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steal
verb as in take something without permission
Strongest matches
abduct, divert, embezzle, keep, kidnap, loot, pilfer, plunder, ransack, remove, strip, swipe, take
Strong matches
appropriate, blackmail, burglarize, cheat, cozen, defraud, despoil, heist, housebreak, lift, misappropriate, peculate, pillage, pinch, pirate, plagiarize, poach, purloin, rifle, sack, shoplift, snitch, swindle, thieve, withdraw
Weak matches
carry off, hold for ransom, hold up, make off with, rip off, run off with, spirit away, stick up, take possession of, walk off with
Example Sentences
"If you are going to steal, steal from the best. I stole a lot from Anthony Hopkins," he said.
"Every time someone comes in and steals something, that cost gets passed on… it puts the price up so we're all paying."
The silver lining is the price: we split the $2,700 monthly rent, paying only $1,350 each, which feels like a steal in New York City.
In the days and weeks after the 2020 election, partisans across the country used lies and deceit to try to defraud the American people and steal the White House.
Five players had multiple steals in the win.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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