DESPOILMENT Synonyms
3 hypernyms for despoilment. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DESPOILMENT
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| depredation | noun n | |||||
noun • an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding • (usually plural) a destructive action | ||||||
| looting | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • plundering during riots or in wartime | ||||||
| pillage | verb v | |||||
noun • goods or money obtained illegally • the act of stealing valuable things from a place verb • steal goods; take as spoils | ||||||
| plunder | verb v | |||||
noun • goods or money obtained illegally verb • take illegally; of intellectual property • plunder (a town) after capture • steal goods; take as spoils • destroy and strip of its possession | ||||||
| raid | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a sudden short attack • an attempt by speculators to defraud investors verb • search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on • enter someone else's territory and take spoils • take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock • search for something needed or desired | ||||||
| ravaging | adjective adj | |||||
noun • plundering with excessive damage and destruction adjective satellite • ruinously destructive and wasting | ||||||
| robbery | noun n | |||||
noun • larceny by threat of violence • plundering during riots or in wartime | ||||||
| spoiling | verb, adverb, noun, adjective v, adv, n, adj | |||||
noun • the process of becoming spoiled • the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it | ||||||
| theft | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | ||||||
| despoilation | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of stripping and taking by force | ||||||
| despoliation | noun n | |||||
noun • the act of stripping and taking by force | ||||||
| spoil | verb v | |||||
noun • (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) • the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it • the act of stripping and taking by force verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • become unfit for consumption or use • alter from the original • treat with excessive indulgence • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of • have a strong desire or urge to do something • destroy and strip of its possession • make imperfect | ||||||
| spoilation | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of stripping and taking by force | ||||||
| spoliation | noun n | |||||
noun • (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence • the act of stripping and taking by force | ||||||