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steal

v.

take, filch, bag, thieve, loot, rob, purloin, embezzle, defraud, keep, carry away, carry off, appropriate, take possession of, withdraw, divert, lift, remove, impress, abduct, shanghai, kidnap, hijack, spirit away, run off with, hold for ransom, rifle, sack, cheat, cozen, hold up, strip, poach, peculate, counterfeit, circulate bad money, swindle, plagiarize, misappropriate, housebreak, burglarize, blackmail, fleece, plunder, pillage, despoil, ransack, crib*, burgle*, stick up*, skyjack*, pinch*, rustle*, rip off*, liberate*, snatch*, lift*, freeze on to*, annex*, cop*, swipe*, pinch*, mooch*, gyp*, dip one's hands into*, make off with*, borrow*; see also seize 2.

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Another word for steal

verb

To take (another's property) without permission:
filch, pilfer, purloin, snatch, thieve. (Informal) lift, swipe. (Slang) cop, heist, hook, nip¹, pinch, rip off, snitch. Idiom: make (or walk) off with. See crimes, give
To move silently and furtively:
creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak. (Slang) gumshoe. See move

noun

The crime of taking someone else's property without consent:
larceny, pilferage, theft, thievery. (Slang) rip-off. See crimes
(Slang)
Something offered or bought at a low price:
bargain. (Informal) buy, deal. See money, transactions