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Synonyms of steal

76 similar words · 9 opposite words

Another word for steal is rob. Other synonyms of steal are rape, heist, bandit, confiscate and pickpocket. The opposite of steal is donate.

Synonyms and similar words for steal

verbTo move silently or secretly; to pass unnoticed.

  • sneakTo creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.

nounA piece of merchandise available at a very low, attractive price; the act of buying it.

  • bargainAn item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price.
  • good value
  • value for moneyA reasonable amount and quality of goods or services for the amount of money one spends.

verbMore synonyms

  • abduct
  • abstract euphemisticTo steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
  • appropriate
  • bagTo steal.
  • banditTo rob, or steal from, in the manner of a bandit.
  • bash and grabTo perform such an act.
  • boneTo apprehend, steal.
  • boostTo steal.
  • burgle
  • burglarizeTo commit burglary.
  • borrow
  • cheat
  • choreTo steal.
  • commandeer
  • confiscateTo use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
  • convert
  • copTo steal.
  • cozen
  • cribTo steal or embezzle.
  • 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.
  • gaffleTo steal.
  • gilravage Scotland
  • half-inch slangTo pinch, to steal.
  • heaveTo rob; to steal from; to plunder.
  • heistTo steal, rob, or hold up (something).
  • jackTo steal (something), typically an automobile; to rob (someone).
  • kidnapTo seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
  • knock offTo rob.
  • kipeTo steal.
  • kyper
  • liberateTo take (property belonging to someone else) by force or theft; to loot, to rob, to steal.
  • liftTo steal.
  • lootSynonym of rob, to steal something from someone by violence or threat of violence.
  • make off withTo steal (something) and flee.
  • misappropriate
  • moochTo steal or filch.
  • moonlight requisitionTo steal or use materiel without authorization.
  • nickTo steal.
  • 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
  • pocket
  • prigTo filch or steal.
  • purloinTo take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
  • raid
  • ransackTo search (someone or a place) thoroughly in order to steal something, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a...
  • rapeTo seize by force. (Now often with sexual overtones.).
  • relieve
  • reave
  • ripTo steal; to rip off.
  • rip offTo steal.
  • robTo steal from, especially using force or violence.
  • run off withTo steal or abscond with.
  • snag
  • snatchTo steal.
  • swindle
  • swipeTo steal or snatch.
  • thieveTo commit theft.
  • walk off withTo steal, especially by surreptitiously removing an unguarded item.
  • mill obsolete
  • sniggle obsoleteTo steal something of little value.
  • snitch datedTo steal, quickly and quietly.

Opposite of steal

nounA piece of merchandise available at a very low, attractive price; the act of buying it.

  • rip-offA bad deal; an unfair or exorbitant price or rate.

verbAcquire licitly.

verbMore antonyms

verbProvide freely.

  • donateTo make a donation; to give away something of value to support or contribute towards a cause or for the benefit of...

Meaning of steal

  1. verb To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
  2. verb To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
  3. verb To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.

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Questions about synonyms of steal

What is another word for steal?
Steal has 76 synonyms on Word.ws, such as rob, rape, heist, bandit, confiscate, pickpocket, loot and cop.
What is the opposite of steal?
The opposite of steal is donate. Other antonyms of steal are buy and return.
What does steal mean?
Steal means to take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.

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