stolen
Taken without permission
Stolen is the past participle of steal, describing something taken without permission or right.
Property can be stolen, but so can intangibles: a stolen glance, a stolen kiss, stolen moments together.
The car was reported stolen.
She felt her childhood had been stolen from her.
Secretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
sneaky · concealed · hidden · undetected · unnoticed · pilfered · swiped · filched
Illegal entry to commit crime
- larcenyUnlawful taking of goods
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
pickpocketing · embezzlement · carjacking · mugging · looting · pilfering · snatching · piracy
Unattributed use of others' work
- infringementViolation of rights
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
- misappropriationWrongful taking of entrusted assets
usurpation · copying · bootlegging · knockoff · forgery · intellectual · copyright · trademark
Touch with lips
- glanceBrief, casual look
- momentBrief period of time
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
embrace · touch · rendezvous · tryst · forbidden · secret · fleeting · tender
Deprival of property rights
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
- bereavementState following loss
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
emptiness · devastation · violation · trauma · victimhood · irreplaceable · heirloom · sentimental
furtive
Secretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
stealthy · sneaky · concealed · hidden · undetected · unnoticed · pilfered · swiped · filched · purloined
burglary
Illegal entry to commit crime
shoplifting · pickpocketing · embezzlement · carjacking · mugging · looting · pilfering · snatching · piracy · smuggling
plagiarism
Unattributed use of others' work
- infringementViolation of rights
- piracySeaborne theft or bootlegging
- counterfeitingMaking fake money
misappropriation · usurpation · copying · bootlegging · knockoff · forgery · intellectual · copyright · trademark · credit
kiss
Touch with lips
affection · embrace · touch · rendezvous · tryst · forbidden · secret · fleeting · tender · unexpected
dispossession
Deprival of property rights
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
- bereavementState following loss
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
heartache · emptiness · devastation · violation · trauma · victimhood · irreplaceable · heirloom · sentimental · recovered
- theftlarceny, burglary, shoplifting, theft, pickpocketing
- irregular verbsbegin, began, begun, break, broke
- holiday sweetsgingerbread cookies, sugar cookies, gingerbread house, gingerbread men, gingerbread man
- past participlesbeen, done, gone, seen, taken
- sweet breadsbanana bread, cinnamon bread, raisin bread, nut bread, pumpkin bread
- gonegone, absent, away, departed, missing
- stole the showCaptivated all attention unexpectedly
- stolen goodsProperty acquired through theft
- stolen carIllegally taken automobile
- stolen artifactsIllegally acquired historical objects
- stole awayDeparted secretly, unnoticed
- stolen propertyGoods obtained by theft