robbing
Taking by force
Robbing is taking property from someone by force or threat—the act of committing robbery.
The word extends to any unfair deprivation: They're robbing us of our future.
To rob Peter to pay Paul is to solve one problem by creating another.
He was caught robbing a convenience store.
Forcible theft during conflict
- raidingSudden attack for plunder
- sackingDismissal from employment
- lootingTheft during disorder
- maraudingRoving to plunder
spoils · booty · conquest · ransacking · invaders · village · wartime · horde
Stealthily deceptive
- pocketingTaking and keeping covertly
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- filchingStealing small items
- swipingTaking something swiftly
nicking · lifting · furtive · petty · pinching · pilferage · small-time · opportunistic
Place holding deposits
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
- crewWorking team aboard
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
planning · caper · stakeout · safe-cracker · drill · surveillance · escape · blueprints
Unlawful entry to premises
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- lockpickLock-opening implement
- alarmUrgent warning signal
safe · nighttime · stealth · ransack · security · window · flashlight · crowbar
Thief who steals carried items
- walletSmall case for currency
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
- sleight-of-handSkillful manual deception
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
accomplice · tourist · subway · marketplace · bump · dip · nimble · fingers
pillaging
Forcible theft during conflict
marauding · spoils · booty · conquest · ransacking · invaders · village · wartime · horde · devastation
sneaky
Stealthily deceptive
- pocketingTaking and keeping covertly
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- filchingStealing small items
swiping · nicking · lifting · furtive · petty · pinching · pilferage · small-time · opportunistic · unnoticed
bank
Place holding deposits
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- mastermindScheme's chief planner
- crewWorking team aboard
getaway · planning · caper · stakeout · safe-cracker · drill · surveillance · escape · blueprints · timing
break-in
Unlawful entry to premises
- trespassUnauthorized entry onto property
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- lockpickLock-opening implement
alarm · safe · nighttime · stealth · ransack · security · window · flashlight · crowbar · residential
holdup
Theft by threat
victim · alley · confrontation · threat · weapon · knife · gun · wallet · purse · strongarm
pickpocket
Thief who steals carried items
- walletSmall case for currency
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
- sleight-of-handSkillful manual deception
distraction · accomplice · tourist · subway · marketplace · bump · dip · nimble · fingers · misdirection
- colony behaviorswarming, foraging, division of labor, caste system, food storage
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, shoplifting
- plunderlooting, loot, booty, pillaging, spoils
- beekeepingbeekeeping, apiculture, beehive, hive, apiary
- harmharming, injury, hurting, abuse, injuring
robbingearning
Gaining through work
purchasing · buying · inheriting · getting paid · winning
- robbing blindStealing everything from someone
- robbing Peter to pay PaulSolving problems by creating others
- tomb robbingStealing from burial sites
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