Synonyms of misappropriating

misappropriating

verb

present participle of misappropriate

as in stealing

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stealing
• appropriating
• swiping
• pilfering
• robbing
• grabbing
• filching
• lifting
• purloining
• thieving
• snatching
• pocketing
• nicking
• pinching
• snitching
• hooking
• ripping off
• boosting
• hijacking
• making off with
• running off with
• nipping
• making away with
• taking
• plundering
• seizing
• heisting
• walking off with
• picking
• looting
• pillaging
• burglarizing
• sacking
• knocking over
• poaching
• shoplifting
• grasping
• rustling
• rifling
• abducting
• spiriting
• nailing
• kidnapping
• mooching
• collaring
• sponging
• carjacking
• shanghaiing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buying
• purchasing
• giving
• contributing
• presenting
• donating
• bestowing
• handing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misappropriating

Following a federal investigation and an internal CBS probe, Davis was dismissed for misappropriating $94,000 from the label — money used in part to pay for his son’s bar mitzvah and family vacations. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

However, in May 1973, following a federal investigation and an internal CBS probe, he was summarily fired for misappropriating $94,000 from the label. — Chris Morris, Variety, 22 June 2026

The lawsuit, originally filed in September, accused OpenAI of misappropriating confidential information from departing xAI employees. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026

Ereg is accused of obtaining, misappropriating and laundering millions of dollars meant to feed children in need, officials said in a statement. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 11 June 2026

Trauernicht faces a felony charge of misappropriating public funds while serving as the UC Davis fire chief. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026

Wilson is accused of misappropriating $54,000 in county funds. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 3 June 2026

The incident occurred shortly after Murdaugh had been pushed out of the law firm his family founded more than a century ago for misappropriating funds. — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026

He was also caught misappropriating insurance proceeds after the 2018 death of his housekeeper Gloria Satterfield. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 13 May 2026