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What is another word for plundering?

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Noun

The act of one who plunders

The act of pillaging or raiding a land or area

The act of theft, the act of stealing

Adjective

Seeking to gain through the exploitation or plundering of land or property

Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates

Aggressively greedy or acquisitive of money or resources

Verb

Present participle for to loot or plunder an area or place, typically by force

Present participle for to pillage, steal or take all the goods of, typically by force

Present participle for to destroy or damage the value or quality of

Present participle for to invade or foray into, especially to plunder

Present participle for to cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

Present participle for despoil

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Noun

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The act of one who plunders

Noun

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The act of pillaging or raiding a land or area

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

levelling^UK

leveling^US

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Noun

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The act of theft, the act of stealing

breaking and entering

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Adjective

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Seeking to gain through the exploitation or plundering of land or property

Adjective

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Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates

uncivilised^UK

without law and order

uncivilized^US

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

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Adjective

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Aggressively greedy or acquisitive of money or resources

economizing^US

economising^UK

meager^US

meagre^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to loot or plunder an area or place, typically by force

moonlight requisitioning

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

levelling^UK

leveling^US

pulverizing^US

vaporizing^US

vaporising^UK

pulverising^UK

canceling^US

cancelling^UK

abolishing

blowing to bits

torpedoing

wiping off the face of the earth

wiping from the face of the earth

playing mischief with

cutting a swath through

destroying root and branch

rubbing off

washing out

removing all traces of

bluing pencil

blocking out

wiping off face of earth

carbonising^UK

carbonizing^US

burning to the ground

burning to a crisp

reducing to ashes

destroying by fire

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“Believing there was no army in the field to oppose him, he grew careless and let large foraging parties plunder the region.”

Verb

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Present participle for to pillage, steal or take all the goods of, typically by force

having sticky fingers

plowing^US

ploughing^UK

gaining possession of

putting hand in cookie jar

demanding

committing white-collar crime

stealing money

having one's hand in the till

dipping into the public purse

defrauding someone of

depriving of property

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“Hurricanes destroyed hundreds of ships Spain sent to plunder treasure from the New World.”

Verb

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Present participle for to destroy or damage the value or quality of

Verb

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Present participle for to invade or foray into, especially to plunder

beginning hostilities

conducting an offensive on

making a foray on

making an onslaught on

attempting to capture

launching an attack on

making an assault on

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Verb

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Present participle for to cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

victimising^UK

victimizing^US

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

pulling a fast one on

short-changing

pulling a swifty on

taking to the cleaners

leading up the garden path

selling a pup

jerking around

roping in

giving someone a bum steer

selling down the river

running a game on

selling a bill of goods

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

selling a bill of goods to

leading down the garden path

doing someone in the eye

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

pulling something funny

stacking the cards

hitting below the belt

frauding

jiggling

surcharging

beating around the bush

worming one's way out of

getting the better of

pulling someone's leg

bleeding someone of something

penalising^UK

baulking^UK

balking^US

penalizing^US

sucking the life out of

strong-arming

pauperizing

putting the screws to

stealing someone blind

biasing^US

biassing^UK

stage-managing

twisting around your little finger

putting up smoke screen

bunking

giving wrong information to

giving the wrong impression

fabricating

lying

sending on a wild goose chase

distorting

putting on the wrong track

covering up

playing trick on

putting on an act

leading up garden path

propagandizing^US

putting on false front

imposing on

throwing off the scent

stumping

skimming off the top

shortweighting

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Verb

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Present participle for despoil

rapining

despoiling

seizing

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