Synonyms & related words for robbery

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of robbery — including looting, heist, mugging, burglary, theft, larceny. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to robbery

Explore words related to robbery — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include robbers, larcener, burglars, carjacking, larcenist, burglarize, rapine, burgle. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for robbery

Common synonyms for robbery include looting, heist, mugging, burglary, theft, larceny, thievery, robbing — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does robbery come from?

The word robbery breaks down into 2 roots of Germanic and French origin: robber, from Germanic raubon (“to rob, plunder”); and -y, from French -erie (“forming abstract noun”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.