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pilfer - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: pilfer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal, embezzle
Synonyms: annex, appropriate, borrow, cop*, crib*, filch*, liberate*, lift*, moonlight, pinch*, pluck*, purloin, requisition, rip off*, rob, scrounge, snare, snatch, swipe, take, thieve, palm*, walk off with
Antonyms: give, receive
Main Entry: defraud
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cheat, bilk
Synonyms: bamboozle, beguile, burn, chouse, circumvent, clip, con, cozen, deceive, delude, do, do number on, do out of*, dupe, embezzle, fleece, flimflam, foil, hoax, jive*, milk*, outwit, pilfer, pull fast one, rip off*, rob, shaft*, shuck*, stick*, sucker into, swindle, take in*, take to the cleaner's, take*, trick, victimize
Antonyms: contribute, help, repay, support
Main Entry: embezzle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal money, often from employer
Synonyms: abstract, appropriate, filch, forge, loot, misapply, misappropriate, misuse, peculate, pilfer, purloin, skim, thieve, defalcate, put hand in cookie jar, put hand in till
Antonyms: compensate, give, pay, reimburse, return
Main Entry: filch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal
Synonyms: cop*, crib*, embezzle, hustle*, lift*, misappropriate, pilfer*, pinch*, purloin, rip off*, rob, scrounge, sneak, snitch*, swipe, take, thieve, snipe, walk off with
Antonyms: contribute, give
Main Entry: forage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: search madly for
Synonyms: beat, comb, explore, grub, hunt, pilfer, plunder, raid, rake, ransack, ravage, rummage, scour, scrounge, seek, cast about, fine-tooth-comb
Main Entry: pillage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: plunder, destroy
Synonyms: appropriate, arrogate, confiscate, desecrate, desolate, despoil, devastate, devour, gut, invade, lift*, loot, maraud, nab*, pilfer, pinch*, purloin, raid, ransack, ravage, rifle*, rob, ruin, sack, spoil, steal, strip, thieve, trespass, waste, depredate, lay waste, spoliate
Antonyms: protect, safeguard
Main Entry: poach
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: infringe upon; trespass
Synonyms: appropriate, encroach, filch, intrude, pilfer, plunder, rob, smuggle, steal, fish illegally, hunt illegally
Antonyms: keep off
Main Entry: pocket
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: help oneself to something
Synonyms: abstract, appropriate, conceal, enclose, filch, hide, lift, nab, pilfer, pinch, purloin, shoplift, steal, swipe, take
Antonyms: give
Main Entry: purloin
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal
Synonyms: appropriate, cheat, defraud, embezzle, filch, heist, lift*, misappropriate, pilfer, pillage, pinch*, plunder, poach, rip off*, shoplift, snitch, swindle, take, thieve, burglarize, make off with
Main Entry: ransack
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: turn inside out in search; ravage
Synonyms: appropriate, comb, despoil, explore, filch, go through, gut*, hunt, investigate, lift, look into, loot, maraud, overhaul, peer, pilfer, pillage, pinch, plunder, poach, probe, pry, purloin, raid, rake, rape, ravish, rifle, rob, rummage, rustle, sack, scan, scour, scrutinize, search, seek, seize, sound, spoil, spy, steal, strip, thieve, ferret, go over with a fine-tooth comb, lay waste, leave no stone unturned, look all over for, look high and low, make off with, shake down*, take away
Antonyms: clean, neaten, tidy, care for
Main Entry: rip off
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: rob; trick
Synonyms: abuse, appropriate, bleed*, cheat, con*, cop*, defraud, dupe, exploit, filch*, fleece*, heist, lift*, nab*, pilfer, pinch, plunder, ransack, relieve, rifle, skin*, soak*, stick*, swindle, swipe, thieve, use, impose on
Antonyms: give, offer
Main Entry: rob
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal, deprive
Synonyms: abscond, appropriate, bereave, cheat, con, cop*, defraud, despoil, disinherit, dispossess, divest, do out of*, embezzle, filch*, heist, hijack, hold up*, hustle, liberate, lift*, loot, lose, mug, oust, peculate, pilfer, pillage, pinch, plunder, promote, purloin, raid, ransack, relieve, requisition, rifle, rip off*, roll*, sack*, scrounge, snitch*, strip, strong-arm*, swindle, swipe, take, thieve, withhold, break into, burglarize, burgle, defalcate, stick up
Antonyms: give, offer
Main Entry: shoplift
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal
Synonyms: defraud, embezzle, heist, hold up, lift*, loot, pilfer, pillage, pinch*, rip off*, snatch*, swipe, take, burglarize, carry off, make off with, run off with, stick up*, walk off with
Main Entry: thieve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal
Synonyms: filch, hook, loot, pilfer, rip off, rob, swipe
Antonyms: buy, give, purchase
Main Entry: snitch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal
Synonyms: defraud, embezzle, heist, hold up, keep, lift*, loot, pickpocket, pilfer, pillage, pinch*, plunder, poach, remove, rip off*, shoplift, swipe, take, burglarize, carry off, make off with, walk off with
Main Entry: steal
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take something without permission
Synonyms: abduct, appropriate, blackmail, cheat, cozen, defraud, despoil, divert, embezzle, heist, hold up, keep, kidnap, lift*, loot, misappropriate, peculate, pilfer, pillage, pinch*, pirate, plagiarize, plunder, poach, purloin, ransack, remove, rifle, rip off*, sack*, shoplift, snitch*, strip, swindle, swipe, take, thieve, withdraw, burglarize, carry off, hold for ransom, housebreak*, make off with, run off with, spirit away*, stick up*, take possession of, walk off with
Antonyms: give, receive
Main Entry: appropriate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal
Synonyms: annex, borrow, clap*, confiscate, cop, embezzle, filch, grab, hijack, liberate, lift, misappropriate, pilfer, pocket, secure, snatch, swipe*, usurp, get fingers on, get hands on, glom on to, grab hold of, moonlight requisition, take over
Antonyms: bequeath, bestow, give, return
Main Entry: borrow
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: adopt from another source; appropriate
Synonyms: acquire, adopt, assume, copy, filch, imitate, make one's own, obtain, pilfer, pirate, plagiarize, simulate, steal, take, use, usurp
Antonyms: give, return
Main Entry: knock off
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal
Synonyms: filch, loot, pilfer, pinch, plunder, purloin, ransack, relieve, rifle, rip off*, rob, thieve, knock over
Antonyms: give
Main Entry: swipe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: steal
Synonyms: appropriate, cop, filch, heist, hook, lift, nab, nick, pilfer, pinch, purloin, sneak, snitch, make off with
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