Synonyms of ripped off

ripped off

verb

past tense of rip off

1

as in robbed

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• robbed
• stole (from)
• knocked over
• knocked off
• took off
• burglarized
• sacked
• looted
• stripped
• burgled
• plundered
• broke in
• ransacked
• plucked
• rifled
• cheated
• exploited
• defrauded
• despoiled
• stuck up
• stuck
• pillaged
• spoiled
• shortchanged
• ravished
• swindled
• stung
• squeezed
• chiseled
• hustled
• fleeced
• skinned
• bled
• mulcted
• mugged
• held up
• rolled
• rooked
• cozened

2

as in stole

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 & Similar Words

• stole
• swiped
• lifted
• grabbed
• robbed
• appropriated
• ran off with
• snatched
• pilfered
• misappropriated
• walked off with
• pinched
• made away with
• filched
• pocketed
• hooked
• knocked over
• made off with
• purloined
• nicked
• nipped
• boosted
• hijacked
• snitched
• picked
• took
• heisted
• seized
• thieved
• plundered
• looted
• sacked
• burglarized
• pillaged
• poached
• rifled
• grasped
• kidnapped
• rustled
• nailed
• abducted
• spirited
• carjacked
• collared
• sponged
• shoplifted
• shanghaied
• mooched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purchased
• bought
• presented
• gave
• contributed
• handed over
• donated
• bestowed

3

as in plucked

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 & Similar Words

• plucked
• cheated
• squeezed
• hustled
• stung
• stuck
• beat
• screwed
• shook down
• did
• deceived
• victimized
• defrauded
• bled
• shortchanged
• thimblerigged
• tricked
• swindled
• choused
• euchred
• did in
• suckered
• flimflammed
• fiddled
• mulcted
• exploited
• shorted
• took for a ride
• sold a bill of goods to
• stiffed
• bilked
• took to the cleaners
• fleeced
• skinned
• conned
• reamed
• chiseled
• gaffed
• diddled
• rooked
• cozened
• betrayed
• fooled
• nobbled
• hosed
• skunked
• wrenched
• clipped
• extorted
• gouged
• roped (in)
• soaked
• wrung
• nicked
• milked
• duped
• overcharged
• wrested
• gulled
• bitched
• fast-talked
• bamboozled
• double-crossed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ripped off

The Club taught Gen X and millennial kids how to feel ripped off — the ultimate punk lesson. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

This was the content ID that gave IP owners a chance to get paid when users ripped off their songs for YouTube or something? — Max Tani, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026

After Javontay Barnett ripped off a 30-yard run on the first play of the game, the Kowboys gained just 64 yards on their next 42 attempts. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

The likes of Disney and Netflix sent ByteDance cease-and-desist letters after titles including Stranger Things and The Avengers were being ripped off. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026

On July 25, Patterson Park Pool was closed for the day after staff found fecal contamination in the water and multiple drain grates had been ripped off and thrown into the pool. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The simplest way to protect them from being ripped off by a cunning adversary is to get the customer in a queue and serve them your special magic on your terms. — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

If intellectual property is ripped off wholesale, there will be little incentive to create more of it. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

When immigrants realize they’ve been ripped off, they’re often left with no money to secure real representation. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026