Synonyms for loot

Synonyms for (noun) loot

Synonyms: swag, plunder, pillage, prize, booty, loot, dirty money

Definition: goods or money obtained illegally

Similar words: stolen property

Definition: property that has been stolen


Synonyms: sugar, dinero, dough, gelt, boodle, bread, clams, cabbage, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, kale, simoleons, shekels, scratch, moolah, pelf, wampum

Definition: informal terms for money

Similar words: money

Definition: the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

Usage: we tried to collect the money he owed us


Synonyms for (verb) loot

Synonyms: rifle, ransack, reave, plunder, pillage, despoil, foray, loot, strip

Definition: steal goods; take as spoils

Usage: During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners

Similar words: take

Definition: take by force

Usage: Hitler took the Baltic Republics; The army took the fort on the hill


Synonyms: plunder, loot

Definition: take illegally; of intellectual property

Usage: This writer plundered from famous authors

Similar words: steal

Definition: take without the owner's consent

Usage: Someone stole my wallet on the train; This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation


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