plunderous
Given to looting
Plunderous describes something characterized by plundering—prone to looting, pillaging, or seizing goods by force.
The word applies to raiders, conquests, or any rapacious taking: plunderous Vikings, a plunderous campaign through the countryside.
It carries a literary or archaic flavor, more likely found in historical fiction than contemporary news.
Roving plunderers
- pillagingForcible theft during conflict
- sackRough fabric bag
- incursionHostile territorial penetration
- foraySwift raid or attempt
conquest · brigands · vandals · looting · ransack · siege · warpath · invasion
Plunder while destroying
- robSteal using intimidation
- pilferSneak off with trifles
- stealTake without permission
- purloinTake dishonestly
filch · larceny · heist · thief · burglar · pickpocket · embezzle · misappropriate
Excessively grasping or greedy
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
- graspingGreedy for wealth
insatiable · voracious · exploitative · predatory · mercenary · hoarding · avarice · gluttonous
Roving to plunder
- savageFierce and untamed
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- ruthlessLacking any compassion
- mercilessShowing no clemency
barbaric · ferocious · bloodthirsty · fierce · ravaging · destructive · cruel · predatory
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- corsairPirate or pirate ship
- privateerAuthorized civilian warship
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
- swashbucklerDaring, flamboyant swordsman
galleon · Jolly Roger · treasure map · Spanish Main · cutlass · doubloon · schooner · brigantine
marauders
Roving plunderers
foray · conquest · brigands · vandals · looting · ransack · siege · warpath · invasion · raiding
ransack
Plunder while destroying
purloin · filch · larceny · heist · thief · burglar · pickpocket · embezzle · misappropriate · swindle
rapacious
Excessively grasping or greedy
- avariciousExcessively desirous of wealth
- acquisitiveDesiring material gain
- covetousEagerly wanting others' possessions
grasping · insatiable · voracious · exploitative · predatory · mercenary · hoarding · avarice · gluttonous · ravenous
marauding
Roving to plunder
merciless · barbaric · ferocious · bloodthirsty · fierce · ravaging · destructive · cruel · predatory · aggressive
buccaneer
Caribbean colonial-era pirate
- corsairPirate or pirate ship
- privateerAuthorized civilian warship
- BlackbeardFamous Caribbean buccaneer
swashbuckler · galleon · Jolly Roger · treasure map · Spanish Main · cutlass · doubloon · schooner · brigantine · marooned
treasure
Valued wealth or keepsake
riches · hoard · trove · cache · bounty · valuables · gold · silver · jewels · gems
plunderousgenerous
Willing to give freely
charitable · beneficent · philanthropic · munificent · giving
plunderousrestorative
Promoting return to health
constructive · regenerative · reparative · rebuilding · nurturing
plunderousprotective
Serving to guard
safeguarding · custodial · guardianlike · conserving · preserving
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