ransacked
Searched and stripped
Ransacked is the past tense of ransack, meaning to search thoroughly and messily, typically while stealing or looking for something valuable.
The word implies disorder left behind—drawers pulled out, contents scattered: The burglars ransacked the apartment.
It can also describe aggressive searching without theft: She ransacked her purse for the receipt.
Robbed through violence
- plunderedForcibly took valuables
- lootedStolen from, especially violently
- maraudersRoving plunderers
- pillageViolent theft of goods
spoils · booty · brigands · bandits · raiders · despoiled · rapine · depredation
Searched to steal
- rummagedSearched by displacing items
- siftedPassed through a strainer
- combedArranged hair neatly
- scouredCleaned by hard rubbing
tossed · upended · emptied · investigated · inspected · probed · examined · ferreted
Lack of order
- disorderAbsence of organization
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- shamblesState of total disorder
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
confusion · upheaval · havoc · muddle · tumult · bedlam · disruption · pandemonium
Unlawful entry to premises
- burglarOne who breaks in
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- thiefOne who steals
- robberyTheft through intimidation
trespass · alarm · lockpick · safe-cracker · security · vault · stolen · crime
Decayed structural remains
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- desolationState of complete emptiness
- ravagedSeverely damaged or destroyed
demolished · obliterated · decimated · wasteland · aftermath · carnage · blight · gutted
pillaged
Robbed through violence
pillage · spoils · booty · brigands · bandits · raiders · despoiled · rapine · depredation · foray
rifled
Searched to steal
scoured · tossed · upended · emptied · investigated · inspected · probed · examined · ferreted · hunted
disarray
Lack of order
turmoil · confusion · upheaval · havoc · muddle · tumult · bedlam · disruption · pandemonium · upended
break-in
Unlawful entry to premises
robbery · trespass · alarm · lockpick · safe-cracker · security · vault · stolen · crime · felony
ruins
Decayed structural remains
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- desolationState of complete emptiness
ravaged · demolished · obliterated · decimated · wasteland · aftermath · carnage · blight · gutted · stripped