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

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

And yet scores of interlopers have dropped by the page in order to try and score a miracle — or even have more nefarious plans of ripping off cinephiles. — William Earl, Variety, 20 July 2026

Even David Ben-Gurion was more concerned with ripping off as much land as possible. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

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