Steal

//stiːl//

Synonyms for "steal" (260 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (52)

bargain sneak snitch swipe thieve abstract acquire adopt advantageous purchase and annex appropriate assume bag boost borrow burglarize burglary buy cabbage

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caper catch up claim clap hands on clasp claw clench clinch clout clutch collar coon

Noun(2 words)

bargain buy

Verb(18 words)

rip rip off abduct abstract appropriate bag bandit bash and grab bone boost borrow burglarize burgle cheat chore commandeer confiscate convert

Strong matches (78)

Related words (130)

loot lurk make make off with make use of misappropriate mock mooch mouse nab nail nick nightwalk nip nip up pad palm partake peculate pennyworth

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Verb(39 words)

loot make off with mill misappropriate mooch moonlight requisition nick nip own peculate pickpocket pilfer pillage pinch pirate plunder poach pocket prig purloin

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rack raid ransack rape reave relieve rob run off with scunge slip snag snatch sneak sniggle snitch swindle swipe thieve walk off with

Noun(2 words)

stolen base value for money

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

12 relation types

More general

14 entries

acquire advance ball baseball baseball game gain gain ground get ahead make headway move pull ahead purchase take win

More specific

6 entries

dacoit expropriate fly the blue pigeon nationalize shoplift twoc

Antonyms

2 entries

donate receive

Synonyms

5 entries

bargain sneak snitch swipe thieve

Related terms

14 entries

bilk booty burglarize burgle confiscate hot make off pickpocket pilfer steal away stealth sticky fingers theft thief

derived

22 entries

besteal close the stable door after the horse has been stolen don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep double steal forsteal kill steal lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen scene stealing scene-stealing shop steal steal a glance steal a kiss steal a march steal someone's heart steal someone's identity steal someone's soul

Showing 16 of 22 words.

has context

7 entries

baseball basketball computing curling humorous ice hockey sports

is a

1 entries

baseball

manner of

3 entries

gain move take

motivated by_goal

2 entries

have no money want money

related to

30 entries

acquire advance artful burglarize burgle confiscate crime dispossess end get hammer illegally move owner permission pickpocket

Showing 16 of 30 words.

troponym

1 entries

shoplift

Translations

367 translations across 156 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

steel verb (to illegally take possession of)

Aklanon

1 entries

takaw verb (to illegally take possession of)

Albanian

1 entries

vjedh verb (to illegally take possession of)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

κλέπτω verb (to illegally take possession of)

Andi

1 entries

бекъашду verb (to illegally take possession of)

Ao

1 entries

auya (Chungli) verb (to illegally take possession of)

Arabic

4 entries

اِسْتَرَقَ verb (to move silently)
باق verb (to illegally take possession of)
سرق verb (to illegally take possession of)
سرق verb (to illegally take possession of)

Armenian

1 entries

գողանալ verb (to illegally take possession of)

Aromanian

1 entries

fur verb (to illegally take possession of)

Assamese

1 entries

চুৰ কৰ verb (to illegally take possession of)

Asturian

1 entries

robar verb (to illegally take possession of)

Avar

1 entries

бикъизе verb (to illegally take possession of)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

oğurlamaq verb (to illegally take possession of)

Bangi

1 entries

yiba verb (to illegally take possession of)

Basque

2 entries

ebatsi verb (to illegally take possession of)
lapurtu verb (to illegally take possession of)

Belarusian

2 entries

кра́сці verb (to illegally take possession of)
скра́сці verb (to illegally take possession of)

Bengali

1 entries

চুরি করা verb (to illegally take possession of)

Big Nambas

1 entries

iv'ənah verb (to illegally take possession of)

Borôro

1 entries

iwogu verb (to illegally take possession of)

Bulgarian

4 entries

кражба noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
промоция noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
крада́ verb (to illegally take possession of)
открадвам verb (to get or effect surreptitiously or artfully)

Burmese

2 entries

ခိုး verb (to illegally take possession of)
ဗုန်း verb (to illegally take possession of)

Catalan

3 entries

robatori noun (a stolen base)
escapolir-se verb (to move silently)
robar verb (to illegally take possession of)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

دزین verb (to illegally take possession of)

Chichewa

1 entries

kubá verb (to illegally take possession of)

Chickasaw

4 entries

aahonkopa verb (to illegally take possession of)
honkopa verb (to illegally take possession of)
imaahonkopa verb (to illegally take possession of)
i̠honkopa verb (to illegally take possession of)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries

偷 verb (to illegally take possession of)
偷嘢 verb (to illegally take possession of)
盜 /盗 verb (to illegally take possession of)
盜竊 /盗窃 verb (to illegally take possession of)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

