Synonyms of ransacked

ransacked

verb

past tense of ransack

1

as in plundered

to search through with the intent of committing robbery

it was clear that the thieves who had ransacked the museum were professionals—they bypassed most of the exhibits and went straight for the vaults

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in searched

to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something

I've ransacked the whole house for that book you lent me and it's nowhere to be found

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searched
• found
• scanned
• combed
• scoured
• rummaged
• surveyed
• raked
• located
• explored
• examined
• rifled
• investigated
• trolled
• dredged
• dug (through)
• inspected
• discovered
• hunted (through)
• sorted (through)
• scrutinized
• reviewed
• ascertained
• checked (out)
• determined
• detected
• found out
• audited
• learned
• frisked
• hit (on or upon)
• probed
• ran down
• tracked (down)
• studied
• shook down
• perused
• looked over
• got
• browsed
• snooped
• poked (around)
• prospected
• patted down
• descried
• glanced (over)
• skirmished
• grubbed (about)
• scared up
• ferreted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• abandoned
• hid
• ignored
• neglected

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ransacked

People close to Machado were tortured and questioned about her whereabouts, and state agents ransacked El Bejucal, searching for clues. — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Royal forces ransacked every ship that arrived at Alexandria, searching for scrolls. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Some people climbed a lifeguard tower, while others ran through traffic and ransacked stalls where artisans sold their goods, police said at the time. — Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 7 July 2026

His New York estate was ransacked soon after, but his convictions were clear. — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 30 June 2026

After the Battle of the Alamo, the Mexican army ransacked the site and salvaged all the leftover artillery for future military use, ridding the battleground of most of its weaponry. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

Officer Sean Lally told the court on Monday that the woman's room appeared ransacked and alleged that Jankauskas had broken a mirror and a bed. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026

On April 18, Fort Lauderdale officers were called to an Airbnb in the 1600 block of Northwest 16th Court after a group of women who had rented the home returned to find it in disarray, furniture flipped over, their belongings ransacked a man inside. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026

Entire ancient cities had been ransacked to the benefit of wealthy collectors and expansion-minded museum curators, who had profited from those works while the nation that had produced them starved. — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026