Synonyms of rape
120 similar words
Another word for rape is take. Other synonyms of rape are violate, filch, kidnap, heist and bandit.
Synonyms and similar words for rape
verbTo force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent.
verbTo seize by force. (Now often with sexual overtones.).
- loot
- seize
- snatchTo steal.
- takeTo seize or capture.
- begripeTo lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.
- capture
- grasp
- get
- lay hold of
- take hold
- steal
- abduct
- abstract euphemistic
- appropriate
- bag
- banditTo rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
- bash and grabTo perform such an act.
- bone
- boost
- burgle
- burglarizeTo commit burglary.
- borrow
- cheat
- chore
- commandeer
- confiscateTo use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
- convert
- cop
- cozen
- crib
- embezzleTo steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for...
- filchTo illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
- fleece
- flog AustraliaTo steal something.
- gaffle
- gilravage Scotland
- half-inch slangTo pinch, to steal.
- heaveTo rob; to steal from; to plunder.
- heistTo steal, rob, or hold up (something).
- jack
- kidnapTo seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
- knock offTo rob.
- kipeTo steal.
- kyper
- liberate
- lift
- make off with
- misappropriate
- moochTo steal or filch.
- moonlight requisitionTo steal or use materiel without authorization.
- nick
- nipTo steal; especially to cut a purse.
- own
- peculateTo embezzle.
- pickpocketTo pick pockets; to steal.
- pilferTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- pinchTo steal, usually something inconsequential.
- pillageTo loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
- pirate
- plunder
- poach
- prigTo filch or steal.
- purloin
- raid
- ransack
- relieve
- reave
- rip
- rip off
- rob
- run off with
- snag
- swindle
- swipeTo steal or snatch.
- thieveTo commit theft.
- walk off with
- apprehend archaic
- fang archaic, dialectal
- gripe archaic
- mill obsolete
- sniggle obsoleteTo steal something of little value.
- snitch dated
verbTo plunder, to destroy or despoil.
verbTo overpower, destroy (someone); to trounce.
- beat
- obliterate
- thrash
- bring down
- chew up
- eat someone for breakfast slangTo beat easily; to trounce.
- eat someone's lunch US, slangTo best or defeat someone thoroughly; to make short work of.
- humble
- kick ass
- murdelizeTo defeat soundly; to trounce.
- outfoxTo beat (someone) in a competition of wits with superior cleverness or cunning; to outsmart.
- outguessTo beat through accurate anticipation of someone's plans and actions.
- outrun
- outsmartTo beat in a competition of wits.
- outwitTo get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.
- overcome
- overpower
- overwinTo overcome; gain one's point; exceed.
- pulverise
- pwnTo own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).
- reduceTo humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- spank
- steal the showTo be the best performer during a performance.
- subdue
- subvert
- surmount
- trounceTo beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
- vanquishTo defeat (someone); to overcome.
- convince obsoleteTo overcome, conquer, vanquish.
- malavogue Ireland, datedTo punish or trounce.
Meaning of rape
- noun The act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person, regardless of gender; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on or perpetrated by any being.
- noun Overpowerment; utter defeat.
- noun An insult to one's senses so severe that one feels that they cannot ever be the same afterwards.
rape in other languages
Questions about synonyms of rape
- What is another word for rape?
- Rape has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as take, violate, filch, kidnap, heist, bandit, get and confiscate.
- What does rape mean?
- Rape means the act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person, regardless of gender; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on or perpetrated by any being.
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