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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
And injury has again robbed Tuchel of Stones' talent and his experience will be missed when England head to Serbia next week for their toughest match of the World Cup qualifying campaign.
Elissa said Ivan, who is now aged five, had been "completely robbed of his toddler years" due to health issues resulting from constipation.
Trying to rob his employer one night with a mop dipped in toxic muck, Winston is shot and thrown into said slop.
A couple who found the body of their baby daughter lying on the sofa at a funeral director's home say their child was "robbed of her dignity".
She says she feels "bullied over a crime that robbed me of my childhood".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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