STEALS Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

steals 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of steal

as in swipes

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep the guy who tried to steal my car was sentenced to a year in jail

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as in sneaks

to move about in a sly or secret manner the teenagers were able to steal past a security guard and enter the fairgrounds without paying admission

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steals

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noun

plural of steal

as in bargains

something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price at 50% off, that shirt is a real steal

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Recent Examples of steals

Verb

Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo steals the ball from UConn guard Kayleigh Heckel during the second half in an Elite Eight game on March 29, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Plus, in the end, another chain, Sizzler, swoops in and steals all the cows. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026 While speaking with The Cut during a launch event for her brand Fenty Beaty’s new Pro Filt’r Fluid Flex Natural Matte Longwear Foundation, the singer, 38, revealed the one beauty product her partner steals from her. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026 Related When asked by The Cut at a Fenty Beauty event which of her products her partner steals the most, Ri turned serious. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026 Hall played semi-professionally in Australia for three seasons and led her team in points, rebound, assists and steals each year. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026 Tracy Letts steals the movie as a dryly observant United Artists studio head who’s eventually disarmed by Sly’s charms. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026 Professor Frink reanimates his formerly deceased father after winning the Nobel Prize, but the elder Frink, not content with his current body, steals parts and organs from other humans. — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026 When one author steals another’s words, everyone can judge whether that’s actually the case or not. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Noun

Dain Dainja finished with 16 points, six rebounds and three blocks, while Isaiah Wong recorded 16 points and six steals. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026 Dyson Daniels had nine points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, six steals and one block. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026 Kusturica had 10 points, five rebounds, three blocks and two steals in his collegiate debut. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026 Fellow freshman Joe Philon III went 6-for-7 to score 17 points, and grabbed five steals. — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026 Reaves finished with 25 points on 8-for-22 shooting in support of Doncic, adding four of the Lakers’ 15 steals on Friday. — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026 Senior post Erin Condron had 14 points, six rebounds and three steals. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 Adebayo closed the victory with a season-high 27 points on 11-of-14 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 shooting from the foul line to go with nine rebounds, three assists and three steals. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2026 The Huskies had 22 steals and 10 blocks over three games, and combined to hold their opponents to 56 of 163 (34%) shooting from the field. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for steals

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Gaga then swipes concealer under her eyes, on the center of her forehead and around her mouth.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
When someone swipes a card, the device can capture account information and the PIN used during the transaction.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of swipes

Verb

Owen Wilson plays an overprotective dad who sneaks his 13-year-old son (Christian Convery) into the festival.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
The titular bed trick refers to the literary device, beloved by Shakespeare and by opera buffa, in which a lover sneaks into a bed and, under cover of darkness, is taken for someone else.

— S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sneaks

Noun

The airline probably offers more bargains than any carrier serving South Florida.

— David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Inflation has also pushed more middle- and higher-income shoppers into dollar stores in search of bargains, though low-income households have long been the backbone of the business.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of bargains

Verb

Their pain is real and enduring, and surely there will be some who feel Newsom’s decision robs them of some sort of final resolution.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Knowing his days are numbered, Vince robs banks to provide for his wife and young child.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of robs

Noun

Although the shopping holiday isn’t officially until November 27th, retailers are already dropping early deals on some of our favorite tech.

— Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
Democrats are also poised to dig into potential conflicts related to the bevy of critical minerals deals Trump has struck.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of deals

Verb

Lithium grabs the spotlight, but cheap and abundant sodium has long held the key to large-scale energy storage.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Testing spoons stored in a manner where lip contact surface contamination could happen when employee grabs the spoon from container.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of grabs

Noun

In reaction, management is cutting future buys and taking sell-through actions.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
The Senate election was the most expensive non-presidential race on record in advertisement spending, according to AdImpact, which tracks ad buys.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026