RAPINE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word rapine. (close relations)
Definition of RAPINE
Best Alternative Words for RAPINE
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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 |