Synonyms of stolen

stolen

verb

past participle of steal

1

as in robbed

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 & Similar Words

• robbed
• hijacked
• pilfered
• filched
• purloined
• swiped
• misappropriated
• appropriated
• looted
• lifted
• nicked
• pocketed
• thieved
• ripped off
• pinched
• seized
• hooked
• heisted
• burglarized
• kidnapped
• snitched
• nipped
• plundered
• made away with
• boosted
• made off with
• ran off with
• pillaged
• walked off with
• snatched
• grabbed
• taken
• sacked
• picked
• knocked over
• abducted
• rifled
• poached
• carjacked
• shoplifted
• rustled
• grasped
• nailed
• collared
• spirited
• sponged
• mooched
• shanghaied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purchased
• bought
• given
• presented
• contributed
• donated
• bestowed
• handed over

2

as in sneaked

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 & Similar Words

• sneaked
• slipped
• slid
• crawled
• tiptoed
• slunk
• snaked
• lurked
• skulked
• shirked
• mooched
• moused
• pussyfooted
• crept
• edged
• padded
• inched
• wormed
• ghosted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stolen

The heist, which is follows behind a series of robberies at wineries in Italy as of late, is even more shocking when considering the prestige of Marchesi Antinori—and the amount of wine that was stolen. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026

It is considered highly likely that gold jewelry purchased in Great Britain in the mid- to late 1980s contained traces of the ingots stolen from the Brink’s-Mat warehouse. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

The spare tire had been stolen, and a window was busted open. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

None of Jack Lowden’s jumpers were stolen in the making of this show look. — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

In the 13-page letter, Hassan notes that both BYOD and another ransomware group, Endzone, claimed to have stolen data from the company. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

Officials recovered 59 pallets of merchandise that had been stolen from BNSF Railway and Union Pacific trains, according to police. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

But ask how much taxpayer money is being stolen and suddenly the accounting gets fuzzy. — Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

And the other film is about a Jordanian farmer and the water loss in Jordan, because there’s a whole political situation going on with water being stolen by Israel. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026