RIPPING OFF Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

ripping off

verb

present participle of rip off

as in robbing

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of ripping off The Celtics made a push midway through the fourth, ripping off a 9-0 run and holding the Hawks scoreless for more than four straight minutes. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026 The Huskies were more settled in the second half, ripping off a 12-0 run to open the third quarter. —

Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026 After her friend left, Sprunk allegedly tried ripping off the woman's clothes. —

Nick Lentz, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026 Tougher still was standing in the fairway on the par-5 18th, the cold Pacific air ripping off the ocean to his left, and having to wait some 20 minutes as Jacob Bridgeman had to figure out how to play off the beach only for his shot to go into the ocean. —

ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026 Federal officials unveiled a slew of charges Tuesday against two Coloradans accused of ripping off a program that provides free rides to Medicaid patients, the first criminal charges filed in response to a sprawling fraud bonanza identified by state officials more than two years ago. —

Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026 After retaining his parallel giant slalom crown in Livigno on Sunday, the 40-year-old celebrated by ripping off his top, baring his chest to the frenzied crowd, before flexing his muscles and dropping facedown on the snow. —

Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 Companies making machine learning and generative software aren’t just metaphorically ripping off books. —

James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026 TrumpRx does make a compelling case that the president has mounted an extraordinary effort to stop pharmaceutical companies from ripping off Americans. —

Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026

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Verb

The film is only interested in portraying Goodman as an unambiguous hero, robbing us of the chance to explore the nuances of a complicated person who has participated in decades of history.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Apr. 2026
In fact, to not do so would be robbing yourself of the fruits of your past labors.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026