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

For Americans whose data is stolen, there’s little opportunity to discover the scheme until the government comes collecting on loans years later. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

According to police, the vehicle had not yet been reported stolen. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

Trump has preemptively claimed that upcoming elections will be rigged and labeled elections he’s lost as stolen. — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

What personal information was stolen in the student data breach? — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

In November 2025, APD arrested a man accused of using bank cards stolen from a vehicle at a Bull Creek trailhead. — Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 29 Oct. 2026

If the jokes of these Stepford stand-ups, packed into crop tops and body suits, seemed familiar, that’s because they were stolen. — New York Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Some users of prediction market platform Polymarket’s international exchange had funds stolen from their accounts due to a hack of an unnamed third-party provider. — Ananya Chetia,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026

Travel with a photo or photocopy of your passport’s bio page in case it is lost or stolen. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026