thief - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

Synonyms

• stealer
• thief

More generic

• criminal
• crook
• felon
• malefactor
• outlaw

More specific

• bandit
• body snatcher
• booster
• brigand
• burglar
• cattle thief
• cracksman
• cutpurse
• dacoit
• dakoit
• defalcator
• despoiler
• dip
• embezzler
• freebooter
• ghoul
• graverobber
• holdup man
• larcener
• larcenist
• lifter
• literary pirate
• looter
• peculator
• pickpocket
• pilferer
• pillager
• pirate
• plagiariser
• plagiarist
• plagiarizer
• plunderer
• raider
• robber
• rustler
• safebreaker
• safecracker
• shoplifter
• snatcher
• sneak thief
• snitcher
• spoiler
• stickup man

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