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
• plundered
• seized
• looted
• ran off with
• sacked
• pillaged
• walked off with
• burglarized
• rifled
• knocked over
• poached
• rustled
• nailed
• grasped
• kidnapped
• collared
• abducted
• shoplifted
• carjacked
• sponged
• spirited
• mooched
• shanghaied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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
• collared
• caught
• committed
• ran in
• jailed
• pulled in
• picked up
• trapped
• imprisoned
• hooked
• snared
• landed
• confined
• incarcerated
• got
• bound
• bagged
• snapped (up)
• grappled
• handcuffed
• held
• locked (up)
• interned
• shackled
• fettered
• jugged
• immured
• manacled
• remanded
• enchained
• trammeled
• rearrested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nicked

Six innings of brilliance, 15 batters in a row retired at one point, only one three-ball count in the first five innings, two allowed hits, seven strikeouts, two walks and only nicked by a Sean Murphy homer. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Jalen Dupree was nicked up in practice during the week and was not fully healthy Saturday, according to Leipold. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026

And then someone gets nicked up, and no one has experience besides your starting five. — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026

But sometimes the straw suction didn’t engage, which nicked off points in the long run. — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026

Ebadot dismissed Alex Carey (19) after lunch and Taskin bowled Webster (12) before Cummins (9) and Starc (1) both nicked off to Hasan before the tea interval. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Some of those changeups nearly nicked the bottom of the zone, but most were uncompetitive. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

However, surgeons accidentally nicked her aorta — the largest blood vessel in the body — during her operation. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026

And yet, the South Americans nearly nicked a goal before Ferran Torres’ winner. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026