Synonyms of despoiling

despoiling 1 of 2

noun

as in plundering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plundering
• pillaging
• looting
• pillage
• plunder
• marauding
• depredation
• spoliation
• predation
• despoilment
• ransacking
• sabotage
• sacking
• wrecking
• destruction
• desecration
• ravaging
• ravage
• ruination
• demolishing
• desecrating
• trashing
• ruin
• vandalism
• defacement
• demolishment
• defacing
• vandalization

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protection
• saving
• conservation
• preservation
• salvage

despoiling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of despoil

as in pillaging

to search through with the intent of committing robbery

the burglars despoiled the art museum in search of treasures they thought they could sell to a fence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plundering
• pillaging
• looting
• marauding
• sacking
• raiding
• ransacking
• stealing (from)
• raking
• combing
• hunting
• rummaging
• breaking in
• ravishing
• burglarizing
• rifling
• harrying
• ripping off