robbery

Noun

Meaning

The act or practice of robbing; theft.

The crime of robbing. See Rob, v. t., 2.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

theft plunder larceny looting raid stealing piracy extortion pillage burglary shoplifting mugging holdup hijacking pillaging
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Antonyms

religiousness return find pennyworth goodness holiness
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Hypernyms

theft stealing plundering pillage larceny thieving

Hyponyms

caper job rolling rip off holdup hijacking

Related terms

rob robber

Phrases with the word

robbery with violence spectacular robbery big robbery epic robbery grand robbery strong-arm robbery

Derivatives

robberies

Examples

Lawyer: one who protects us against robbery by taking away the temptation. H. L. Mencken

[T]he class which has the power to rob upon a large scale has also the power to control the government and legalize their robbery. Eugene V. Debs

Building weapons that we don't need, don't work, and aren't necessary, and have no mission - that's not bad politics, that's robbery. Paul Newman

The naked don't fear robbery. Russian Proverb

Though change be no robbery. Malay Proverb

A fair exchange is no robbery. Danish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

robberish robberly robberproof robbery at sea robbery compulsion robbery conviction