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plunder

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of plunder

valuables stolen or taken by force
  • The thieves were promptly arrested when they tried to sell their plunder.
Synonyms of plunder

booty, loot, pillage, spoil, swag
Words Related to plunder

prize

catch, haul, take, treasure

pilferage

windfall

Synonym Discussion of plunder

spoil, plunder, booty, prize, loot mean something taken from another by force or craft. spoil, more commonly spoils, applies to what belongs by right or custom to the victor in war or political contest.
    • the spoils of political victory
plunder applies to what is taken not only in war but in robbery, banditry, grafting, or swindling.
    • a bootlegger's plunder
booty implies plunder to be shared among confederates.
    • thieves dividing up their booty
prize applies to spoils captured on the high seas or territorial waters of the enemy.
    • the wartime right of seizing prizes at sea
loot applies especially to what is taken from victims of a catastrophe.
    • picked through the ruins for loot

plunder

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of plunder

to search through with the intent of committing robbery
  • Pirates plundered the port town.
Synonyms of plunder

despoil, loot, maraud, pillage, ransack, sack
Words Related to plunder

break in, burglarize, rip off, steal (from)

comb, hunt, rake, rifle, rummage

harry, raid

ravish

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  1. See words that rhyme with plunder Dictionary: Definition of plunder Spanish Central: Translation of plunder Nglish: Translation of plunder for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of plunder for Arabic speakers

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