Synonyms of burgle

burgle

verb

ˈbər-gəl 

1

as in to invade

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

someone burgled the lab when no one was there and let the animals out of their cages

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in to rob

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of burgle

Even the Hamburglar was there to help battle the British, and OK, burgle their burgers, the spoils of war. — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 21 Jan. 2026

Kenan Thompson’s titular role, a man representing himself in court after burgling multiple homes. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2025

While Parisians were having an overpriced brunch on Sunday, the Louvre Museum was burgled in one of the most audacious robberies in recent history. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2025

But Tellez has five career steals, so if Kirk is motivated to keep burgling those bases, there’s something else to shoot for. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025

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