thievery

Noun

Meaning

The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.

That which is stolen.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

theft stealing larceny thieving job raid fraud rape steal abstraction robbery piracy appropriation embezzlement plagiarism

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Antonyms

return justice pennyworth accuracy honor integrity

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Hypernyms

felony

Hyponyms

petty robbery shrinkage embezzlement misappropriation skimming

Phrases with the word

thievery obsession noble thievery classy thievery

Examples

It's a small story really, about, among other things: * A girl * Some words * An accordionist * Some fanatical Germans * A Jewish fist fighter * And quite a lot of thievery. Markus Zusak

No other continent has endured such an unspeakably bizarre combination of foreign thievery and foreign goodwill. Barbara Kingsolver

It was one of the primary rules of thievery. When hiding, sneaking, and trickery are all out, the correct answer is "run like hell." Ari Marmell

If it's time to party, it's time for hip hop. I love Drake, Jay-Z, Kanye. If I'm chilling at home though, I'm listening to Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, Radiohead, DJ Shadow. I also listen to a lot of classical. Alexis Knapp

Simplicity is worse than thievery (crime). Russian Proverb

Thievery and lying are kissing cousins. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

thieve thieve out thiever thievery obsession thieves thieves' dens