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rob
verb as in steal, deprive
Strongest matches
bereave, break into, cheat, defraud, divest, hijack, loot, lose, mug, plunder, raid, ransack, strip
Strong matches
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
Example Sentences
It would be a shame to rob a reader of the experience of watching Kapadia shed her film’s skin, reinventing in an entirely new register.
Underlying the issue, he said, is a “fear that crime is more prevalent,” a perception fueled by viral videos of stores being robbed by large groups of teens.
"Smyth was protected in England and he was protected in Zimbabwe. The protection went on for so long it robbed victims the chance to confront Smyth as adults."
A mother whose autistic son has spent 10 months in hospital has said he is being locked away and robbed of a future.
“But that was robbed from me, so here we are.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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