thieved
Pilfered someone's property
Thieved is the past tense of thieve, meaning to steal.
The verb is less common than its noun form thief but appears in literary and formal contexts: Someone had thieved the silver from the manor house.
It can also describe habitual stealing: He thieved his way across Europe.
Took without permission
- pilferedTook in small amounts
- burglarizedIllegally entered and looted
- shopliftedStole from a store
- embezzledStole entrusted money
robbed · snatched · swiped · purloined · filched · plundered · misappropriated · nabbed
Property acquired through theft
- bootyStolen valuables, especially treasure
- spoilsSeized war gains
- plunderGoods seized violently
- swagStolen goods, slang
haul · contraband · takings · ill-gotten gains · loot · cache · valuables · proceeds
One who breaks in
- robberOne who steals by force
- pickpocketThief who steals carried items
- shoplifterOne who steals merchandise
- banditArmed roadside thief
crook · pilferer · kleptomaniac · mugger · looter · raider · rustler · poacher
In a covert manner
- furtivelyIn a secretive manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
- covertlyDone without detection
- secretlyWithout others' knowledge
sneakily · undetected · craftily · cunningly · deftly · silently · brazenly · opportunistically
stole
Took without permission
- pilferedTook in small amounts
- burglarizedIllegally entered and looted
- shopliftedStole from a store
embezzled · robbed · snatched · swiped · purloined · filched · plundered · misappropriated · nabbed · lifted
stolen goods
Property acquired through theft
swag · haul · contraband · takings · ill-gotten gains · loot · cache · valuables · proceeds
burglar
One who breaks in
- robberOne who steals by force
- pickpocketThief who steals carried items
- shoplifterOne who steals merchandise
bandit · crook · pilferer · kleptomaniac · mugger · looter · raider · rustler · poacher · cat burglar
stealthily
In a covert manner
- furtivelyIn a secretive manner
- surreptitiouslyIn a hidden manner
- covertlyDone without detection
secretly · sneakily · undetected · craftily · cunningly · deftly · silently · brazenly · opportunistically
- thick as thievesIntimately allied and loyal
- honor among thievesCriminals' mutual trust principle
- honour among thievesMutual trust between outlaws
- horse thievesThose who steal steeds
- identity thievesThose who steal personas
- jewel thievesThose who steal gemstones