Synonyms of booty

booty 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈbü-tē 

as in loot

valuables stolen or taken by force

no one knows where Captain Kidd hid his booty, but that hasn't deterred hopeful adventurers from looking for it for the last 300 years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loot
• plunder
• treasure
• prize
• spoil
• pillage
• swag
• haul
• windfall
• catch
• pilferage
• take

booty

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈbü-tē 

variants also bootie

slang

as in bum

the part of the body upon which someone sits

an oldie from the disco era that urged you to shake your booty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bum
• cheeks
• tail
• seat
• rump
• butt
• fanny
• buttocks
• bottom
• posterior
• buns
• rear
• backside
• tush
• caboose
• behind
• derriere
• haunches
• tail end
• hams
• rear end
• heinie
• duff
• breech
• keister
• nates
• beam
• fundament
• can
• stern
• hunkers
• moon

Synonym Chooser

How does the noun booty differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of booty are loot, plunder, prize, spoils, and spoil. While all these words mean "something taken from another by force or craft," booty implies plunder to be shared among confederates.

thieves dividing up their booty

When would loot be a good substitute for booty?

While the synonyms loot and booty are close in meaning, loot applies especially to what is taken from victims of a catastrophe.

picked through the ruins for loot

When can plunder be used instead of booty?

While in some cases nearly identical to booty, plunder applies to what is taken not only in war but in robbery, banditry, grafting, or swindling.

a bootlegger's plunder

When is prize a more appropriate choice than booty?

The synonyms prize and booty are sometimes interchangeable, but prize applies to spoils captured on the high seas or territorial waters of the enemy.

the wartime right of seizing prizes at sea

How are the words spoil and spoils related as synonyms of booty?

Spoil, more commonly spoils, applies to what belongs by right or custom to the victor in war or political contest.

the spoils of political victory

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of booty

Noun

Use booties on walks to protect their delicate paw pads. —Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 9 June 2026

Aaron left the hospital and drove to a local Walmart, entering the store with his formerly bare feet now cloaked in surgery booties, and purchased hedge trimmers big enough to snip down the branch. —Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026

Nike’s Rejuven8 Run Jelly went sport-tech, reworking the brand’s 2008 recovery shoe as a translucent PVC cage with a removable mesh bootie — part water shoe, part cage sneaker, part Y2K recovery runner. —Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 May 2026

What’s more, the combo is actually comfortable; of course, that depends on the shoes, but fitted sock booties like hers have been blowing up thanks to their, well, sock-like comfort. —Eva Thomas, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026

The ideal is to choose styles with clean lines and neutral colors, like a pair of cap-toe booties in cream and black. —René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2026

Moisturizing gel booties and more are also available. —Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026

As cameras roved around the stadium, women popped their booties, danced with friends and vied for a spot in an onstage twerk-off. —Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026

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