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

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

But Valenzuela stuck out his glove, the ball nicked the leather and rolled to Juan Samuel, who stepped on second base and threw to first baseman Eddie Murray, who made the catch that sent Dodgers running to the mound. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

His fingers are nicked and scarred from pinches and scrapes. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026

Fortunately for the Cubs’ shortstop, Popovich’s aim was as wild as her mane of chestnut hair; one bullet struck his right hand, another struck his left, and a third shot nicked him on the right side, but nowhere near a vital organ. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

But the enthusiasm for her art was always nicked with caveats and doubts. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026