rob
The word “rob” has 1 syllable: rob
It's pronounced as /rɑb/
What is synonym and antonym for rob?
In the thesaurus, “rob” has 38 synonyms and 5 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for rob along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for rob
- bleed
- break in
- burglarize
- burgle
- cheat
- chisel
- cozen
- defraud
- despoil
- exploit
- fleece
- hold up
- hustle
- knock off
- knock over
- loot
- mug
- mulct
- pillage
- pluck
- plunder
- ransack
- ravish
- rifle
- rip off
- roll
- rook
- sack
- shortchange
- skin
- spoil
- squeeze
- stick
- stick up
- sting
- strip
- swindle
- take off
Antonyms for rob
- donate
- give
- offer
- restore
- return
Meanings of rob
- verb
- To steal from, especially using force or violence.
- To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
- (used with "of") To deprive (of).
- To burgle.
- To steal.
- To commit robbery.
- To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
- noun
- The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire until it reaches a syrupy consistency. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.
Example Sentences
- The thieves tried to rob the bank yesterday.
- He was shocked to learn someone had robbed his house.
- You should never rob people of their hard-earned money.
- The pirates planned to rob the ship at night.
- She managed to escape when someone attempted to rob her purse.
On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rob, such as: bleed, break in, burglarize, burgle, cheat, chisel, cozen.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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sack
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- rook
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palm
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- clasp
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- communicate
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- conquest
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- misrepresent
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- own
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- palpate
- paper
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- pluck
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- put a lock on
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- reminder
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- retain
- ribbon
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- rob
- romp
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- sense
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- shroud
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raid
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- blockade
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- cannon
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- coup de main
- crush
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take for
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- beat
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- credit
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- deceive oneself
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- miss
- miss the boat
- not know
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- outwit
- overestimate
- overlook
- play joke on
- pull fast one
- put foot in
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- put up a smokescreen
- rate
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- reflect
- regard
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- respect
- rob
- scam
- screw
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- sense
- set down
- skin
- slip
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- suppose
- swindle
- take advantage of
- take for ride
- take in
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- take to cleaners
- tangle
- think
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- trick
- underestimate
- victimize
- view