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rip-off

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rip-off

an instance of theft
  • a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history
Synonyms of rip-off

grab, heist, pinch, snatching, swiping, theft
Words Related to rip-off

break-in, burglary, holdup, mugging, stickup

rip off

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rip off

1 to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
  • an employee who was fired for ripping off the office
Synonyms of rip off

burglarize, knock over, rob, steal (from)
Words Related to rip off

ransack, rifle

despoil, loot, pillage, plunder, ravish, sack, spoil, strip

bleed, break in, cheat, chisel, cozen, defraud, exploit, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, pluck, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle

hold up, mug, roll, stick up
2 to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
  • The thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking.
Synonyms of rip off

appropriate, filch, heist, hook, lift, misappropriate, nip, pilfer, pinch, pocket, purloin, snitch, steal, swipe, thieve
Words Related to rip off

burglarize, knock over, rob

loot, pillage, plunder, sack

carjack, hijack (also highjack)

pick, rifle

poach, rustle, shoplift

collar, grab, grasp, nail, seize, snatch, take

mooch, sponge
Phrases Synonymous with rip off

make away with, make off with, run off with, walk off with
Near Antonyms of rip off

buy, purchase

bestow, contribute, donate, give, hand over, present
3 to rob by the use of trickery or threats
  • An investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department.
Synonyms of rip off

beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, con, cozen, defraud, do, do in, fiddle, fleece, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hustle, mulct, pluck, ream, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, swindle, victimize
Words Related to rip off

extort, wrench, wrest, wring

clip, gouge, nick, overcharge, soak

exploit, milk

deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick

rope (in)

betray, double-cross

bamboozle, fast-talk
Phrases Synonymous with rip off

sell a bill of goods to, take for a ride, take to the cleaners

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