Synonyms of heist

heist 1 of 2

noun

as in theft

an instance of theft

it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• theft
• grab
• burglary
• snatching
• break-in
• holdup
• rip-off
• mugging
• swiping
• stickup
• pinch

heist

2 of 2

verb

ˈhīst 

as in to steal

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steal
• swipe
• rob
• thieve
• pilfer
• lift
• purloin
• grab
• snitch
• snatch
• filch
• pocket
• hook
• loot
• appropriate
• rip off
• pinch
• run off with
• hijack
• nip
• nick
• walk off with
• misappropriate
• burglarize
• plunder
• make away with
• boost
• make off with
• sack
• pillage
• seize
• rifle
• take
• kidnap
• pick
• shoplift
• knock over
• carjack
• abduct
• poach
• highjack
• spirit
• grasp
• nail
• rustle
• sponge
• shanghai
• collar
• mooch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purchase
• buy
• present
• contribute
• give
• donate
• hand over
• bestow

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of heist

Noun

The street racing is all but sidelined for a rambunctious heist plot that culminates in a bank vault laying ruin to Rio de Janeiro, a sequence that numbers amongst the series’ most famous. —Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024

Photo: Rob Youngson/FX The trailer for Say Nothing emphasizes the capers and heists that mark the series’ first episodes, but FX’s new adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s spellbinding 2018 book is fundamentally a tragic story illuminated by glimmers of hope. —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024

Verb

The movie chronicles the red sanders heist in the hills of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. —Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021

How can attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe not be fun? —Lisa Respers France, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021