What is another word for steal?
Pronunciation:
[ stˈiːl], [ stˈiːl], [ s_t_ˈiː_l]
Synonyms for Steal:
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adj.
• cheap- at a bargain ,
- bargain-basement ,
- bargain-counter ,
- bought for a song ,
- cheapo ,
- cost next to nothing ,
- cut price ,
- cut-price ,
- cut-rate ,
- easy on the pocketbook ,
- half-priced ,
- low tariff ,
- low-cost ,
- marked down ,
- on sale ,
- popularly priced ,
- real buy ,
- saler ,
- uncostly ,
- undear ,
- worth the money ,
- Depreciated ,
- budget ,
- competitive ,
- dime a dozen ,
- irregular ,
- low-priced ,
- lowered ,
- moderate ,
- nominal ,
- reasonable ,
- reduced ,
- sale ,
- slashed ,
- standard ,
- utility .
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n.
• bargain • buy • larceny- mis appropriation ,
- mis appropriations ,
- mis-appropriation ,
- mis-appropriations ,
- pilferings ,
- purloinings ,
- thievings .
- slip .
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v.
• abstract • borrow • break in • burglarize- brake in to ,
- brake into ,
- break in to ,
- breaking in to ,
- breaks in to ,
- breaks into ,
- broke in to ,
- broke into .
- DO ,
- ape ,
- burlesque ,
- echo ,
- embody ,
- emulate ,
- epitomize ,
- fake ,
- follow ,
- follow suit ,
- illustrate ,
- incarnate ,
- mimic ,
- mirror ,
- mock ,
- model ,
- parody ,
- personify ,
- phony ,
- prefigure ,
- repeat ,
- sham ,
- take off ,
- travesty ,
- typify .
- approached unnoticed ,
- approaches unnoticed ,
- approaching unnoticed ,
- crawl all fours ,
- crawl fours ,
- crawl on fours ,
- crawled all fours ,
- crawled fours ,
- crawled on all fours ,
- crawled on fours ,
- crawling all fours ,
- crawling fours ,
- crawling on all fours ,
- crawling on fours ,
- crawls all fours ,
- crawls fours ,
- crawls on all fours ,
- crawls on fours ,
- gumshoed ,
- in sinuate ,
- in sinuated ,
- in sinuates ,
- in sinuating ,
- in-sinuate ,
- in-sinuated ,
- in-sinuates ,
- in-sinuating .
- in filtrate ,
- in filtrated ,
- in filtrates ,
- in filtrating ,
- in-filtrate ,
- in-filtrated ,
- in-filtrates ,
- in-filtrating ,
- nosed out ,
- noses out ,
- nosing out ,
- slipped past ,
- slipping by ,
- slipping past ,
- slips past ,
- slipt by ,
- slipt past ,
- squeezed by ,
- squeezed past ,
- squeezes by ,
- squeezes past ,
- squeezing by ,
- squeezing past .
- GIPS ,
- de fraud ,
- de frauds ,
- de-fraud ,
- de-frauds ,
- gipped ,
- gipping ,
- pulled a fast one ,
- pulled fast one ,
- pulling a fast one ,
- pulling fast one ,
- pulls a fast one ,
- pulls fast one ,
- ripping off ,
- takes for a ride ,
- takes for ride ,
- taking for a ride ,
- took for a ride ,
- took for ride .
- dis obey ,
- dis obeyed ,
- dis obeying ,
- dis obeys ,
- dis-obey ,
- dis-obeyed ,
- dis-obeying ,
- dis-obeys ,
- in fracted ,
- in fringe ,
- in fringed ,
- in fringes ,
- in fringing ,
- in-fracted ,
- in-fringe ,
- in-fringed ,
- in-fringes ,
- in-fringing ,
- infracts .
