ransacks
Tears through thoroughly
Ransacks is the third-person singular of ransack, meaning to search thoroughly and messily, often causing disorder or damage.
The word implies urgency or desperation: A burglar ransacks the house looking for valuables.
It can also mean to plunder or loot: The invading army ransacked the village.
Goods seized violently
- pillageViolent theft of goods
- lootStolen valuables
- robSteal using intimidation
- burglarizeUnlawfully enter to steal
raid · maraud · despoil · strip · carry off · make off with · clean out · fleece
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
- devastateDestroy thoroughly and completely
- ravageCause severe destruction
- trashDiscarded worthless material
- vandalizeDeliberately damage property
desecrate · demolish · ruin · lay waste · gut · strip · destroy · damage
plunder
Goods seized violently
burglarize · raid · maraud · despoil · strip · carry off · make off with · clean out · fleece · rifle through
wreck
Destroyed vessel or vehicle
- devastateDestroy thoroughly and completely
- ravageCause severe destruction
- trashDiscarded worthless material
vandalize · desecrate · demolish · ruin · lay waste · gut · strip · destroy · damage · deface
storm
Severe atmospheric disturbance
occupy · besiege · descend upon · swarm · attack · assault · break into · trespass · intrude · violate
rummage
Search unsystematically through clutter
forage · sift · hunt · root · ferret · dig · tear apart · turn over · go through · look through
ransackstidies
Makes space orderly
organizes · straightens · arranges · neatens · orders
ransacksrestores
Returns to previous state
replenishes · protects · stocks · preserves · safeguards