盜竊 /盗窃 noun (the act of stealing)
偷 verb (to illegally take possession of)
偷垒 verb (baseball: to advance safely during the pitch)
盜 /盗 verb (to illegally take possession of)

Church Slavic

1 entries

красти verb (to illegally take possession of)

Chuvash

1 entries

вӑрла verb (to illegally take possession of)

Cornish

1 entries

ladra verb (to illegally take possession of)

Czech

2 entries

krást verb (to illegally take possession of)
ukrást verb (to illegally take possession of)

Danish

1 entries

stjæle verb (to illegally take possession of)

Dutch

4 entries

diefstal noun (the act of stealing)
koopje noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
roof noun (the act of stealing)
gappen verb (to illegally take possession of)

Eastern Mari

1 entries

авалткалаш verb (to illegally take possession of)

Egyptian

1 entries

i-TA-A-D51:D40 verb (to illegally take possession of)

Esperanto

2 entries

alŝteliĝi verb (to move silently)
ŝteli verb (to illegally take possession of)

Estonian

3 entries

varastamine noun (the act of stealing)
vargus noun (the act of stealing)
varastama verb (to illegally take possession of)

Faroese

2 entries

skáka verb (to illegally take possession of)
stjala verb (to illegally take possession of)

Finnish

4 entries

löytö noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
varastaminen noun (the act of stealing)
varkaus noun (the act of stealing)
hiipiä verb (to move silently)

French

3 entries

bonne affaire noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
vol noun (the act of stealing)
voler verb (to illegally take possession of)

Gagauz

1 entries

çalmaa verb (to illegally take possession of)

Galician

1 entries

roubar verb (to illegally take possession of)

Georgian

1 entries

მოპარვა verb (to illegally take possession of)

German

4 entries

Diebstahl noun (the act of stealing)
Raub noun (the act of stealing)
Schnäppchen noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
entwenden verb (to illegally take possession of)

Gothic

2 entries

𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 verb (to illegally take possession of)
𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌻𐌰𐌽 verb (to illegally take possession of)

Greek

1 entries

κλέβω verb (to illegally take possession of)

Greenlandic

1 entries

tillippoq verb (to illegally take possession of)

Hebrew

4 entries

גניבה noun (the act of stealing)
מציאה noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
גָּזַל verb (to illegally take possession of)
גָּנַב verb (to illegally take possession of)

Higaonon

1 entries

takaw verb (to illegally take possession of)

Hindi

1 entries

चुराना verb (to illegally take possession of)

Hungarian

4 entries

lop verb (to illegally take possession of)
lopva verb (to get or effect surreptitiously or artfully)
lopódzik verb (to move silently)
oson verb (to move silently)

Icelandic

2 entries

hnupla verb (to illegally take possession of)
stela verb (to illegally take possession of)

Indonesian

1 entries

mencuri verb (to illegally take possession of)

Ingrian

1 entries

varastaa verb (to illegally take possession of)

Irish

1 entries

goid verb (to illegally take possession of)

Istro-Romanian

1 entries

furå verb (to illegally take possession of)

Italian

4 entries

combinazione noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
furto noun (the act of stealing)
refurtiva noun (a stolen base)
ruberia noun (the act of stealing)

Japanese

4 entries

掘り出し物 noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
盗み noun (the act of stealing)
盗塁 noun (a stolen base)
忍び足をする verb (to move silently)

Javanese

1 entries

nyolong verb (to illegally take possession of)

Judeo-Italian

1 entries

גנביר verb (to illegally take possession of)

Kabuverdianu

4 entries

rabata verb (to illegally take possession of)
rabata verb (to get or effect surreptitiously or artfully)
rebatá verb (to illegally take possession of)
rebatá verb (to get or effect surreptitiously or artfully)

Kazakh

1 entries

ұрлау verb (to illegally take possession of)

Khmer

3 entries

គៃ verb (to illegally take possession of)
ឆ្មក់ verb (to illegally take possession of)
លួច verb (to illegally take possession of)

Kituba

2 entries

kuyiba verb (to illegally take possession of)
yiba verb (to illegally take possession of)

Korean

1 entries

훔치다 verb (to illegally take possession of)

Krio

1 entries

tif verb (to illegally take possession of)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

уурдап алуу verb (to illegally take possession of)
уурдоо verb (to illegally take possession of)

Lao

4 entries

ຍາດ verb (to illegally take possession of)
ລັກ verb (to illegally take possession of)
ລັກສົກ verb (to illegally take possession of)
ສົກ verb (to illegally take possession of)

