THIEVISHNESS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word thievishness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for THIEVISHNESS
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burglary | nounn | |||||||
noun • entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property | ||||||||
dishonesty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being dishonest • lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | ||||||||
embezzlement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else | ||||||||
fraud | nounn | |||||||
noun • intentional deception resulting in injury to another person • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | ||||||||
larceny | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | ||||||||
looting | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • plundering during riots or in wartime | ||||||||
robbery | nounn | |||||||
noun • larceny by threat of violence • plundering during riots or in wartime | ||||||||
shoplifting | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store | ||||||||
theft | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | ||||||||
pilfering | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||||
swindling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||||
larcenous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • having a disposition to steal |