Looting and Thieving

Looting

Looting noun - Plundering during riots or in wartime.

Thieving and looting are semantically related In some cases you can use "Thieving" instead the word "Looting" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: loot, looted, looter

Thieving

Thieving noun - The act of taking something from someone unlawfully.
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Synonyms for Thieving

Looting and thieving are semantically related in burglary topic. You can use "Looting" instead the word "Thieving" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: thief, thievery, thieved

Both words in one sentence

  • To top it all off, out of all the characters that are alive, two of them are the Thenardiers, the truly despicable, thieving characters who get away with all the looting they did.
  • RuneScape has an entire Thieving Skill, with chest looting, pickpocketing, stealing from street stalls, looting tombs and even knocking out thugs and rummaging through their pockets.
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