English adjective: thieving | |||
1. | thieving given to thievery | ||
Synonyms | thievish | ||
Similar | dishonest, dishonorable | ||
Antonyms | honest, honorable | ||
English noun: thieving | |||
1. | thieving (act) the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | ||
Samples | The thieving is awful at Kennedy International. | ||
Synonyms | larceny, stealing, theft, thievery | ||
Broader (hypernym) | felony | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | biopiracy, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, defalcation, embezzlement, grand larceny, grand theft, misapplication, misappropriation, peculation, petit larceny, petty, petty larceny, pilferage, robbery, rustling, shoplifting, shrinkage, skimming | ||