PURLOINING Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in pilfering

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verb

present participle of purloin

as in stealing

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

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Noun

In the second novel of the Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, Chakraborty sets her pirate protagonist out onto the high seas for some perilous pilfering after being dragged into her partner’s problems.

— Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2026

Definition of pilfering

Verb

On a 3-2 count to Carson Benge, Bichette was caught stealing.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Just how easy such a crime is to commit came to light a year ago when a former Michigan football staffer was arrested and accused of stealing more than 3,000 images and videos of athletes.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of stealing

Noun

Unlike shoplifting, which is clearly transactional and morally coded, hotel theft exists in a fuzzier psychological space.

— Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Many Londoners have firsthand experience of phone-snatching or have witnessed a surge in shoplifting and subway fare-dodging.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of shoplifting

Noun

Members of the Montreal City Police Department found the weapon, a Glock 26, on August 30, 2024, when officers raided a home in relation to a kidnapping investigation, court records show.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
The Malheur standoff also drew in the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team, which Northern California sheriffs credited for talking down the Henrichsens and ending last month’s kidnapping without bloodshed.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of kidnapping

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