RANSACKED Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

ransacked

verb

past tense of ransack

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

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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

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Recent Examples of ransacked 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 Rubio said Cuba’s current crisis should be blamed on the military officials behind GAESA, which has ransacked the country’s revenue for their benefit, leaving most Cubans impoverished. —

Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026 The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said one of the victims returned right after the burglary happened and found their home ransacked, with the suspects getting away with $100,000 worth of their valuables. —

Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 May 2026 On May 5, a person returned to their Westlake Village home and found that the house had been ransacked and multiple things had been stolen. —

Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 After John’s death in 1777, the British ransacked the Morton residence and Ann was forced to flee with her family across the Delaware River. —

Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 8 May 2026 The masked home invaders that ransacked a Winnetka residence in search of cryptocurrency accounts in March held a person face-down on the ground as a child ran for help, new court filings allege. —

Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026 On the drive back to her dormitory, Daisy sees that the florist’s shop has been ransacked. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026

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Messi played a gorgeous pass that led to a Lautaro Martinez chance and, on the hour mark, plundered his second of the night after a goalkeeping error.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Which were left to be plundered and destroyed?

— Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026