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PLUNDER Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word plunder. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word plunder. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PLUNDER

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loot
verb, nounv, n
noun

• goods or money obtained illegally

• informal terms for money

verb

• take illegally; of intellectual property

• steal goods; take as spoils

despoil
verbv
verb

• 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

ransack
verbv
verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

• search thoroughly

sack
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

• an enclosed space

• the quantity contained in a sack

• any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)

• a woman's full loose hiplength jacket

• a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily

• a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist

• the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter

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

verb

• plunder (a town) after capture

• terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

• make as a net profit

• put in a sack

desecrate
verbv
verb

• violate the sacred character of a place or language

• remove the consecration from a person or an object

maraud
verbv
noun

• a sudden short attack

verb

• raid and rove in search of booty

pirate
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

• someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

• a ship that is manned by pirates

verb

• copy illegally; of published material

• take arbitrarily or by force

raid
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sudden short attack

• an attempt by speculators to defraud investors

verb

• search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on

• enter someone else's territory and take spoils

• take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock

• search for something needed or desired

ravage
verbv
noun

• (usually plural) a destructive action

verb

• make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

ravish
verbv
verb

• force (someone) to have sex against their will

• hold spellbound

rob
verbv
verb

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

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

steal
verbv
noun

• an advantageous purchase

• a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)

verb

• take without the owner's consent

• move stealthily

• steal a base

vandalize
verbv
verb

• destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism

depredate
verbv
verb

• To ransack or plunder; to prey upon.

foray
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sudden short attack

• an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)

verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

• briefly enter enemy territory

prize
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

• goods or money obtained illegally

• something given as a token of victory

adjective satellite

• of superior grade

verb

• hold dear

• to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

• regard highly; think much of

reave
verbv
verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

rifle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore

verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

• go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way

spoil
verbv
noun

• (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

• the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

• the act of stripping and taking by force

verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• become unfit for consumption or use

• alter from the original

• treat with excessive indulgence

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• have a strong desire or urge to do something

• destroy and strip of its possession

• make imperfect

Best Hypernyms For PLUNDER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for plunder, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
take destroy rip ruin steal
Phrases (1)
stolen property

Alternatives for LOOT

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