SHOPLIFTING Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

shoplifting 1 of 2

noun

as in pilfering

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verb

present participle of shoplift

as in poaching

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Recent Examples of shoplifting

Noun

However, a man of the same name and age has drug and shoplifting convictions in Yavapai County, possession of contraband behind bars in Navajo and Graham Counties, and a number of lesser charges in Prescott. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 In about a quarter of them, 62 cases, soldiers single-handedly stopped people suspected of a crime, often for things like shoplifting or jumping turnstiles to avoid paying subway fare. — Brad Heath, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 Most recently, a 2024 Seminole County Sheriff’s Office investigation accusing Singh of shoplifting was resurfaced by Walton Johnson’s supporters, despite no criminal case ever being filed. — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Those local leaders who came in as Democrats five, six, seven years ago wanted to make shoplifting okay, kept the schools closed too long, they got repudiated by voters. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Unlike shoplifting, which is clearly transactional and morally coded, hotel theft exists in a fuzzier psychological space. — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026 At the same time, reported shoplifting bucked the trends of other property crimes, showing a 5% increase. — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 State authorities have said that police were responding to a shoplifting call at a Walmart when an officer fired at the car Kohen was in. — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 July 2026 The measure, passed with the help of Democrats, directs federal immigration enforcement to detain and deport those without legal status charged with minor theft or shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury of another person. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 20 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplifting

Noun

In the second novel of the Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, Chakraborty sets her pirate protagonist out onto the high seas for some perilous pilfering after being dragged into her partner’s problems.

— Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2026

Definition of pilfering

Verb

Some pessimists think Chalamet may be vulnerable to poaching given recent headlines, but others reject the idea.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
That’s why Miami needs to be aggressive trying to find a competent backup center, guard and tackle on the waiver wire via trades and through practice squad poaching.

— Omar Kelly August 24, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of poaching

Noun

Chilean authorities have charged Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas, the alleged leader of Los Piratas, the main branch of Tren de Aragua in Chile, with kidnapping, extortion and criminal association, among other offenses.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Former Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts Mike Caruso, who is facing allegations of kidnapping and molesting a child, will be freed from jail and can have contact with children, an Orlando judge ruled Friday.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of kidnapping

Verb

Wealthy Americans living in luxe California mansions and New York penthouses are now snatching up historic homes abroad.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Lately Becker has been snatching up vintage Lalique pieces that, in this setting, have the frosty haze of sea glass.

— Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of snatching

Noun

Instead, they were typically accused of economic offenses such as embezzlement and fraud.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
That action also could affect the sentencing dates for several other former union employees who have pleaded guilty in the federal corruption and embezzlement case.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of embezzlement

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Guests love the serene jungle setting with sweet birdsong in the background and a gentle wind rustling through the trees.

— Jasreen Mayal Khanna, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
For 45 years, Alyson Dee Moore made the sounds that movies needed — the footsteps, the rustling clothes and doors swinging shut.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of rustling

Noun

The police will have to disclose only reports of crimes that took place on the campus itself, and not reports concerning burglary, larceny and other offenses, which the judge deemed irrelevant.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Chicago police are investigating a string of car burglaries that occurred on the city's Near West Side this week.

— Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of burglary

Verb

Madrid may have grand monuments, lvish fountains, domed neoclassical buildings and Renaissance squares, yet the Spanish capital has sometimes been overshadowed by seemingly headline-grabbing cities such as Barcelona or Seville.

— Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
From a Dooney & Bourke handbag marked down by nearly $150 to a cozy Peanuts Halloween blanket for less than $24, our readers have been busy grabbing all the biggest discounts across fashion, home essentials, travel gear and fall staples.

— Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

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