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Detailed Synonyms for plundering in English

plundering:

plundering adj

  1. plundering
    – given to taking by force what is desired 1
    plundering
    – given to taking by force what is desired 1

plundering [the ~] noun

  1. the plundering
    – the act of stealing valuable things from a place 1
    the pillage; the plundering; the pillaging
    – the act of stealing valuable things from a place 1
    • pillage [the ~] noun
    • plundering [the ~] noun
      • the plundering of the Parthenon1
      • his plundering of the great authors1
    • pillaging [the ~] noun

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Related Definitions for "plundering":

  1. given to taking by force what is desired1
  2. the act of stealing valuable things from a place1
    • the plundering of the Parthenon1
    • his plundering of the great authors1

plundering form of plunder:

to plunder verb (plunders, plundered, plundering)

  1. to plunder
    to plunder; to loot; to pillage; to raid
    • plunder verb (plunders, plundered, plundering)
    • loot verb (loots, looted, looting)
    • pillage verb (pillages, pillaged, pillaging)
    • raid verb (raids, raided, raiding)
  2. to plunder
    to snatch; to rob; to plunder
    • snatch verb (snatchs, snatched, snatching)
    • rob verb (robs, robbed, robbing)
    • plunder verb (plunders, plundered, plundering)
  3. to plunder
    – destroy and strip of its possession 1
    to spoil; to violate; to rape; to plunder; despoil
    – destroy and strip of its possession 1
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
    • violate verb (violates, violated, violating)
    • rape verb (rapes, raped, raping)
      • The soldiers raped the beautiful country1
    • plunder verb (plunders, plundered, plundering)
    • despoil verb
  4. to plunder
    – steal goods; take as spoils 1
    to strip; to rifle; to loot; to pillage; to ransack; to plunder; foray; despoil; reave
    – steal goods; take as spoils 1
    • strip verb (strips, stripped, stripping)
    • rifle verb (rifles, rifled, rifling)
    • loot verb (loots, looted, looting)
      • During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners1
    • pillage verb (pillages, pillaged, pillaging)
    • ransack verb (ransacks, ransacked, ransacking)
    • plunder verb (plunders, plundered, plundering)
    • foray verb
    • despoil verb
    • reave verb
  5. to plunder
    – plunder (a town) after capture 1
    to sack; to plunder
    – plunder (a town) after capture 1
    • sack verb (sacks, sacked, sacking)
      • the barbarians sacked Rome1
    • plunder verb (plunders, plundered, plundering)
  6. to plunder
    – take illegally; of intellectual property 1
    to loot; to plunder
    – take illegally; of intellectual property 1
    • loot verb (loots, looted, looting)
    • plunder verb (plunders, plundered, plundering)
      • This writer plundered from famous authors1

Conjugations for plunder:

present
  1. plunder
  2. plunder
  3. plunders
  4. plunder
  5. plunder
  6. plunder
simple past
  1. plundered
  2. plundered
  3. plundered
  4. plundered
  5. plundered
  6. plundered
present perfect
  1. have plundered
  2. have plundered
  3. has plundered
  4. have plundered
  5. have plundered
  6. have plundered
past continuous
  1. was plundering
  2. were plundering
  3. was plundering
  4. were plundering
  5. were plundering
  6. were plundering
future
  1. shall plunder
  2. will plunder
  3. will plunder
  4. shall plunder
  5. will plunder
  6. will plunder
continuous present
  1. am plundering
  2. are plundering
  3. is plundering
  4. are plundering
  5. are plundering
  6. are plundering
subjunctive
  1. be plundered
  2. be plundered
  3. be plundered
  4. be plundered
  5. be plundered
  6. be plundered
diverse
  1. plunder!
  2. let's plunder!
  3. plundered
  4. plundering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

plunder [the ~] noun

  1. the plunder
    – goods or money obtained illegally 1
    the loot; the prize; the booty; the swag; the pillage; the plunder; the prise; the dirty money
    – goods or money obtained illegally 1

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Related Definitions for "plunder":

  1. goods or money obtained illegally1
  2. destroy and strip of its possession1
  3. steal goods; take as spoils1
  4. plunder (a town) after capture1
  5. take illegally; of intellectual property1
    • This writer plundered from famous authors1

Related Synonyms for plundering