- bodied snatch ,
- bodies snatch ,
- bodying snatch ,
- bundled off ,
- bundles off ,
- bundling off ,
- carries away ,
- carries off ,
- carrying away ,
- carrying off ,
- co axed ,
- co axing ,
- co-axed ,
- co-axing ,
- de coy ,
- de coyed ,
- de coying ,
- de coys ,
- de-coy ,
- de-coyed ,
- de-coying ,
- de-coys ,
- laid hands on ,
- laying hands on ,
- made off with ,
- made with ,
- make with ,
- makes off with ,
- makes with ,
- making with ,
- ran away with ,
- running away with ,
- runs away with ,
- spirited away ,
- spiriting away ,
- spirits away .
- concealing oneself ,
- conceals oneself ,
- goes furtively ,
- going furtively ,
- lie wait ,
- lied in wait ,
- lied wait ,
- lies in wait ,
- lies wait ,
- lying wait ,
- staid hidden ,
- stayed hidden ,
- staying hidden ,
- stays hidden ,
- went furtively .
- 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 employ ,
- mis employed ,
- mis employing ,
- mis employs ,
- mis-applied ,
- mis-applies ,
- mis-apply ,
- mis-applying ,
- mis-appropriate ,
- mis-appropriated ,
- mis-appropriates ,
- mis-appropriating ,
- mis-employ ,
- mis-employed ,
- mis-employing ,
- mis-employs ,
- misemployed ,
- misemploying ,
- misemploys .
- purse snatch ,
- purse snatched ,
- purse snatches ,
- purse snatching ,
- purse-snatched ,
- purse-snatches ,
- pursesnatch ,
- pursesnatched ,
- pursesnatches ,
- pursesnatching ,
- sticked up .
- goes barefoot ,
- going barefoot ,
- pitter patter ,
- pitter pattered ,
- pitter pattering ,
- pitter patters ,
- pitter-pattered ,
- pitter-pattering ,
- pitter-patters ,
- pitterpatter ,
- pitterpattered ,
- pitterpattering ,
- pitterpatters ,
- went barefoot .
- 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 .
- para phrase ,
- para phrased ,
- para phrases ,
- para phrasing ,
- para-phrase ,
- para-phrased ,
- para-phrases ,
- para-phrasing .
- fished illegally ,
- fishes illegally ,
- fishing illegally ,
- hunted illegally ,
- hunting illegally ,
- hunts illegally .
- am noncommittal ,
- art noncommittal ,
- beating around bush ,
- beats around bush ,
- beats around the bush ,
- being noncommittal ,
- duck issues ,
- ducked issues ,
- ducked the issues ,
- ducking issues ,
- ducking the issues ,
- ducks issues ,
- ducks the issues ,
- hem haw ,
- is noncommittal ,
- play close the vest ,
- play close to the vest ,
- play close to vest ,
- play close vest ,
- play it close the vest ,
- play it close to vest ,
- play it close vest ,
- played close the vest ,
- played close to the vest ,
- played close to vest ,
- played close vest ,
- played it close the vest ,
- played it close to the vest ,
- played it close to vest ,
- played it close vest ,
- playing close the vest ,
- playing close to the vest ,
- playing close to vest ,
- playing close vest ,
- playing it close the vest ,
- playing it close to the vest ,
- playing it close to vest ,
- playing it close vest ,
- plays close the vest ,
- plays close to the vest ,
- plays close to vest ,
- plays close vest ,
- plays it close the vest ,
- plays it close to the vest ,
- plays it close to vest ,
- plays it close vest ,
- sat fence ,
- sat on fence ,
- sat on the fence ,
- sat the fence ,
- sate fence ,
- sate on fence ,
- sate on the fence ,
- sate the fence ,
- sit fence ,
- sit the fence ,
- sits fence ,
- sits on fence ,
- sits on the fence ,
- sits the fence ,
- sitting fence ,
- sitting on fence ,
- sitting on the fence ,
- sitting the fence ,
- tergiversed ,
- tergiverses ,
- tergiversing ,
- treading warily ,
- treads warily ,
- trod warily ,
- was noncommittal ,
- wast noncommittal ,
- watch one step ,
- watch ones step ,
- watch step ,
- watched one step ,
- watched one's step ,
- watched ones step ,
- watched step ,
- watches one step ,
- watches one's step ,
- watches ones step ,
- watches step ,
- watching one step ,
- watching ones step ,
- watching step ,
- were noncommittal ,
- wert noncommittal .
