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 No more ripping off the American Taxpayer. —

Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 May 2026 There’s little risk of Amodei pulling a Zaslav and ripping off Carter’s wardrobe. —

Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 Franchise removal more typically comes like ripping off a bandage. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026 There were two more touchdown drives on Saturday with transfer running back Landon Walker ripping off a 40-yard touchdown while Pitchford added another touchdown run in the red zone. —

Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026 Then the Red Sox offense came back to life, ripping off three straight hits and scoring two runs in the bottom of the seventh on a Story RBI single and a run-scoring fielder’s choice by Durbin, which was initially ruled an inning-ending double play before being overturned after replay review. —

Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 8 Apr. 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

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Gaff was charged with raping, robbing and murdering Weaver, according to court documents.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Warnock says Republicans 'robbing' Georgians of their voice Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock has been vocal about the Louisiana decision in the weeks since, and has long made voting rights and protections a key part of his platform.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 14 May 2026