Synonyms of burglaries

burglaries

noun

plural of burglary

as in robberies

the act of illegally entering a building in order to steal things

There have been a number of burglaries in the neighborhood in recent months.

Related Words

• robberies
• thefts
• kidnappings
• larcenies
• grafts
• embezzlements
• housebreakings
• abductions
• peculations
• thieveries
• carjackings
• hijackings
• misappropriations
• misapplications
• piracies
• petty larcenies
• pilferages
• petit larcenies
• spoliations
• rapines
• pillages
• despoliations
• banditries
• black marketeerings
• despoilments

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of burglaries

Clark described Iriarte-Valdez as someone who appears to have been involved in a pattern of burglaries. — Maddie White, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

The burglaries were committed in the middle of the afternoon and Iriarte-Valdez was quickly identified as a suspect and arrested, authorities said. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

But after the Sheriff’s Department released a bulletin calling for other possible victims to come forward, detectives learned of several additional burglaries possibly linked to Lavie. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Searches of their residences led to the recovery of two firearms stolen during the burglaries, police said. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

According to a probable cause statement written in support of the charges filed against Hill, the group committed over 100 burglaries at small businesses across the Kansas City metro. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026

There were 67 vehicle burglaries reported in the first half of the year, 84% of which involved unlocked vehicles. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Blanc has been charged with multiple burglaries in downtown apartment buildings over the past several months, police said. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026