HEISTS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of heist

as in thefts

an instance of theft it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history

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verb

present tense third-person singular of heist

as in steals

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet

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Recent Examples of heists

Noun

Cargo theft doesn’t always look like dramatic heists with masked criminals. —

Toni Pisano, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 The Velvet Gang’s members are Black, and their heists involve the partnership of a white woman who serves as a decoy, by monopolizing salesclerks’ attention and leaving the threesome free to slip out with loads of merchandise. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 There’s multiple heists, a massive, blockbuster-level shootout in the streets of Los Angeles, a pair of shocking deaths and plenty of pending trouble left on the table. —

Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 Samuel’s silence allows the entire operation to unfold without interruption and becomes a key factor in the success of both heists. —

Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 15 May 2026 Last year, four different men from Chile were accused in a string of burglaries targeting multimillion-dollar homes in Ohio with possible ties to heists in Minnesota. —

Ashley Grams, CBS News, 14 May 2026 Across both sections, the Forum highlights a cinema of political charge and poetic drift, with Spanish historical myths, ghosts, heists, love stories, friendship tales and a striking vein of comedy and dark humor all in play. —

Callum McLennan, Variety, 11 May 2026 The Fast and the Furious began as a movie about Los Angeles street racers who are involved in heists. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 May 2026 The Chicago incident is just the latest in a string of heists resulting in the theft of the popular playing cards, which hit the market for the first time in 1999 followed by decades of fanfare. —

ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heists

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This comes on the heels of reports of thousands of iPhone thefts in London, with their owners being blackmailed or threatened into giving the thieves their Apple ID credentials, so the thieves can unlock, wipe, and resell the phones.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026
If approved, the force would give the agency’s officers the authority to carry a firearm, make arrests and investigate thefts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026