What is another word for ransacked?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈansakt] (IPA)

Ransacked is a word used to describe a place that has been searched through thoroughly, often with the intention of stealing or causing damage. Some synonyms for ransacked include pillaged, raided, looted, plundered, and robbed. These words all describe acts of theft or destruction, but each has a slightly different nuance. For example, plundered and pillaged suggest a more organized and deliberate act of looting, while raided can be used to describe a sudden, violent attack on a location. In any case, these synonyms can be used to convey the sense of chaos and destruction that comes with a place that has been ransacked.

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What are the opposite words for ransacked?

The word "ransacked" means to search a place or area thoroughly, typically causing damage or disorder in the process. Its antonyms include words such as "cleaned," "organized," "arranged," "tidied," "neatened," "straightened," "systematized," "ordered," "sorted," and "catalogued." These antonyms depict a sense of discipline and order, opposite to the chaos and destruction brought about by ransacking. When organizing and decluttering a space, one makes it easy to locate things and also create a peaceful and conducive environment. While ransacking maybe necessary in certain situations such as investigations, generally keeping our spaces organized provides a sense of orderliness and calmness.

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Usage examples for Ransacked

Libraries and cabinets were ransacked for ancient maps of the counties; and old records were consulted to ascertain how far the original conditions of service, and so forth, had been complied with on which these estates were held.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
There was a tree for the baby, and I ransacked Los Angeles for things to please Helen, or other trifles to make her laugh.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
I've ransacked the place for him.
"The Pioneers"
Katharine Susannah Prichard

Famous quotes with Ransacked

  • The bowels as well as the surface of the earth are ransacked for articles which were before neglected. Animals, Plants and Minerals acquire an utility and value, which were before unexplored.
    Alexander Hamilton
  • The crowd pressed round the dais and the band broke into the national anthem. 'Broke into' was the wrong expression. They ransacked it. Stone closed his eyes and clenched his fists to stop himself laughing as the wailing brass savaged his eardrums.
    Christopher Wood (writer)
  • He was, and is yet most likely, the wearisomest self-righteous Pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself and fling the curses to his neighbours.
    Emily Brontë
  • Drunk with triumph, I cuddled in my rocking cradle and ransacked every unvisited chamber of the memory....to see the residue take life and meaning in the light of the great revelation.
    Robert Erskine Childers
  • He ransacked his memory like a thief going through another man’s billfold.
    Kurt Vonnegut

Related words: robbery at home, home break in, burglary, ransacking, break-in, break in at home

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