Synonyms of burglarize

burglarize

verb

ˈbər-glə-ˌrīz 

1

as in to invade

to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent

the Watergate scandal began when Republican operatives burglarized the Democratic Party's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invade
• rob
• burgle
• break in
• trespass
• sack
• plunder
• loot
• rifle
• ransack
• stick up
• ravage
• despoil
• pillage
• rip off
• hold up
• devastate
• maraud

2

as in to rob

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

before they were caught, the thieves had burglarized dozens of houses around the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rob
• steal (from)
• burgle
• sack
• rip off
• knock over
• loot
• rifle
• take off
• plunder
• defraud
• knock off
• ransack
• cheat
• exploit
• despoil
• pillage
• strip
• swindle
• pluck
• ravish
• spoil
• break in
• chisel
• skin
• stick
• sting
• hustle
• squeeze
• stick up
• bleed
• shortchange
• mulct
• cozen
• rook
• fleece
• hold up
• roll
• mug

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of burglarize

Police said an employee reported that an unknown suspect burglarized the business, stole items and fled in a vehicle. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

Prior to stealing the Ford, Chaucanes Vasquez is accused of burglarizing another vehicle and stealing an iPhone charger, the sheriff’s office said. — Sofia Saric june 14, Miami Herald, 14 June 2026

Business owners said they had been held at gunpoint, burglarized and even physically harmed. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

Police are investigating after more than 40 apartments were burglarized at a complex in Groton where numerous people have been displaced for over a week because of a three-alarm fire. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026