What is another word for purloin?
454 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɜːlɔ͡ɪn], [ pˈɜːlɔɪn], [ p_ˈɜː_l_ɔɪ_n]
The word "purloin" has several synonyms that can be used in different contexts. The most popular synonyms for "purloin" are "steal," "pilfer," "snatch," "lift," and "swipe." These words all express the act of taking something that doesn't belong to you without permission or consent. "Steal" and "pilfer" are commonly used in legal contexts, while "snatch," "lift," and "swipe" are more commonly used in everyday conversation. Other synonyms for "purloin" include "plunder," "filch," "appropriate," and "thieve." The choice of synonym depends on the context in which the word is being used, but all these synonyms carry the same meaning of taking something improperly.
Synonyms for Purloin:
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n.
• abstract • cabbage • hook- hook .
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v.
• embezzle- de falcate ,
- de falcated ,
- de-falcate ,
- de-falcated ,
- mis applied ,
- mis applies ,
- mis apply ,
- mis applying ,
- mis appropriate ,
- mis appropriated ,
- mis appropriates ,
- mis appropriating ,
- mis used ,
- mis using ,
- mis-applied ,
- mis-applies ,
- mis-apply ,
- mis-applying ,
- mis-appropriate ,
- mis-appropriated ,
- mis-appropriates ,
- mis-appropriating ,
- mis-used ,
- mis-using ,
- put hand cookie jar ,
- put hand till ,
- puts hand cookie jar ,
- puts hand in cookie jar ,
- puts hand in till ,
- puts hand till ,
- putting hand cookie jar ,
- putting hand in cookie jar ,
- putting hand in till ,
- putting hand till .
- de predate ,
- de predated ,
- de predates ,
- de predating ,
- de solate ,
- de solated ,
- de solates ,
- de solating ,
- de spoil ,
- de spoiled ,
- de spoiling ,
- de spoils ,
- de-predate ,
- de-predated ,
- de-predates ,
- de-predating ,
- de-solate ,
- de-solated ,
- de-solates ,
- de-solating ,
- de-spoil ,
- de-spoiled ,
- de-spoiling ,
- de-spoils .
- go over with a fine tooth comb ,
- go over with a finetooth comb ,
- go over with fine tooth comb ,
- go over with fine-tooth comb ,
- go over with finetooth comb ,
- goes over with a fine tooth comb ,
- goes over with a fine-tooth comb ,
- goes over with a finetooth comb ,
- goes over with fine tooth comb ,
- goes over with fine-tooth comb ,
- goes over with finetooth comb ,
- going over with a fine tooth comb ,
- going over with a fine-tooth comb ,
- going over with a finetooth comb ,
- going over with fine tooth comb ,
- going over with fine-tooth comb ,
- going over with finetooth comb ,
- leaved no stone unturned ,
- leaves no stone unturned ,
- leaving no stone unturned ,
- left no stone unturned ,
- look high low ,
- look over for ,
- looked all over for ,
- looked high and low ,
- looked high low ,
- looked over for ,
- looking all over for ,
- looking high and low ,
- looking high low ,
- looking over for ,
- looks all over for ,
- looks high and low ,
- looks high low ,
- looks over for ,
- made off with ,
- made with ,
- make with ,
- makes off with ,
- makes with ,
- making with ,
- over haul ,
- over hauled ,
- over hauling ,
- over hauls ,
- over-haul ,
- over-hauled ,
- over-hauling ,
- over-hauls ,
- pro bed ,
- pro-bed ,
- shakes down ,
- shaking down ,
- shook down ,
- takes away ,
- went over with a fine tooth comb ,
- went over with a fine-tooth comb ,
- went over with a finetooth comb ,
- went over with fine tooth comb ,
- went over with fine-tooth comb ,
- went over with finetooth comb .
- be reave ,
- be reaved ,
- be reaves ,
- be reaving ,
- be reft ,
- be-reave ,
- be-reaved ,
- be-reaves ,
- be-reaving ,
- be-reft ,
- brake in to ,
- brake into ,
- break in to ,
- breaking in to ,
- breaks in to ,
- breaks into ,
- broke in to ,
- broke into ,
- de fraud ,
- de frauds ,
- de-fraud ,
- de-frauds ,
- dis inherit ,
- dis inherited ,
- dis inheriting ,
- dis inherits ,
- dis possess ,
- dis possessed ,
- dis possesses ,
- dis possessing ,
- dis-inherit ,
- dis-inherited ,
- dis-inheriting ,
- dis-inherits ,
- dis-possess ,
- dis-possessed ,
- dis-possesses ,
- dis-possessing ,
- pro moting ,
- pro-mote ,
- pro-motes ,
- pro-moting ,
- sticked up ,
- strongarm ,
- with held ,
- with hold ,
- with holding ,
- with holds ,
- with-held ,
- with-hold ,
- with-holds .
