Synonyms of burgles

burgles

verb

present tense third-person singular of burgle

1

as in invades

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

• invades
• robs
• burglarizes
• breaks in
• sacks
• plunders
• trespasses
• loots
• rifles
• ransacks
• sticks up
• ravages
• pillages
• despoils
• rips off
• holds up
• devastates
• marauds

2

as in robs

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• robs
• burglarizes
• steals (from)
• knocks over
• rips off
• rifles
• sacks
• knocks off
• loots
• ransacks
• plunders
• takes off
• despoils
• defrauds
• strips
• cheats
• plucks
• exploits
• swindles
• pillages
• ravishes
• spoils
• hustles
• sticks
• breaks in
• chisels
• shortchanges
• stings
• squeezes
• fleeces
• sticks up
• bleeds
• mulcts
• skins
• rolls
• cozens
• rooks
• holds up
• mugs