English adjective: plundering | |||
1. | plundering given to taking by force what is desired | ||
Similar | acquisitive | ||
Antonyms | unacquisitive | ||
English noun: plundering | |||
1. | plundering (act) the act of stealing valuable things from a place | ||
Samples | The plundering of the Parthenon. His plundering of the great authors. | ||
Synonyms | pillage, pillaging | ||
Broader (hypernym) | aggression, hostility | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | banditry, depredation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, devastation, looting, predation, rape, rapine, ravaging, robbery, sack, spoil, spoilation, spoliation | ||