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

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

Leven Rambin is recovering after a doctor accidentally nicked her aorta while performing her endometriosis surgery. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

We were nicked up from all the work of getting 200 miles downriver. — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026

The employee who got nicked by the squirrel, meanwhile, was taken to a hospital for treatment. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 July 2026

Court documents said Gipson allegedly stabbed one victim in the leg, stabbed another in the torso who was trying to shield the other victim, and nicked the third victim in the leg. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 1 July 2026