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RAPINE Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word rapine. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word rapine. (close relations)

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burglary
nounn
noun

• entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

crime
nounn
noun

• (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

• an evil act not necessarily punishable by law

desolation
nounn
noun

• the state of being decayed or destroyed

• a bleak and desolate atmosphere

• sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned

• an event that results in total destruction

despoilment
nounn
noun

• the act of stripping and taking by force

despoliation
nounn
noun

• the act of stripping and taking by force

embezzlement
nounn
noun

• the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else

looting
verb, nounv, n
noun

• plundering during riots or in wartime

marauding
adjectiveadj
noun

• Raiding and pillaging.

adjective satellite

• characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding

pillage
verbv
noun

• goods or money obtained illegally

• the act of stealing valuable things from a place

verb

• steal goods; take as spoils

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

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

ravaging
adjectiveadj
noun

• plundering with excessive damage and destruction

adjective satellite

• ruinously destructive and wasting

robbery
nounn
noun

• larceny by threat of violence

• plundering during riots or in wartime

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

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

• the process of becoming spoiled

• the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

theft
nounn
noun

• the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

thievery
nounn
noun

• the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

Best Hypernyms For RAPINE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for rapine, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
pillage pillaging plundering

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