Thesaurus

looting

verb , present participle of loot

Synonyms and Antonyms of looting

to search through with the intent of committing robbery

the bandits looted the archaeological dig before riding off into the night

Synonyms of looting

despoiling, marauding, pillaging, plundering, ransacking, sacking

Words Related to looting

breaking in, burglarizing, ripping off, stealing (from)

combing, hunting, raking, rifling, rummaging

harrying, raiding

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