- 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 ,
- 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 .
- by pass ,
- by passed ,
- by passes ,
- by passing ,
- gat around ,
- gets around ,
- gotten around ,
- lay down job ,
- lay down on job ,
- lie down job ,
- lied down job ,
- lied down on job ,
- lies down job ,
- lies down on job ,
- lying down job ,
- lying down on job ,
- shuffled off ,
- shuffles off ,
- shuffling off ,
- sloughed off ,
- sloughing off .
- dis guise ,
- dis guised ,
- dis guises ,
- dis guising ,
- dis-guise ,
- dis-guised ,
- dis-guises ,
- dis-guising ,
- glosses over ,
- glossing over ,
- in vent ,
- in vented ,
- in venting ,
- in vents ,
- in-vent ,
- in-vented ,
- in-venting ,
- in-vents ,
- mis represent ,
- mis represented ,
- mis representing ,
- mis represents ,
- mis-represent ,
- mis-represented ,
- mis-representing ,
- mis-represents ,
- put act ,
- put an act ,
- re plicate ,
- re plicated ,
- re plicates ,
- re plicating ,
- re produced ,
- re produces ,
- re producing ,
- re-plicate ,
- re-plicated ,
- re-plicates ,
- re-plicating ,
- re-produce ,
- re-produced ,
- re-produces ,
- re-producing .
- goes stealthily ,
- going stealthily ,
- passed quietly ,
- passes quietly ,
- passing quietly ,
- went stealthily .
- clapped hands on ,
- clapping hands on ,
- claps hands on ,
- gat fingers on ,
- gets fingers on ,
- getting fingers on ,
- got fingers on ,
- gotten fingers on .
Other synonyms:
- Bric-a brac ,
- cheapie ,
- dispossess ,
- fixer-upper ,
- glom ,
- harry ,
- hold up ,
- hot-wire ,
- jump a claim ,
- knickknack ,
- knock off ,
- knock over ,
- nicknack ,
- pilferage ,
- relieve of ,
- run off with ,
- schlock ,
- snitch ,
- tat ,
- trouser ,
- walk away with .
- knockoff .
- glide .
- patter .
Other relevant words:
- Breaching ,
- Burlesqued ,
- Burlesquing ,
- By-pass ,
- Cribbed ,
- Cribbing ,
- Emulated ,
- Extracting ,
- Ferreted ,
- Ferreting ,
- Ferrets ,
- Gip ,
- HOSED ,
- Incarnated ,
- Incarnating ,
- Inched ,
- Inching ,
- Infracted ,
- Infracting ,
- Mirroring ,
- Mocked ,
- SLIES ,
- Scrabbled ,
- Scrabbling ,
- Separating ,
- Shafted ,
- Shafting ,
- Slank ,
- Slicking ,
- Snaked ,
- Snaking ,
- Spiriting ,
- Tiptoes ,
- Transgressed ,
- Typified ,
- WORMS ,
- Withdrew ,
- Wormed ,
- Worming ,
- abstract ,
- act like ,
- approach unnoticed ,
- beat out of ,
- bleed ,
- borrow ,
- breached ,
- break and enter ,
- break in ,
- break into ,
- breaking into ,
- burglarize ,
- burgle ,
- burgled ,
- burgles ,
- burgling ,
- burst in ,
- by-passed ,
- by-passes ,
- by-passing ,
- carjack ,
- carjacked ,
- carjacking ,
- clap hands on ,
- crawl on all fours ,
- creep ,
- do a take-off ,
- do a takeoff ,
- do like ,
- do out of ,
- echoes ,
- edge ,
- embodies ,
- ferret ,
- fish illegally ,
- flimflam ,
- follow example ,
- get around ,
- get fingers on ,
- getting around ,
- gloss over ,
- glossed over ,
- go barefoot ,
- go like ,
- go over with a fine-tooth comb ,
- go stealthily ,
- grovelling ,
- gumshoeing ,
- hijack ,
- hosing ,
- hunt illegally ,
- iconic ,
- incarnates ,
- infract ,
- infringe ,
- interject ,
- intervenes ,
- kidnap ,
- laid waste ,
- lay waste ,
- laying waste ,
- lays waste ,
- leave no stone unturned ,
