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单词 thievery
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thievery

So they tried to drive the movie company away by thievery and sabotage at night.The man caused more thievery than he cured, and all men knew it.She wondered where and why he'd learned all he knew of thievery.

Synonyms of 'thievery'

stealing, theft, robbery, mugging
More Synonyms of thievery
(noun) 
Fountain pens caused much thievery in the classroom.
Synonyms
stealing
You can't just help yourself - that's stealing!
theft
Art theft is now part of organized crime.
robbery
The twins were convicted of robbery.
mugging (informal)
burglary
plundering
shoplifting
embezzlement
She was jailed for six years for embezzlement of government funds.
thieving
an ex-con who says he's given up thieving
pilfering
larceny
He now faces two to 20 years in prison on grand larceny charges.
banditry
home invasion (Australian, New Zealand)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of embezzlement
She was jailed for six years for embezzlement of government funds.
Synonyms
misappropriation,
stealing,
robbing,
fraud,
pocketing,
theft,
robbery,
nicking (slang, British),
pinching (informal),
appropriation,
siphoning off,
thieving,
pilfering,
larceny,
purloining,
filching,
pilferage,
peculation,
defalcation
in the sense of larceny
Definition
theft
He now faces two to 20 years in prison on grand larceny charges.
Synonyms
theft,
stealing,
robbery,
burglary,
pilfering,
misappropriation,
purloining
in the sense of robbery
Definition
the act or an instance of robbing
The twins were convicted of robbery.
Synonyms
theft,
stealing,
fraud,
steaming (informal),
mugging (informal),
plunder,
swindle,
pillage,
embezzlement,
larceny,
depredation,
filching,
thievery,
rapine,
spoliation

Nearby words of
thievery

  • thickset
  • thief
  • thieve
  • thievery
  • thieving
  • thievish
  • thigh

Synonyms of 'thievery'

thievery

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of theft
Definition
the crime of stealing
Art theft is now part of organized crime.
Synonyms
stealing,
robbery,
thieving,
fraud,
rip-off (slang),
swindling,
embezzlement,
pilfering,
larceny,
purloining,
thievery
in the sense of thieving
an ex-con who says he's given up thieving
Synonyms
theft,
stealing,
robbery,
burglary,
shoplifting,
embezzlement,
pilfering,
larceny,
home invasion (Australian, New Zealand)
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