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stole

verb , past tense of steal

Synonyms and Antonyms of stole

1 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

Synonyms of stole

appropriated, boosted [slang], filched, heisted, hooked, lifted, misappropriated, nicked [British slang], nipped, pilfered, pinched, pocketed, purloined, ripped off, snitched, swiped, thieved

Words Related to stole

burglarized, knocked over, robbed

looted, pillaged, plundered, sacked

carjacked, hijacked (also highjacked)

poached, rustled, shoplifted

collared, grabbed, grasped, nailed, seized, snatched, took

mooched, sponged

abducted, kidnapped (also kidnaped), shanghaied, spirited

Phrases Synonymous with stole

made away with, made off with, ran off with, walked off with

Near Antonyms of stole

bought, purchased

bestowed, contributed, donated, gave, handed over, presented

2 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

Synonyms of stole

lurked, mooched, moused, pussyfooted, shirked, skulked, slid, slipped, slunk (also slinked), snaked, sneaked (or snuck)

Words Related to stole

crawled, crept, edged, inched, wormed

ghosted, padded, tiptoed

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