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present participle of pilfer.

pilfering

ADJECTIVE

larcenous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crooked rapacious

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criminal cunning

WEAK

dishonest fraudulent furtive kleptomaniacal light-fingered piratic plunderous predatory secretive sly spoliative stealthy sticky-fingered

ADJECTIVE

thieving

Synonyms

STRONG

crooked cunning larcenous

WEAK

dishonest fraudulent furtive kleptomaniacal light-fingered piratic plunderous predatory rapacious secretive sly spoliative stealthy sticky-fingered thievish

Antonyms

WEAK

benevolent philanthropic

ADJECTIVE

thieving/thievish

Synonyms

WEAK

crooked cunning dishonest fraudulent furtive kleptomaniacal larcenous light-fingered piratic plunderous predatory rapacious secretive sly spoliative stealthy sticky-fingered

Antonyms

WEAK

benevolent philanthropic

ADJECTIVE

thievish

Synonyms

WEAK

crooked cunning dishonest fraudulent furtive kleptomaniacal larcenous light-fingered piratic plunderous predatory rapacious secretive sly spoliative stealing stealthy sticky-fingered

NOUN

appropriation

Synonyms

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confiscation embezzlement expropriation misappropriation

STRONG

grab seizure takeover taking usurpation

Antonyms

WEAK

bestowal giving return

NOUN

embezzlement

Synonyms

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fraud larceny misappropriation misuse theft

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abstraction appropriation defalcation misapplication peculation pilferage skimming thieving

WEAK

filching purloining

Antonyms

WEAK

compensation pay reimbursement return

NOUN

larceny

Synonyms

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burglary misappropriation robbery

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crime lift pinch steal stealing thievery thieving touch

WEAK

purloining

Antonyms

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lot

NOUN

pilferage

Synonyms

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burglary crime lift misappropriation pinch robbery steal stealing theft thievery thieving touch

WEAK

purloining

Antonyms

STRONG

lot

NOUN

theft

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

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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 purloining robbing swindling swiping

Antonyms

STRONG

bestowal gift giving offering

WEAK

return

NOUN

thievery

Synonyms

STRONG

burglary larceny robbery stealing thievishness

WEAK

filching

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pilfering

What’s more, China has a history of pilfering technology to get ahead: In 2025, one in five European companies in China said that Chinese firms had stolen technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Yes, using the DOJ’s website, users are pilfering software and documents from the Epstein files.

From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026

He probably feels more awful about his after-hours pilfering than you do.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025

Sitting just a few feet away it appears MacCallum's sometimes daily pilfering took place right in front of them.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024

The deck grew over time, with people pilfering index cards from classrooms whenever they wanted to expand it.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

pilfering

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