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LOOTING Synonyms

There are 40 synonyms of the word looting. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word looting. (close relations)
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marauding
adjectiveadj
noun

• Raiding and pillaging.

adjective satellite

• characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding

pillaging
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of stealing valuable things from a place

plundering
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of stealing valuable things from a place

adjective satellite

• given to taking by force what is desired

raiding
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective satellite

• characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding

ransacking
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)

sacking
verb, nounv, n
noun

• coarse fabric used for bags or sacks

• the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)

spoiling
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
noun

• the process of becoming spoiled

• the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

stealing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

• avoiding detection by moving carefully

stripping
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the removal of covering

thieving
adjectiveadj
noun

• the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

adjective satellite

• given to thievery

despoiling
verbv
verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

• destroy and strip of its possession

robbing
verbv
verb

• take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

plunder
verbv
noun

• goods or money obtained illegally

verb

• take illegally; of intellectual property

• plunder (a town) after capture

• steal goods; take as spoils

• destroy and strip of its possession

pillage
verbv
noun

• goods or money obtained illegally

• the act of stealing valuable things from a place

verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

boodle
nounn
noun

• informal terms for money

• a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card

bread
nounn
noun

• food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

• informal terms for money

verb

• cover with bread crumbs

cabbage
verb, nounv, n
noun

• any of various types of cabbage

• informal terms for money

• any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers

verb

• make off with belongings of others

clams
nounn
noun

• informal terms for money

despoil
verbv
verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

• destroy and strip of its possession

dinero
nounn
noun

• informal terms for money

Best Hypernyms For LOOTING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for looting, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
money rip steal take
Phrases (1)
stolen property

Alternatives for MARAUDING

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