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robbery
Synonyms and Antonyms of robbery
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock Synonyms larceny, theft, stealing, thieveryRelated Words burglary, housebreaking; embezzlement, embezzling, graft, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation; petit larceny, petty larceny; filching, pilferage, pilfering, purloining, shoplifting; abduction, carjacking, hijacking (also highjacking), kidnapping (also kidnaping), shanghaiing; despoilment, despoliation, looting, pillage, plundering, rapine, spoliation; poaching, rustling; black marketeering, smuggling; banditry, piracy
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