Misappropriate
Misappropriate verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.
Usage example: a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts
Thieve and misappropriate are semantically related. in embezzle topic. In some cases you can use "Thieve" instead a verb "Misappropriate".
Nearby Words: misappropriation, misappropriating
Thieve
Thieve verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.
Usage example: someone's been thieving my cookies!
Misappropriate and thieve are semantically related. You can use "Misappropriate" instead a verb "Thieve".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- pinch and misappropriate
- pinch and thieve
- take and misappropriate
- take and thieve
- appropriate and misappropriate
- appropriate and thieve
- hook and misappropriate
- hook and thieve
- filch and misappropriate
- filch and thieve
- misuse and misappropriate
- misuse and thieve
- misapply and misappropriate
- misapply and thieve
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Thieve and Misappropriate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/misappropriate/thieve
Misappropriate & Thieve. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/misappropriate/thieve>.
Thieve or Misappropriate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/misappropriate/thieve.
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