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
• breaking in
• sacking
• sticking up
• burgling
• looting
• stripping
• plundering
• cheating
• rifling
• plucking
• ransacking
• ravishing
• pillaging
• despoiling
• exploiting
• defrauding
• holding up
• bleeding
• stinging
• swindling
• sticking
• shortchanging
• spoiling
• fleecing
• chiseling
• hustling
• squeezing
• 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

The basic set-up, for years, was just a comic ripping off a joke and performing it on stage; the infamous mid-2000s Comedy Store stand-off between Joe Rogan and alleged joke thief Carlos Mencia is one of the most famous examples. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

More telling is the Gators generated just six runs of at least 10 yards during back-to-back losses after ripping off 13 of them during two SEC wins. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

The footage taken in the Panhandle region shows the wind ripping off the roof of the hotel, which sits about 17 miles inland from Pensacola beaches. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

The offense mostly held up their end of the bargain, racking up 446 yards and ripping off several explosive plays. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

There’s also been online chatter leaning toward the antisemitic (Lefty is Jewish), and other comments painting her as a thieving mastermind knowingly ripping off songs. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

The Pigeon River tore through her trailer at another mobile home park during Helene, ripping off the siding so passersby could see through her entire house. — Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026

This isn’t the first time Musk has been accused of ripping off the smaller companies that helped build his business empire. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026

James missed three games early in March, the Lakers ripping off wins against Indiana, New York and Minnesota without him. — Dan Woike, New York Times, 26 July 2026