robbed
Had possessions stolen
Robbed is the past tense of rob—to steal from a person or place, typically by force or threat.
You rob a bank, a store, or a person, not the thing taken: They robbed the convenience store, He was robbed at gunpoint.
Informally, robbed describes being cheated or treated unfairly: We were robbed—that call was terrible.
Illegal entry to commit crime
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- muggingRobbery with violence
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- holdupTheft by threat
stickup · larceny · burglar · thief · bandit · armed · felony · criminal
Deprived of home or land
- strippedHad coverings removed
- deprivedLacking necessities
- emptiedRemoved all contents from
- cleaned outEmptied or bankrupted
wiped out · bereft · depleted · missing · gone · taken · ransacked · looted
Acted dishonestly to win
- wrongedTreated with injustice
- swindledDeceived for gain
- defraudedIllegally deceived for gain
- scammedCheated through deception
conned · exploited · victimized · duped · ripped off · shortchanged · gypped · fleeced
Refused or disavowed
- deprivedLacking necessities
- missed outFailed to partake
- foregoneAlready certain beforehand
- taken awayRemoved from possession
opportunity · chance · moment · glory · victory · credit · recognition · deserved
Broke a rule
- traumatizedEmotionally damaged by experience
- shakenDisturbed or agitated
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- targetedChosen for specific attention
helpless · unsafe · frightened · anxious · distressed · paranoid · invaded · watchful
burglary
Illegal entry to commit crime
holdup · stickup · larceny · burglar · thief · bandit · armed · felony · criminal · stolen
dispossessed
Deprived of home or land
cleaned out · wiped out · bereft · depleted · missing · gone · taken · ransacked · looted · pillaged
cheated
Acted dishonestly to win
scammed · conned · exploited · victimized · duped · ripped off · shortchanged · gypped · fleeced · deceived
denied
Refused or disavowed
- deprivedLacking necessities
- missed outFailed to partake
- foregoneAlready certain beforehand
taken away · opportunity · chance · moment · glory · victory · credit · recognition · deserved
violated
Broke a rule
- traumatizedEmotionally damaged by experience
- shakenDisturbed or agitated
- vulnerableOpen to attack
targeted · helpless · unsafe · frightened · anxious · distressed · paranoid · invaded · watchful · hypervigilant
- unfairnessunfair, unjust, biased, unequal, inequitable
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
- dupeddeceived, tricked, fooled, conned, swindled
- unfortunatesvictims, unfortunate, wretch, poor soul, lost soul
- povertypoverty line, poor, poverty rate, impoverished, generational poverty
- outfieldcenter field, left field, right field, center fielder, left fielder
robbedgifted
Given as present
given · donated · bequeathed · bestowed · returned
robbedcompensated
Paid for service rendered
reimbursed · repaid · indemnified · made whole · restored
- robbing blindStealing everything from someone
- cops and robbersChildren's game of chase
- bank robberOne who steals from vaults
- bank robberyTheft from financial institution
- armed robberyTheft with weapon threat
- highway robberyOutrageously excessive charge