MISAPPROPRIATING Synonyms
2 hypernyms for misappropriating. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for MISAPPROPRIATING
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| hijacking | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force | ||||||
| imprudent | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not prudent or wise adjective satellite • lacking wise self-restraint | ||||||
| looting | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • plundering during riots or in wartime | ||||||
| plundering | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of stealing valuable things from a place adjective satellite • given to taking by force what is desired | ||||||
| stealing | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully • avoiding detection by moving carefully | ||||||
| taking | verb v | |||||
noun • the act of someone who picks up or takes something adjective satellite • very attractive; capturing interest | ||||||
| thieving | adjective adj | |||||
noun • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully adjective satellite • given to thievery | ||||||
| appropriating | verb v | |||||
adjective • suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc adjective satellite • meant or adapted for an occasion or use verb • give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause • take possession of by force, as after an invasion | ||||||
| defrauding | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||
| embezzling | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
verb • appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use | ||||||
| expropriating | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • deprive of possessions | ||||||
| filching | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| mishandling | noun n | |||||
verb • make a mess of, destroy or ruin • manage badly or incompetently | ||||||
| mismanaging | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • manage badly or incompetently | ||||||
| misusing | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • improper or excessive use verb • apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly • change the inherent purpose or function of something | ||||||
| pilfering | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| pocketing | verb, noun v, n | |||||
verb • To put (something) into a pocket. • To cause a ball to go into one of the pockets of the table; to complete a shot. • To take and keep (something, especially money that is not one's own). • To shoplift; to steal. • To put up with; to bear without complaint. noun • Material used for making pockets for clothing. • A structure resembling a pocket or pouch. | ||||||
| purloining | verb v | |||||
verb • make off with belongings of others | ||||||
| robbing | verb v | |||||
verb • take something away by force or without the consent of the owner • rip off; ask an unreasonable price | ||||||
| siphoning | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube • a tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled verb • convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon • move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action | ||||||