Other synonyms:
- heist .
- seize .
- nip .
Other relevant words:
- Copped ,
- Cribbed ,
- Cribbing ,
- Defalcated ,
- Defalcating ,
- Ferreted ,
- Ferreting ,
- Ferrets ,
- Misapplied ,
- Palmed ,
- Palming ,
- Pirated ,
- Pirating ,
- Sniped ,
- Sniping ,
- Thieves ,
- break into ,
- breaking into ,
- burgle ,
- burgled ,
- burgles ,
- burgling ,
- copping ,
- defalcate ,
- defalcates ,
- do out of ,
- embezzle ,
- ferret ,
- filch ,
- go over with a fine-tooth comb ,
- heisted ,
- heisting ,
- knock over ,
- knocked over ,
- laid waste ,
- lay waste ,
- laying waste ,
- lays waste ,
- leave no stone unturned ,
- look all over for ,
- look high and low ,
- loot ,
- make off with ,
- making off with ,
- moonlighted ,
- moonlighting ,
- palm ,
- palms ,
- pilfer ,
- pillage ,
- plagiarize ,
- put hand in cookie jar ,
- put hand in till ,
- ransack ,
- rob ,
- shake down ,
- snipe ,
- snipes ,
- snitch ,
- snuck ,
- stick up ,
- sticking up ,
- sticks up ,
- strong arm ,
- stuck up ,
- take away ,
- taking away ,
- took away ,
- walk off with ,
- walk with ,
- walked off with .
- And ,
- abduct ,
- abridge ,
- abscond with ,
- absent ,
- absentminded ,
- abstracted ,
- accost ,
- addict ,
- airlift ,
- annex ,
- annexe ,
- annul ,
- appropriate ,
- arduous ,
- arise ,
- arrogate ,
- ask ,
- awkward ,
- bag ,
- beg ,
- boost ,
- borrow ,
- brief ,
- bring up ,
- build ,
- burglarize ,
- burglary ,
- carry ,
- carry away ,
- carry off ,
- cheat ,
- come up ,
- compress ,
- concise ,
- cop ,
- copy ,
- countermand ,
- cram ,
- crave ,
- creep ,
- crib ,
- crimp ,
- crochet ,
- crook ,
- defraud ,
- delicate ,
- demanding ,
- detach ,
- detached ,
- diddle ,
- different ,
- difficult ,
- disagreeable ,
- distinct ,
- distinguish ,
- elevate ,
- eliminate ,
- embezzlement ,
- enhance ,
- epitomize ,
- erect ,
- extort ,
- extract ,
- fastidious ,
- finger ,
- fleece ,
- gazump ,
- get away with ,
- glom ,
- go up ,
- goldbrick ,
- grab ,
- grow ,
- gyp ,
- handle ,
- help ,
- help oneself to ,
- hijack ,
- hoist ,
- independent ,
- individual ,
- isolated ,
- kidnap ,
- knock-off ,
- knotty ,
- larceny ,
- liberate ,
- make ,
- make away with ,
- misapply ,
- misappropriate ,
- misuse ,
- mouse ,
- move up ,
- move upward ,
- move upwards ,
- mug ,
- mulct ,
- nick ,
- nim ,
- nullify ,
- other ,
- overcharge ,
- overturn ,
- particular ,
- peculate ,
- pirate ,
- plagiarise ,
- pluck ,
- plume ,
- plunder ,
- poach ,
- prig ,
- promote ,
- quit ,
- raise ,
- ramp ,
- remove ,
- repeal ,
- rescind ,
- reverse ,
- revoke ,
- rifle ,
- rip ,
- rip off ,
- rise ,
- rise up ,
- robbery ,
- rook ,
- run away with ,
- run off with ,
- rustle ,
- scam ,
- scrounge ,
- separate ,
- shop-lift ,
- shoplift ,
- short ,
- short-change ,
- snaffle ,
- snare ,
- snatch ,
- snob ,
- snot ,
- soak ,
- solicit ,
- squeeze ,
- steal ,
- stealth ,
- surcharge ,
- swindle ,
- take ,
- theft ,
- thieve ,
- thieving ,
- top ,
- twinge ,
- uphill ,
- uprise ,
- vacate ,
- vellicate ,
- victimize ,
- walk away with ,
- walk off ,
- whip ,
- withdraw .
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How to use "Purloin" in context?
There is no one definitive explanation for the word "purloin." Some believe the word derived from the Old French verb "pulverler," meaning to pulverize. Others believe it may come from the Old Norse verb "purra," meaning to snatch or steal suddenly. Regardless of its origin, the word has been used in English since the 12th century.
The verb "purloin" typically means to take something that is not one's own without consent or justification.
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