Contraband
Contraband noun - Goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law.
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Synonyms for Contraband
Loot and contraband are semantically related In some cases you can use "Loot" instead a noun "Contraband".
Nearby Word: contrabandist
Loot
Loot noun - Valuables stolen or taken by force.
Contraband and loot are semantically related in booty topic. Sometimes you can use "Contraband" instead a noun "Loot".
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Glory. The 54th Massachusetts find themselves working with Colonel Montgomery's "contraband regiment", which unlike the 54th is an undisciplined rabble used by their commander to burn 'secessionist' farms and make off with the loot within.
Source: Rape, Pillage, and Burn -
Coffin Contraband: In one episode, Fonzie is thought to be dead and some gangsters hide stolen loot in a false bottom of his casket.
Source: Series / Happy Days
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Loot and Contraband. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contraband/loot
Contraband & Loot. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contraband/loot>.
Loot or Contraband. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contraband/loot.
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