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looting

NOUN

robbery

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break in burglary embezzlement felony heist holdup larceny mugging theft wrongdoing

STRONG

caper hit job stickup thievery

WEAK

mortal sin purse-snatching unlawful act

Antonyms

STRONGEST

return

NOUN

theft

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break in burglary crime embezzlement extortion fraud heist holdup larceny mugging piracy robbery shoplifting thievery vandalism

STRONG

annexation appropriation caper cheating deprivation grab hustle job lift peculation pilferage pillage pinch plunder racket rapacity ripoff score snatch snitch steal stickup swindle thieving touch

WEAK

defrauding pilfering purloining robbing swindling swiping

Antonyms

STRONG

bestowal gift giving offering

WEAK

return

Example Sentences

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Rasheed says he was initially arrested on allegations that he had been involved in looting "but when I appeared in court, the offence on my charge sheet was 'unlawful possession of firearms'".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

There was no massive hoarding, no looting or crime spree, no exodus of residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The case involved one Bradley Heppner, who was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly looting $150 million from a financial services company he chaired.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

So Irma banded together with other recipients of farming plots to demand an end to the looting and assert the rights given to them by Chávez’s laws.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

His hopes for looting rich merchant ships had disappeared like a dream.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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