Showing results for thieves.

thieves

NOUN

person who steals

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bandit burglar criminal crook mugger pickpocket pirate robber sniper swindler

STRONG

cheat clip defalcator embezzler hijacker housebreaker kleptomaniac larcener larcenist lifter moonlighter owl pilferer plunderer prowler punk scrounger shoplifter spider stealer

WEAK

cat burglar heister highway robber holdup artist porch climber purloiner stickup artist

Antonyms

STRONGEST

law police

VERB

steal

Synonyms

STRONG

filch hook loot pilfer rob swipe

WEAK

rip off

Antonyms

STRONG

give receive

WEAK

buy purchase

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.

In the clips, the faces of self-confessed thieves are covered with balaclavas or emojis.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The three of us were thick as thieves, all the same age, all fresh out of high school, into this soap opera.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Police are investigating two recent home burglaries in Los Angeles in which the thieves were confronted by witnesses or scared off by home alarms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

"Some of these thieves, they don't know what they're taking," said Roy Raftery, trading card expert at Stanley Gibbons Baldwins.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Now they’re just pests, pesky thieves trying to steal what little gold we find.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff