steal

[steel] / stil /

VERB

take something without permission

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abduct divert embezzle keep kidnap loot pilfer plunder ransack remove strip swipe take

STRONG

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

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give give up let go maintain receive release stay

STRONG

protect

VERB

sneak around

Synonyms

STRONG

creep flit glide insinuate lurk skulk slide slink slip snake tiptoe

WEAK

go stealthily pass quietly

Antonyms

WEAK

give receive

Example Sentences

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The Manchester City midfielder will be hoping to steal the show again in Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In the bottom of the first, he threw out the speedy James Clark trying to steal second.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Once you call, a scammer will try to steal your personal and financial information.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

"Of course my videos are all out there… It doesn't mean that you can just take it and steal it and post it as your own."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

“Boss Man is Roho, isn’t he? He had someone steal the Msaidizi?”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas