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

This post was originally published on July 31 Bitcoin and crypto holders have been left reeling by an attack on hardware wallet Coldcard that's seen around $40 million worth of bitcoin stolen. — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Protesters and members of CHOP security were aware a car had been stolen just as the white Jeep appeared near the tents on the playfield. — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

Op-Fortitude and Simon Afram, the financier and filmmaker who paid $45 million to get the movie made, think Netflix failed to take basic security measures to prevent the unencrypted drive from being stolen. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Santoro was inspired to launch the project after following his friend Timothy Reif’s decade-long effort to locate artworks that had been stolen from his ancestor, a Jewish Austrian cabaret star. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026

Tips to protect your vehicle from being stolen Car thieves use different methods, so protecting your vehicle requires more than one piece of technology. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

They had been stolen from Fort Morgan, and the largest were about the size of a grapefruit, TSA said. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 31 July 2026

Leaving a private organization to collect sensitive information introduces risks, including that it could be stolen or used for business purposes, said Hoffman, the Case Western professor. — CNN Money, 27 July 2026

On Saturday, Israel's military said Israeli civilians and Palestinians threw rocks in a confrontation in the West Bank village of Susya, and the weapon of a soldier on leave was stolen but retrieved. — ABC News, 25 July 2026