plunder
Take by force
Plunder is to steal goods by force, especially during war or civil unrest: The invading army plundered the city.
Raiders plunder villages; looters plunder stores during riots.
The noun refers to goods taken this way: The pirates divided their plunder.
Figuratively, to plunder is to exploit or strip resources ruthlessly: corporations plundering the rainforest.
Violent theft of goods
incursion · invasion · assault · siege · ambush · sortie · onslaught · attack
Take without permission
- robSteal using intimidation
- pillageViolent theft of goods
- lootStolen valuables
- ransackPlunder while destroying
despoil · strip · rifle · ravage · fleece · swindle · embezzle · defraud
Seized war gains
- bootyStolen valuables, especially treasure
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- swagStolen goods, slang
- bountyReward for capture
takings · pillage · spoil · seizure · contraband · stolen goods · cache · war chest
Element seventy-nine
- jewelsOrnamental precious stones
- gemsCut precious stones
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
hoard · chest · artifacts · relics · crown jewels · ingots · coinage · doubloons
Domain under unified control
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- subjugationForcing into submission
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
occupation · domination · exploitation · colonialism · expansionism · conquest · victor · conqueror
pillage
Violent theft of goods
foray · incursion · invasion · assault · siege · ambush · sortie · onslaught · attack · skirmish
steal
Take without permission
ransack · despoil · strip · rifle · ravage · fleece · swindle · embezzle · defraud · peculate
spoils
Seized war gains
bounty · takings · pillage · spoil · seizure · contraband · stolen goods · cache · war chest · ill-gotten gains
gold
Element seventy-nine
riches · hoard · chest · artifacts · relics · crown jewels · ingots · coinage · doubloons · bullion
empire
Domain under unified control
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- subjugationForcing into submission
annexation · occupation · domination · exploitation · colonialism · expansionism · conquest · victor · conqueror · invader
buccaneer
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
marauder · freebooter · pirate · brigand · raider · looter · pillager · reaver · sea rover · highwayman
shipwreck
Destroyed vessel at sea
- Caribbean piratespirates, buccaneers, Blackbeard, Henry Morgan, privateers
- conquestwar of conquest, capture, invasion, domination, subjugation
- overexploitationoverfishing, overfish, overhunting, overharvest, overgrazing
- piracysoftware piracy, pirates, torrents, book piracy, buccaneers
- Warfare Customswar cry, battle cry, war drums, war drum, war chant
- raidersraiders, marauders, pillagers, plunderers, looters
- Nazi plunderAssets stolen by Hitler's regime
- plundered artArt seized through theft