Synonyms of nicked

nicked

verb

past tense of nick, British slang

1

as in stole

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

that lorry was a piece of rubbish, I don't know why anyone would want to nick it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stole
• swiped
• filched
• pilfered
• pinched
• grabbed
• lifted
• snatched
• robbed
• appropriated
• purloined
• nipped
• misappropriated
• pocketed
• hooked
• snitched
• thieved
• ripped off
• hijacked
• picked
• boosted
• heisted
• took
• made away with
• made off with
• seized
• plundered
• looted
• ran off with
• sacked
• pillaged
• walked off with
• burglarized
• rifled
• knocked over
• poached
• rustled
• nailed
• grasped
• kidnapped
• highjacked
• collared
• abducted
• kidnaped
• shoplifted
• carjacked
• sponged
• spirited
• mooched
• shanghaied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purchased
• bought
• presented
• gave
• contributed
• donated
• bestowed
• handed over

• purchased
• bought
• presented
• gave
• contributed
• donated
• bestowed
• handed over

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2

as in arrested

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law

a petty thief who was always getting nicked for picking the pockets of tourists outside Buckingham Palace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrested
• seized
• grabbed
• apprehended
• pinched
• restrained
• detained
• nailed
• snatched
• captured
• nabbed
• busted
• caught
• collared
• committed
• ran in
• jailed
• pulled in
• bust
• picked up
• trapped
• imprisoned
• hooked
• landed
• snared
• confined
• incarcerated
• got
• bound
• bagged
• snapped (up)
• grappled
• handcuffed
• held
• locked (up)
• interned
• shackled
• fettered
• jugged
• immured
• manacled
• trammelled
• remanded
• enchained
• trammeled
• rearrested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharged
• released
• sprung
• sprang
• loosened
• freed
• liberated
• loosed
• emancipated
• unchained
• unbound

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• discharged
• released
• sprung
• sprang
• loosened
• freed
• liberated
• loosed
• emancipated
• unchained
• unbound

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