| Main Entry: |
theft |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
stealing |
Synonyms: |
annexation, appropriation, break-in, burglary,
caper,
cheating,
crime, defrauding,
deprivation, embezzlement,
extortion, filch, fleece, fraud,
grab*, heist, holdup,
hustle*,
job*, larceny,
lift*, looting, mugging, peculation, pilferage, pilfering,
pillage,
pinch*, piracy,
plunder, purloining, racket, rapacity, rip-off, robbery, robbing,
score*, shoplifting,
snatch*, snitch,
steal, stickup,
swindle, swindling, swiping, thievery, thieving,
touch*, vandalism
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Antonyms: |
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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