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

Hours later, vandals smashed scores of windows around the corner and ransacked stores as neighbors watched in horror from apartments above. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Investigators said guests would return to their rooms to find the rooms ransacked and items missing. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

In Paris, luxury boutiques were ransacked and storefronts smashed. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Store windows in Paris, Nantes and Lyon were broken, but the stores weren’t ransacked and have since reopened. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

Widespread violence erupted across France over the weekend, as rioters and looters ransacked storefronts, clashed with police and set fire to municipal buildings. — Max Butterworth, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Paris ransacked, looted, and set ablaze by hordes of rioters. — Ollivier Pourriol, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

Protests leading to looting have resulted in more than 3,000 businesses and retail shops being ransacked. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

At least 24 of the country’s 3,700 high schools have been set on fire or ransacked, according to France’s education minister. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026