Latgalian

1 entries

zagt verb (to illegally take possession of)

Latin

2 entries

clepō verb (to illegally take possession of)
fūror verb (to illegally take possession of)

Latvian

1 entries

zagt verb (to illegally take possession of)

Lingala

3 entries

iba verb (to illegally take possession of)
koyíba verb (to illegally take possession of)
yiba verb (to illegally take possession of)

Lithuanian

1 entries

vogti verb (to illegally take possession of)

Lombard

2 entries

róbà verb (to illegally take possession of)
rübà verb (to illegally take possession of)

Low German

1 entries

stehlen verb (to illegally take possession of)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

kšadnuś verb (to illegally take possession of)

Luxembourgish

4 entries

klauen verb (to illegally take possession of)
schuppen verb (to illegally take possession of)
stielen verb (to illegally take possession of)
zoppen verb (to illegally take possession of)

Lü

1 entries

ᦟᧅ verb (to illegally take possession of)

Macedonian

2 entries

краде verb (to illegally take possession of)
се прикрадува verb (to move silently)

Malawi Lomwe

1 entries

wiiya verb (to illegally take possession of)

Malay

1 entries

curi verb (to illegally take possession of)

Maltese

1 entries

seraq verb (to illegally take possession of)

Mansaka

1 entries

takaw verb (to illegally take possession of)

Mapudungun

1 entries

weñen verb (to illegally take possession of)

Middle English

1 entries

stelen verb (to illegally take possession of)

Mongolian

2 entries

хулгай хийх verb (to illegally take possession of)
хулгайлах verb (to illegally take possession of)

Mwani

1 entries

kwiwa verb (to illegally take possession of)

Māori

4 entries

kaiā verb (to illegally take possession of)
keiā verb (to illegally take possession of)
nihinihi verb (to move silently)
tāhae verb (to illegally take possession of)

Nepali

1 entries

चोर्नु verb (to illegally take possession of)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

uhiɓa verb (to illegally take possession of)

Ngombe (Congo)

1 entries

iba verb (to illegally take possession of)

Nigerian Pidgin

1 entries

tiff verb (to illegally take possession of)

Norman

1 entries

voler verb (to illegally take possession of)

North Frisian

1 entries

steel verb (to illegally take possession of)

Northern Altai

1 entries

оорлайарга verb (to illegally take possession of)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

dizî kirin verb (to illegally take possession of)
dizîn verb (to illegally take possession of)

Norwegian

4 entries

kupp noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
liste seg verb (to move silently)
stjele verb (to get or effect surreptitiously or artfully)
stjele verb (to draw attention)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

tyverikjøp noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
stjele verb (to illegally take possession of)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

stela verb (to illegally take possession of)

Occitan

2 entries

panar verb (to illegally take possession of)
raubar verb (to illegally take possession of)

Odia

1 entries

ଚୋରାଇବା verb (to illegally take possession of)

Old East Slavic

1 entries

красти verb (to illegally take possession of)

Old English

1 entries

stelan verb (to illegally take possession of)

Old Javanese

1 entries

coloṅ verb (to illegally take possession of)

Old Tupi

2 entries

mondarõ verb (to illegally take possession of)
mondá verb (to illegally take possession of)

Oromo

1 entries

hatuu verb (to illegally take possession of)

Ossetian

1 entries

давын verb (to illegally take possession of)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

خرسزلامق verb (to illegally take possession of)
چالمق verb (to illegally take possession of)

Paiwan

1 entries

tsakau verb (to illegally take possession of)

Pashto

1 entries

تروړل verb (to illegally take possession of)

Persian

1 entries

دزدیدن verb (to illegally take possession of)

Polish

4 entries

kradzież noun (the act of stealing)
buchnąć verb (to illegally take possession of)
capnąć verb (to illegally take possession of)
chapnąć verb (to illegally take possession of)

Portuguese

4 entries

furto noun (the act of stealing)
roubo noun (the act of stealing)
furtar verb (to illegally take possession of)
roubar verb (to illegally take possession of)

Quechua

2 entries

suwai verb (to illegally take possession of)
suway verb (to illegally take possession of)

Romanian

4 entries

chilipir noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
furat noun (the act of stealing)
furt noun (the act of stealing)
furătură noun (the act of stealing)

Romansch

1 entries

engular verb (to illegally take possession of)

Russian

4 entries

кра́жа noun (the act of stealing)
ворова́ть verb (to illegally take possession of)
красть verb (to illegally take possession of)
сви́стнуть verb (to illegally take possession of)

