Synonyms of rip-off

rip-off 1 of 2

noun

ˈrip-ˌȯf 

as in theft

an instance of theft

a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• theft
• grab
• heist
• snatching
• pinch
• swiping
• burglary
• mugging
• break-in
• holdup
• stickup

rip off

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to rob

to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rob
• steal (from)
• take off
• knock over
• knock off
• sack
• rifle
• burglarize
• break in
• loot
• plunder
• burgle
• strip
• stick up
• cheat
• defraud
• exploit
• pluck
• skin
• despoil
• pillage
• stick
• spoil
• hold up
• swindle
• ravish
• bleed
• ransack
• sting
• squeeze
• hustle
• chisel
• shortchange
• fleece
• rook
• mulct
• roll
• cozen
• mug

2

as in to steal

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steal
• swipe
• run off with
• lift
• make away with
• walk off with
• grab
• appropriate
• make off with
• rob
• pinch
• snatch
• pocket
• snitch
• filch
• hook
• pilfer
• nick
• misappropriate
• nip
• boost
• knock over
• purloin
• thieve
• hijack
• take
• pick
• sack
• heist
• plunder
• loot
• seize
• rifle
• pillage
• burglarize
• spirit
• poach
• grasp
• rustle
• kidnap
• highjack
• shoplift
• sponge
• collar
• nail
• abduct
• carjack
• shanghai
• mooch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buy
• purchase
• give
• present
• contribute
• hand over
• bestow
• donate

3

as in to cheat

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• squeeze
• pluck
• hustle
• sting
• shake down
• stick
• beat
• screw
• do
• bleed
• take for a ride
• deceive
• short
• defraud
• take to the cleaners
• stiff
• skin
• thimblerig
• trick
• fiddle
• victimize
• shortchange
• swindle
• sucker
• con
• fleece
• do in
• exploit
• rook
• chouse
• ream
• chisel
• bilk
• sell a bill of goods to
• hose
• flimflam
• euchre
• mulct
• skunk
• gaff
• diddle
• cozen
• betray
• nobble
• fool
• wrench
• rope (in)
• clip
• extort
• nick
• milk
• soak
• gouge
• wring
• overcharge
• wrest
• gull
• dupe
• bitch
• double-cross
• bamboozle
• fast-talk

Examples of rip-off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Booksmart Some viewers dismissed Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut as a Gen-Z Superbad rip-off, and sure, there are plenty of similarities, including the one-long-day-leading-up-to-a-party structure (not to mention the casting of Beanie Feldstein, Jonah Hill’s sister). —Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 17 June 2024

There would also be inspired rip-offs like 2017’s Atomic Blonde (from uncredited Wick co-director David Leitch) and 2021’s Nobody, in which Bob Odenkirk, of all people, commits many acts of Wick-like ultraviolence. —Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024

Verb

This is the wrong moment to be in that place and trying to rip off this guy's car. —EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024

It had gotten ripped off as the cabin was depressurized. —David Goldman, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024