Synonyms of ripping off

ripping off

verb

present participle of rip off

1

as in robbing

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• robbing
• stealing (from)
• knocking over
• taking off
• knocking off
• burglarizing
• sacking
• breaking in
• sticking up
• looting
• burgling
• stripping
• plundering
• cheating
• rifling
• plucking
• ransacking
• ravishing
• exploiting
• pillaging
• despoiling
• defrauding
• bleeding
• holding up
• stinging
• sticking
• swindling
• spoiling
• shortchanging
• fleecing
• squeezing
• hustling
• chiseling
• skinning
• mugging
• mulcting
• rooking
• rolling
• cozening

2

as in stealing

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

• stealing
• swiping
• running off with
• making off with
• making away with
• lifting
• walking off with
• grabbing
• robbing
• pilfering
• knocking over
• thieving
• appropriating
• snatching
• misappropriating
• pinching
• snitching
• filching
• hooking
• pocketing
• nipping
• purloining
• boosting
• nicking
• hijacking
• taking
• picking
• heisting
• plundering
• looting
• seizing
• sacking
• burglarizing
• pillaging
• poaching
• shoplifting
• rustling
• rifling
• grasping
• kidnapping
• carjacking
• nailing
• abducting
• sponging
• collaring
• mooching
• spiriting
• shanghaiing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buying
• purchasing
• giving
• presenting
• contributing
• handing over
• donating
• bestowing

3

as in cheating

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

• cheating
• squeezing
• plucking
• stinging
• hustling
• shaking down
• sticking
• beating
• doing in
• screwing
• bleeding
• doing
• taking for a ride
• taking to the cleaners
• deceiving
• selling a bill of goods to
• flimflamming
• defrauding
• euchring
• thimblerigging
• shorting
• chousing
• shortchanging
• swindling
• fiddling
• victimizing
• reaming
• fleecing
• tricking
• mulcting
• bilking
• suckering
• skinning
• rooking
• conning
• exploiting
• cozening
• chiseling
• gaffing
• diddling
• stiffing
• hosing
• nobbling
• fooling
• betraying
• wrenching
• clipping
• skunking
• extorting
• roping (in)
• gouging
• milking
• soaking
• wringing
• overcharging
• nicking
• wresting
• duping
• gulling
• bitching
• bamboozling
• fast-talking
• double-crossing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ripping off

Those straight-line winds can be incredibly destructive, ripping off roofs, snapping trees, knocking out power, and in stronger cases, reaching over 100 miles an hour. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 12 July 2026

The small pockets of Egyptian fans in the stadium went absolutely berserk, jumping and ripping off their shirts as their team went bonkers below them. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

George Lopez and Joe Rogan are among those to accuse Mencia of ripping off their material, with Rogan and Mencia even once getting into a public confrontation over the matter. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026

Instead of ripping off his shirt, or wildly gesticulating, McTominay ran to the edge of the pitch with his hands facing down and his lips pursed. — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 16 June 2026

Videos shared on social media showed some fans clashing with police officers, and other videos captured apparent Knicks fans attacking San Antonio fans on the streets, ripping off their Spurs jerseys. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 June 2026

Trump's displeasure eventually culminated in him ripping off his lapel mic and storming off the set. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

The anticipation of ripping off hard wax didn’t magically disappear, and for my first few waxes post-birth, my skin felt more sensitive than usual. — Aimee Simeon, Allure, 3 June 2026

Seeing this much effort put into ripping off people annoys him. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026