Synonyms of burglarizing

burglarizing

verb

present participle of burglarize

1

as in invading

to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent

the Watergate scandal began when Republican operatives burglarized the Democratic Party's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• invading
• robbing
• burgling
• breaking in
• trespassing
• plundering
• sacking
• looting
• ransacking
• sticking up
• ravaging
• pillaging
• marauding
• despoiling
• rifling
• ripping off
• devastating
• holding up

2

as in robbing

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

before they were caught, the thieves had burglarized dozens of houses around the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• robbing
• stealing (from)
• burgling
• knocking over
• looting
• ripping off
• sacking
• ransacking
• plundering
• taking off
• knocking off
• defrauding
• stripping
• pillaging
• cheating
• despoiling
• swindling
• exploiting
• rifling
• fleecing
• plucking
• chiseling
• spoiling
• hustling
• ravishing
• shortchanging
• bleeding
• mugging
• sticking
• stinging
• breaking in
• squeezing
• mulcting
• chiselling
• sticking up
• rooking
• skinning
• rolling
• cozening
• holding up