- lie down on job ,
- look all over for ,
- look high and low ,
- lurk ,
- make like ,
- modelling ,
- move secretly ,
- mulct ,
- obtrude ,
- pad ,
- parrot ,
- pass quietly ,
- peculate ,
- phonies ,
- pillage ,
- pitter-patter ,
- plagiarize ,
- play a role ,
- play role ,
- playact ,
- poach ,
- prowl ,
- pull a fast one ,
- pull fast one ,
- purse-snatch ,
- purse-snatching ,
- put on act ,
- ransack ,
- rook ,
- sandbag ,
- sandbagged ,
- sandbagging ,
- sandbags ,
- scammed ,
- scamming ,
- scrabble ,
- scrabbles ,
- shake down ,
- shirk ,
- shuffle off ,
- simulate ,
- simulated ,
- skulk ,
- skyjack ,
- skyjacked ,
- skyjacking ,
- slicked ,
- slicks ,
- slied ,
- slink ,
- slinks ,
- slough off ,
- sloughs off ,
- slying ,
- snatch ,
- sneak ,
- snook ,
- snooks ,
- snuck ,
- steal ,
- stick up ,
- sticking up ,
- sticks up ,
- stuck up ,
- take away ,
- take for a ride ,
- take for ride ,
- take hostage ,
- take leaf out of book ,
- take out ,
- takes out ,
- taking away ,
- taking for ride ,
- taking hostage ,
- taking out ,
- tiptoed ,
- tiptoeing ,
- took away ,
- took off ,
- took out ,
- uncoupling ,
- worm ,
- writhing .
- mug .
- copy .
- body snatch ,
- bundle off ,
- carried away ,
- carried off ,
- carry away ,
- carry off ,
- lay hands on ,
- lays hands on ,
- making off with ,
- run away with ,
- spirit away ,
- waylay .
- conceal oneself ,
- concealed oneself ,
- go furtively ,
- lay in wait ,
- lay wait ,
- lie in wait ,
- lying in wait ,
- stay hidden .
- be noncommittal ,
- beat around bush ,
- beat around the bush ,
- beating around the bush ,
- duck the issues ,
- play it close to the vest ,
- pussyfoot ,
- sit on fence ,
- sit on the fence ,
- tergiverse ,
- tread warily ,
- watch one's step ,
- watching one's step .
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How to use "Steal" in context?
Stealing is closely related to the crime of burglary. In some cases, stealing may also involve the use of force, theft of a weapon, or intimidation. When stealing is done with the intent to deprive the owner of the property or to deprive the owner of income, it is known as a theft offense.
Before stealing, it is important to understand the law in your area. Some states have laws that make it a felony to Steal if the value of the item stolen is over a certain amount, while other states have no such limits. In addition, different municipalities have different laws that can impact what is considered stealing.
Paraphrases for Steal:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
stealing.
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Noun, singular or mass
stealing.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
burglary.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Steal:
n.
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act
ball, baseball game, baseball.
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act
v.
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competition
gain, advance, gain ground, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, win.
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possession
take.
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competition
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