · burglary · robbery · heist · appropriation · despoliation
Severe widespread destruction
- ravagingViolently destroying everything
- ruinationState of complete destruction
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- laying wasteDestroying an area completely
scorched earth · burning · razing · desecration · desolation · vandalism · wrecking · demolition
Stolen valuables
- bootyStolen valuables, especially treasure
- spoilsSeized war gains
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
- swagStolen goods, slang
haul · riches · valuables · bounty · takings · pickings · seizure · goods
One who raids for loot
- raiderOne who attacks suddenly
- plundererOne who loots
- looterThief exploiting disorder
- reaverOne who seizes violently
despoiler · freebooter · brigand · buccaneer · corsair · pirate · bandit · invader
Medieval Scandinavian warriors
- longshipsMedieval Norse sailing vessels
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
- sagasExtended heroic narratives
- berserkerFury-driven Norse combatant
coastal raids · Viking Age · fjord · Norse · Danes · seafarers · knarr · shield wall
raiding
Sudden attack for plunder
invasion · assault · sack · sacking · siege · onslaught · conquest · sortie · expedition · skirmish
ransacking
Searching while wrecking
- plunderingForcible taking of goods
- despoilingForcibly stripping of possessions
- robbingStealing with threat
stealing · thievery · larceny · pilferage · burglary · robbery · heist · appropriation · despoliation · stripping
devastation
Severe widespread destruction
- ravagingViolently destroying everything
- ruinationState of complete destruction
- destructionAct of completely ruining
laying waste · scorched earth · burning · razing · desecration · desolation · vandalism · wrecking · demolition · annihilation
loot
Stolen valuables
swag · haul · riches · valuables · bounty · takings · pickings · seizure · goods · possessions
marauder
One who raids for loot
reaver · despoiler · freebooter · brigand · buccaneer · corsair · pirate · bandit · invader · conqueror
Norsemen
Medieval Scandinavian warriors
- longshipsMedieval Norse sailing vessels
- ScandinaviaNordic countries collectively
- sagasExtended heroic narratives
berserker · coastal raids · Viking Age · fjord · Norse · Danes · seafarers · knarr · shield wall · blood eagle
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- Piratespirate, buccaneer, corsair, corsairs, privateers
- VikingsViking, longships, longship, raiding, Norse settlers
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- plunderloot, booty, spoils, plundering, raiding
- Nordic HistoryViking Age, Viking raids, longships, runestones, Great Northern War
pillagingtrading
Exchanging for value
purchasing · buying · bartering · earning · commerce
pillagingprotecting
Keeping from harm
preserving · safeguarding · defending · restoring · rebuilding
pillagingdonating
Giving freely, expecting nothing
giving · bestowing · contributing · philanthropy · charity
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