Synonyms of plundering

plundering 1 of 2

noun

as in looting

Related Words

• looting
• pillaging
• robbery
• raiding
• marauding
• plunder
• depredation
• despoliation
• piracy
• despoilment
• sacking
• pirating
• privateering

plundering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of plunder

as in pillaging

to search through with the intent of committing robbery

the escaped convict plundered the house in search of valuables

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pillaging
• looting
• marauding
• sacking
• raiding
• ransacking
• despoiling
• raking
• combing
• stealing (from)
• rummaging
• hunting
• breaking in
• rifling
• burglarizing
• ravishing
• ripping off
• harrying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plundering

Noun

In Nolan’s telling, his deceit and plundering portend the collapse of the Bronze Age—a foreboding warning about greedy, fading empires that feels a little too relevant. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

Some have traveled farther as part of colonial-era collections — as far as the British Museum — and been returned; a story unto itself about the plundering of the natural world in the age of empire, and institutions reckoning with their inheritance. — Tom Page, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026

Living through the aftermath of Rome’s plundering in 410 by the Visigoths, Augustine keenly appreciated the fact that empires come and go. — Brett Whalen, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026

An intimate doc-feature take on renowned Panamanian anthropologist Reina Torres de Araúz (1932-82), who battled the plundering of artifacts from pre-1492 tombs, told from th POV of a soon who lost her mother too soon. — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026

ByteDance’s statement follows the Chinese tech giant receiving cease and desist letters from Disney and Paramount, calling for an immediate halt to IP plundering. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026

It was revealed during that trial that Low's plundering of the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund exceeded $4 billion. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Nov. 2025

Aron Solomon on how the Meta AI copyright decision made libraries sitting ducks for AI plundering. — Literary Hub, 27 June 2025

Verb

In vivid strokes of saffron orange and seafoam green watercolors, Wilson rendered a vibrant portrait of herself plundering birthday cake by the handful as party guests languished around the frame. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026

Historians theorize that, among several other factors, these sea peoples plundering the Mediterranean helped usher in a Dark Age where the ability to read and write was lost in Ancient Greece. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026

Meanwhile, Lohar’s surviving mercenaries are plundering villages. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Or was the hole man-made with a malevolent intent, perhaps plundering a grave for artifacts? — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026

New genetic data indicates that cats feeding off the abundant rodents plundering human food stores domesticated themselves for similar reasons around 10,000 years ago. — Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 10 June 2026

But Texas Tech isn't the only program from the Lone Star State whose commit list LSU is plundering. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026

Later on, plundering Barbary pirates raided Mallorca, looting possessions, slaughtering inhabitants and capturing others for the slave trade. — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

Kyiv has long accused Russia of plundering these regions' resources. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026