Definitions

rob

[rob] / rɒb /

VERB

steal, deprive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bereave break into cheat defraud divest hijack loot lose mug plunder raid ransack strip

STRONG

abscond appropriate burglarize burgle con cop defalcate despoil disinherit dispossess embezzle filch heist hustle liberate lift oust peculate pilfer pillage pinch promote purloin relieve requisition rifle roll sack scrounge snitch strong-arm swindle swipe take thieve withhold

WEAK

do out of hold up rip off stick up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give help receive

STRONG

be honest bequeath offer protect return

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

ROB The more cutting, the more I like it.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023

ROB GRONKOWSKI: The tight end came out of retirement to rejoin Brady, and with two touchdown catches set an NFL record with 14 from Brady in the postseason, the most by any duo in history.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2021

ROB MCNAMARA: Overdoing it with Tiger is the wrong thing.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 24, 2020

ROB GRONKOWSKI, PATRIOTS, 2012: After catching 17 touchdown passes, a record for a tight end, he sprained his left ankle in the AFC title game.

From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2015

Scott, if it were not for a passage or two in ROB ROY, would give me very much the same effect.

From Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers by Stevenson, Robert Louis

rob

Example Sentences

Related Words