Synonyms of pillaged

pillaged

verb

past tense of pillage

as in plundered

to search through with the intent of committing robbery

soldiers pillaging the countryside for anything of value

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plundered
• looted
• despoiled
• sacked
• raided
• ransacked
• marauded
• combed
• rifled
• stole (from)
• raked
• burglarized
• hunted
• rummaged
• broke in
• ravished
• harried
• ripped off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pillaged

But Nolan also throws a meditative new wrinkle into the story, as Odysseus comes to grips with his role in the Trojan War, leading the charge as his men raped, murdered and pillaged in his name. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 July 2026

For decades, tomb raiders have pillaged sites across the country, selling them on the black market. — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 19 June 2026

North Texas — whose roster was pillaged in the portal and saw its top players leave for Oklahoma State alongside former head coach Eric Morris — have signed 42 transfers. — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026

In a landscape of sequels and overly pillaged IP, the Stranger Things finale is finite and close-ended, the credits rolling once and for all. — Yohana Desta, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2026

Many prehistoric structures were pillaged for rock, but a remarkable number are intact. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

At the same time, members of the powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition had pillaged and/or burned at least 410 residences and other buildings, including six schools, health centers and local nongovernmental organizations during the period. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2025

The document stresses God’s care for people whose lands are being pillaged and who are forced to migrate. — Neomi De Anda, The Conversation, 5 May 2025