Synonyms of burgling

burgling

verb

present participle of burgle

1

as in invading

to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent

someone burgled the lab when no one was there and let the animals out of their cages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invading
• robbing
• burglarizing
• breaking in
• sacking
• plundering
• looting
• trespassing
• ransacking
• ravaging
• sticking up
• marauding
• pillaging
• devastating
• ripping off
• rifling
• despoiling
• holding up

2

as in robbing

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled

Synonyms & Similar Words

• robbing
• burglarizing
• stealing (from)
• sacking
• knocking over
• looting
• ripping off
• ransacking
• plundering
• stripping
• taking off
• knocking off
• cheating
• pillaging
• defrauding
• rifling
• despoiling
• exploiting
• swindling
• plucking
• fleecing
• spoiling
• ravishing
• chiseling
• mugging
• hustling
• chiselling
• sticking
• shortchanging
• bleeding
• stinging
• mulcting
• squeezing
• skinning
• breaking in
• rooking
• sticking up
• cozening
• rolling
• holding up