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

Thieves ransacked Spain‘s Villena Museum, taking with them one of Europe’s most significant Bronze Age gold collections in a record four-minute heist on Thursday morning, the Guardian reported. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 27 Aug. 2026

In the days after a group of South Florida friends were killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya, burglars ransacked the Coral Gables home of two of the dead, stealing more than $500,000 worth of artwork, jewelry and the couple’s cars, police say. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Neighbors say they're left shaken after an elderly couple was lured out of their home by thieves, who ransacked their house and stole from them. — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Two months later, local media reported that at least a dozen people ransacked another of the company’s trains. — Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

An extended statewide drought, hot and windy weather, and forests ransacked by pine beetles persist, making conditions ripe for fires. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026

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