Stealing

/ˈstiːlɪŋ/

Synonyms for "stealing" (133 found)

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Closest matches (27)

Noun(9 words)

larceny theft advance appropriating appropriationsbase stealingclandestine copping covert

abstractionall foursannexation appropriation blackmail boodle boosting booty burglary conversion conveyance crawl crawling creep creeping doggo embezzlement filching

Strong matches (40)

fraud furtive graft gumshoeing haulhidden outhot goodsin ambushin hidingin the wingslarceny liberation lift lifting loot lurking nightwalkingon tiptoepadding peculation

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perks perquisite pickings pilferage pilfering pinch pinching piracy pirating plagiarism plagiarizing

Noun(9 words)

furtivego for a baseheisting illicit interceptingip theftlarcenies misappropriate piracy

Related words (66)

plunder poachingpork barrelprize prowlingpublic tillpublic troughpurloining pussyfoot pussyfooted pussyfooting robbery robbing scrabble scramble scrounging shoplifting sidling skulking slinking

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snaking snatchingsneak thieverysneaking snitching spoil spoilsspoils of officesqueeze steal stealage stealings stealthystolen goodssurreptitious swag swindle swiping take theft thievery thieving till tippytoe tiptoe tiptoeing touchunder coverundercoverwaiting concealedworming

Noun(15 words)

purloin rob shoplifts showstealer sneakstealing basesstealth stolen surreptitious swipe theft-related thefts thievery thieving unlawful

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5 relation types

More general

20 entries

acquire actionbase runningbehavior concealing concealment conduct crimeentertainment termfelony hidingintellectual property crimemove obtainperformance descriptorproperty crime

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More specific

17 entries

award showstealerbase stealbase stealing attemptcopyright infringementcovert operationdata theftfurtive glancegrand theftlarcenymovie showstealerpatent infringementpetty theftpurloinsecret maneuvershopliftingstolen base

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Collocations

16 entries

base stealbase stealinggrand theftpetty stealingpetty theftshow stealingstealing basesstealing behaviorstealing datastealing goodsstealing incidentsstealing ratestealing timestolen basethe act of stealingtheft-related

Inflections

4 entries

stealings steals stole stolen

Derivations

7 entries

showstealer showstealing showstealingly steal stealable stealably stealer

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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You have no grounds for accusing Jill of stealing the stock certificates.

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Lying and stealing live next door to each other.

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The child who was caught stealing apples bravely faced the music in accepting his punishment.

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If they hadn't found the vase, John would have been accused of stealing it.

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