plundering
/ˈplʌndərɪŋ/
verb
- Stealing goods or property from a place or person, especially by force or during war.
- They were caught plundering the abandoned house for copper pipes.
- The army was plundering the countryside for supplies.
- The pirates spent the afternoon plundering the captured ship.
Antonyms
noun
- The act of stealing goods or property by force.
- The museum installed new security to prevent plundering.
- The plundering of the city lasted for three days.
- Plundering of natural resources is a serious environmental crime.
Synonyms
adjective
- Engaged in or characterized by stealing by force.
- The plundering behavior of the invaders left the land in ruins.
- The plundering horde moved from town to town.
- They were a plundering group of bandits who terrorized the region.