pillaging
English Thesaurus
1. the act of stealing valuable things from a place (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | aggression, hostility, |
| definition | : | violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | banditry, |
| definition | : | the practice of plundering in gangs (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | rape, rapine, |
| definition | : | the act of despoiling a country in warfare (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | looting, robbery, |
| definition | : | plundering during riots or in wartime (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | devastation, ravaging, |
| definition | : | plundering with excessive damage and destruction (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | depredation, predation, |
| definition | : | an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | sack, |
| definition | : | the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | plunder, sack, |
| definition | : | plunder (a town) after capture (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | plunder, sack, |
| definition | : | plunder (a town) after capture (verb.possession) |
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