Synonyms of thieve

thieve

verb

ˈthēv 

as in to steal

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

someone's been thieving my cookies!

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of thieve

Despite being half the age of most wildlife photographers, Parham has covered a lot of ground in the Bay Area — documenting birds of prey, bobcats, coyotes and the thieving red foxes whose antics stealing food from distracted golfers are infamous at San Jose’s Los Lagos Golf Course. —John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024

Easier said than done for the roly-poly panda, who befriends a thieving fox (Awkwafina) and faces a shape-shifting villainess (Viola Davis) who magically steals other martial arts masters' abilities. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024

Listen to this article An Upper East Side man who had a wheel of his BMW stolen in October walked out of his apartment Tuesday morning to find a second one had been thieved from the car in almost the exact same spot. —Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2024

The trio are the newcomers to the caper, with original cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco and Morgan Freeman expected to reprise their roles as thieving illusionists. —Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019