PURLOINED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

purloined

verb

past tense of purloin

as in stole

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep the studio stepped up security, fearing that someone might attempt to purloin a copy of the script for the show's season finale

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of purloined Your duty to intervene increases with the value of the object and the likelihood it will be purloined. —

Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for purloined

Verb

The Dilworth-South End border along the railroad back in 1988 was not the safest place; Thai Taste was robbed in its first six months of operations, and someone even came into the dining room and stole a customer’s purse during service.

— Timothy DePeugh, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Police said in each case, police say the suspects damaged the car and then stole construction equipment inside.

— CBS Chicago Team, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026