Synonyms of robbery

robbery

noun

ˈrä-b(ə-)rē 

as in stealing

the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner

the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stealing
• theft
• kidnaping
• larceny
• kidnapping
• thievery
• burglary
• abduction
• embezzlement
• smuggling
• shoplifting
• carjacking
• graft
• looting
• housebreaking
• misappropriation
• peculation
• petit larceny
• hijacking
• piracy
• misapplication
• pilferage
• rustling
• embezzling
• pilfering
• rapine
• petty larceny
• plundering
• highjacking
• pillage
• spoliation
• poaching
• banditry
• despoliation
• purloining
• filching
• despoilment
• shanghaiing
• black marketeering

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of robbery

Florida man robs elderly woman of lottery winnings: police Deputies in Orange County, Florida, are investigating the robbery of an 83-year-old woman after a man, believed to be Diego Stalin Tavarez Fleury, stole her lottery winnings. —Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025

Folsom police arrived Sunday evening at the theater on Palladio Parkway with rifles to search the premises after the victim’s friend called 911 to report the robbery. —Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025

All of it happened last Friday, after an Oakley police officer spotted a gray Honda Accord that authorities said was thought to be associated with a robbery in Dublin and was equipped with a license plate that was reported as lost or stolen from a Lexus. —Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025

The man didn’t give any details about the shooting, except for saying that robbery may have been a motive, according to police. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025

Phrases Containing robbery

• highway robbery