Sanskrit

2 entries

चोरयति verb (to illegally take possession of)
स्तेनयति verb (to illegally take possession of)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

goid noun (the act of stealing)
goid verb (to illegally take possession of)
goid verb (to get or effect surreptitiously or artfully)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

krasti verb (to illegally take possession of)
красти verb (to illegally take possession of)

Sinhalese

1 entries

හොරකම් කරනවා verb (to illegally take possession of)

Slovak

2 entries

kradnúť verb (to illegally take possession of)
ukradnúť verb (to illegally take possession of)

Slovene

2 entries

krasti verb (to illegally take possession of)
ukrasti verb (to illegally take possession of)

Somali

1 entries

xadid verb (to illegally take possession of)

Sotho

1 entries

utswa verb (to illegally take possession of)

Southern Altai

1 entries

уурдаар verb (to illegally take possession of)

Spanish

4 entries

robo noun (the act of stealing)
fachar verb (to illegally take possession of)
furtar (disused) verb (to illegally take possession of)
hurtar verb (to illegally take possession of)

Sundanese

1 entries

colong verb (to illegally take possession of)

Swedish

4 entries

stöld noun (the act of stealing)
baxa verb (to illegally take possession of)
beta verb (to illegally take possession of)
knycka verb (to illegally take possession of)

Tagalog

1 entries

magnakaw verb (to illegally take possession of)

Tajik

2 entries

дуздидан verb (to illegally take possession of)
дуздӣ кардан verb (to illegally take possession of)

Tamil

1 entries

திருடு verb (to illegally take possession of)

Tatar

1 entries

урларга verb (to illegally take possession of)

Tausug

1 entries

takaw verb (to illegally take possession of)

Telugu

4 entries

దొంగతనం noun (the act of stealing)
కొట్టివేయు verb (to draw attention)
కొట్టేయు verb (to draw attention)
దొంగిలించు verb (to illegally take possession of)

Tetum

2 entries

hana'o verb (to illegally take possession of)
na'ok verb (to illegally take possession of)

Thai

2 entries

ขโมย verb (to illegally take possession of)
ลัก verb (to illegally take possession of)

Tibetan

1 entries

རྐུ verb (to illegally take possession of)

Tocharian B

1 entries

kälyp verb (to illegally take possession of)

Turkish

4 entries

kelepir noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
malaka noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
okazyon noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
çalmak verb (to illegally take possession of)

Turkmen

1 entries

ogurlamak verb (to illegally take possession of)

Tuvan

2 entries

оорлаар verb (to illegally take possession of)
оорлап алыр verb (to illegally take possession of)

Ukrainian

4 entries

кра́сти verb (to illegally take possession of)
поцу́пити verb (to illegally take possession of)
сви́снути verb (to illegally take possession of)
спи́здити verb (to illegally take possession of)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

kradnyć verb (to illegally take possession of)

Urdu

1 entries

چرانا verb (to illegally take possession of)

Uyghur

1 entries

ئوغرىلىماق verb (to illegally take possession of)

Uzbek

1 entries

oʻgʻirlamoq verb (to illegally take possession of)

Vietnamese

3 entries

chôm verb (to illegally take possession of)
trộm verb (to illegally take possession of)
ăn cắp verb (to illegally take possession of)

Volapük

1 entries

tifön verb (to illegally take possession of)

Walloon

3 entries

haper verb (to illegally take possession of)
scroter verb (to illegally take possession of)
voler verb (to illegally take possession of)

Welsh

1 entries

dwyn verb (to illegally take possession of)

Western Bukidnon Manobo

1 entries

takew verb (to illegally take possession of)

White Hmong

1 entries

nyiag verb (to illegally take possession of)

Yiddish

4 entries

מציאה פֿון אַ גנבֿ noun (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
אַוועקגנבֿענען verb (to illegally take possession of)
גנבֿענען verb (to illegally take possession of)
גנבֿענען verb (to move silently)

Zazaki

4 entries

tırahen verb (to illegally take possession of)
tırayen verb (to illegally take possession of)
tırıten verb (to illegally take possession of)
tırıyen verb (to illegally take possession of)

Zhuang

2 entries

caeg verb (to illegally take possession of)
raeg verb (to illegally take possession of)

Sample sentences

38 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Hunger compelled the boy to steal money from the cash register.

Source: tatoeba (18160)

Hunger drove him to steal.

Source: tatoeba (18161)

A thief broke into the house to steal the money.

Source: tatoeba (19214)

A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car, but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.

Source: tatoeba (21495)

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